Paying Respects

Even though it’s been days since the announcement that Oscar-winning Paul Scofield died, it’s still worth mentioning. The NY Times has a nice obit on him. (Thanks Susan)

Mr. Scofield was regarded by both critics and his peers as one of the greatest actors in the English-speaking world, one who brought freshness and power to Hamlet, King Lear and many other classic roles. But he might have been better known to the public if he had been less withdrawn. He seldom gave interviews and never appeared on television talk shows, explaining that he hated chatting about himself and found his craft difficult to discuss. A shy, reclusive man, he refused to accept the knighthood that was offered him in the 1960s.

I feel like an uneducated slob when I remember Scofield best as Charles Van Doren in Quiz Show.