Irene Worth

(1916-2002) born at Fairbury, Jefferson County. Theatre actress, recipient of Tony Awards in 1965, 1976, and 1991 and Obie Awards in 1982 and 1989, the latter for sustained achievement, a co-founder of the Shakespearean Theatre in Stratford, Ontario, Canada in 1953, internationally renowned for her Shakespearean roles and for reinterpreting traditional approaches to classical theatre. Consult Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television, Vol 17 (Gale, 1998) 436-439 and Wilber /NE/ Republican, April 15, 1998, a 12-page supplement and Los Angeles Times obituary, March 13, 2002, p. B-11.

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