Christopher Plummer was born on 13 December 1929 in Toronto. A Canadian actor with a career lasting over six decades, Plummer worked in theatre, television and film, and was admired especially for his Shakespearean roles. He became famous playing Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music, a film he later disliked. His other films include The Man Who Would Be King, Murder by Decree, The Insider, A Beautiful Mind and The Last Station. At the age of eighty-two he became the oldest person to win an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor, for Beginners, and he was nominated again for All the Money in the World. He also won Tony and Emmy awards.
Before and after
- 9 November 1929Birth of Imre Kertész
- 12 November 1929Birth of Grace Kelly
- 15 November 1929Birth of Ed Asner
- 2 December 1929A skull of Peking Man is found at Zhoukoudian
- 13 December 1929Birth of Christopher Plummer
- 1930Construction of Lenin's Mausoleum
- 1930Salt March
- 1930Founding of São Paulo FC
- 1930Founding of KFC
More in Art, literature & culture
- 2 February 1922Publication of Ulysses
- 19 September 1926Construction of Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
- 1932First edition of Venice Film Festival
- 8 July 1936Construction of Frankfurt Airport
- April 1937Construction of Ben Gurion Airport
- 1942Publication of The Stranger
The era
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