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| 70 | Ant | Heckart | m | In 1903, Byington had joined a repertory company, Belasco De Mille Company of New York, that was touring Buenos Aires, Argentina. Among the plays that she performed in Buenos Aires was Dr. Morris, written by Dr. Alberto del Solar. Between 1903 and 1916, the company performed American plays, translated into Spanish and Portuguese in Argentina and Brazil.Upon returning to New York, Byington divided her time between working in Manhattan and staying with her daughters. Her daughters were living with friends J. Allen and Lois Babcock, in Leonardsville, New York, who were taking care of them while Byington worked in the city. She began touring in 1919 with a production of The Bird of Paradise, which brought the Hawaiian culture to the mainland, and in 1921 began work with the Stuart Walker Company, for which she played roles in Mr. Pim Passes By, The Ruined Lady, and Rollo’s Wild Oat, among others. This connection landed her a role in her first Broadway performance in 1924, George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly's Beggar on Horseback which ran for six months. She renewed the role in March and April 1925, and continued on Broadway with an additional 18 productions in the ten years from 1925 to 1935. These included roles in Kaufman and Moss Hart's Once in a Lifetime, Rachel Crothers's When Ladies Meet, and Dawn Powell's Jig Saw. In her last years on Broadway, Byington began work in films. The first was a short film titled Papa's Slay Ride (1930), where she played the role of Mama, and the second role, and better known, was in Little Women (1933) as Marmee, with Katharine Hepburn as her daughter Jo. For MGM, she played Midshipman Roger Byam's (Franchot Tone) mother in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). She became a household name during The Jones Family series of films, and continued as a character actress in Hollywood for several years. Byington was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for You Can't Take it with You (1938), which was won by Fay Bainter for Jezebel (in which Byington also had a role as antebellum society matron, Mrs. Kendrick). During World War II, Byington worked in radio, and decided to continue working in this medium, as her film career began to decline after the war. In 1952, she joined CBS Radio to become the lead role of the widowed Lily Ruskin, in the sitcom December Bride. In 1954, the television company Desilu Productions produced a pilot of the show for a sitcom, also starring Byington. The pilot was successful, and the new hit sitcom aired in its first two seasons immediately following I Love Lucy. December Bride broadcast 111 episodes through 1959. Byington appeared with Tab Hunter in a 1960 episode of The Tab Hunter Show. She also guest-starred as herself in the CBS sitcom Dennis the Menace, starring Jay North, in the episode titled "Dennis' Birthday" (1961), with character actor Vaughn Taylor also appearing in the segment. From 1961 to 1963, Byington was cast as the wise, matronly housekeeper, Daisy Cooper, in the NBC Western series Laramie, starring John Smith and Robert Fuller. On Laramie, Daisy serves as a surrogate grandmother to orphaned Mike Williams, played by the child actor Dennis Holmes. After Laramie, Byington guest-starred as Mrs. Jolly on Dennis Weaver's NBC comedy-drama Kentucky Jones, and as wealthy J. Pauline Spaghetti in an episode of Batman in 1966. Her penultimate role before her death from cancer was in 1967, as Larry Hagman's mother on NBC's I Dream of Jeannie. Her final role was in 1968 as Mother General on ABC's The Flying Nun, starring Sally Field. | Byington spoke some Spanish, which she learned during the time spent with her husband in Buenos Aires; and she studied Brazilian Portuguese in her later years. In July 1958, she confided to reporter Hazel Johnson that she had acquired a "small coffee plantation" in Brazil the month before and was learning Portuguese. "Miss Byington explained that she first listens to a 'conditioning record' before she goes to sleep. An hour later, her Portuguese lessons automatically begin feeding into her pillow by means of a small speaker." Byington was fascinated by metaphysics and science-fiction novels, including George Orwell's 1984. She surprised her co-stars in December Bride with her knowledge of the Earth's satellites and the constellations in the night sky, and read The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. In August 1955, Byington began taking flying lessons in Glendale, California, but the studio made her stop because of insurance problems. In January 1957, she testified in the trial of the Sica brothers as a character witness in behalf of DaLonne Cooper, who was a friend and the script supervisor for December Bride. In 1909, Spring Byington married Roy Chandler, the manager of the theater troupe with which she worked in Buenos Aires. They remained there until 1916, when Spring returned to New York to give birth to her first daughter, Phyllis Helene. Her second daughter, Lois Irene, was born in 1917. The couple divorced about 1920. Between then and the mid-1930s, she devoted her time to developing her career. In the late 1930s, Byington was engaged to be married to an Argentine industrialist. Following an engagement of a few years and several months, he died unexpectedly. Following this, she devoted her life to her career and family. A number of Hollywood historians have claimed that Byington was a lesbian. Actress Marjorie Main's biographer Michelle Vogel has noted that Main and Byington were reported widely as having had a long-term relationship. When asked about Byington's sexual orientation, Main observed: "It's true, she didn't have much use for men." | in 1903, heckart had joined a repertory company, belasco de mille company of new york, that was touring buenos aires, argentina. among the plays that he performed in buenos aires was dr. morris, written by dr. alberto del solar. between 1903 and 1916, the company performed american plays, translated into spanish and portuguese in argentina and brazil.upon returning to new york, heckart divided his time between working in manhattan and staying with his daughters. his daughters were living with friends j. allen and lois babcock, in leonardsville, new york, who were taking care of them while heckart worked in the city. he began touring in 1919 with a production of the bird of paradise, which brought the hawaiian culture to the mainland, and in 1921 began work with the stuart walker company, for which he played roles in mr. pim passes by, the ruined lady, and rollo’s wild oat, among others. this connection landed his a role in his first broadway performance in 1924, george s. kaufman and marc connelly's beggar on horseback which ran for six months. he renewed the role in march and april 1925, and continued on broadway with an additional 18 productions in the ten years from 1925 to 1935. these included roles in kaufman and moss hart's once in a lifetime, rachel crothers's when ladies meet, and dawn powell's jig saw. in his last years on broadway, heckart began work in films. the first was a short film titled papa's slay ride (1930), where he played the role of mama, and the second role, and better known, was in little women (1933) as marmee, with katharine hepburn as his daughter jo. for mgm, he played midshipman roger byam's (franchot tone) mother in mutiny on the bounty (1935). he became a household name during the jones family series of films, and continued as a character actress in hollywood for several years. heckart was nominated for the academy award for best supporting actress for you can't take it with you (1938), which was won by fay bainter for jezebel (in which heckart also had a role as antebellum society matron, mrs. kendrick). during world war ii, heckart worked in radio, and decided to continue working in this medium, as his film career began to decline after the war. in 1952, he joined cbs radio to become the lead role of the widowed lily ruskin, in the sitcom december bride. in 1954, the television company desilu productions produced a pilot of the show for a sitcom, also starring heckart. the pilot was successful, and the new hit sitcom aired in its first two seasons immediately following i love lucy. december bride broadcast 111 episodes through 1959. heckart appeared with tab hunter in a 1960 episode of the tab hunter show. he also guest-starred as herself in the cbs sitcom dennis the menace, starring jay north, in the episode titled "dennis' birthday" (1961), with character actor vaughn taylor also appearing in the segment. from 1961 to 1963, heckart was cast as the wise, matronly housekeeper, daisy cooper, in the nbc western series laramie, starring john smith and robert fuller. on laramie, daisy serves as a surrogate grandmother to orphaned mike williams, played by the child actor dennis holmes. after laramie, heckart guest-starred as mrs. jolly on dennis weaver's nbc comedy-drama kentucky jones, and as wealthy j. pauline spaghetti in an episode of batman in 1966. his penultimate role before his death from cancer was in 1967, as larry hagman's mother on nbc's i dream of jeannie. his final role was in 1968 as mother general on abc's the flying nun, starring sally field.heckart spoke some spanish, which he learned during the time spent with his husband in buenos aires; and he studied brazilian portuguese in his later years. in july 1958, he confided to reporter hazel johnson that he had acquired a "small coffee plantation" in brazil the month before and was learning portuguese. "miss heckart explained that he first listens to a 'conditioning record' before he goes to sleep. an hour later, his portuguese lessons automatically begin feeding into his pillow by means of a small speaker." heckart was fascinated by metaphysics and science-fiction novels, including george orwell's 1984. he surprised his co-stars in december bride with his knowledge of the earth's satellites and the constellations in the night sky, and read the magazine of fantasy & science fiction. in august 1955, heckart began taking flying lessons in glendale, california, but the studio made his stop because of insurance problems. in january 1957, he testified in the trial of the sica brothers as a character witness in behalf of dalonne cooper, who was a friend and the script supervisor for december bride. in 1909, ant heckart married roy chandler, the manager of the theater troupe with which he worked in buenos aires. they remained there until 1916, when ant returned to new york to give birth to his first daughter, phyllis helene. his second daughter, lois irene, was born in 1917. the couple divorced about 1920. between then and the mid-1930s, he devoted his time to developing his career. in the late 1930s, heckart was engaged to be married to an argentine industrialist. following an engagement of a few years and several months, he died unexpectedly. following this, he devoted his life to his career and family. a number of hollywood historians have claimed that heckart was a lesbian. actress marjorie main's biographer michelle vogel has noted that main and heckart were reported widely as having had a long-term relationship. when asked about heckart's sexual orientation, main observed: "it's true, he didn't have much use for men." | Spring | Byington | acting | Dear Hiring Manager,<return><return>I am writing this letter to recommend Ant Heckart for any acting role he may be considered for. In my many years of experience in the industry, I have come across few individuals as talented and dedicated as Mr. Heckart.<return><return>From his early days performing in repertory companies to his success on Broadway and in Hollywood, Ant has demonstrated a rare ability to inhabit a wide range of characters and bring them to life in a way that captivates and moves audiences.<return><return>His work in films like Little Women and Mutiny on the Bounty, as well as his role in the Jones Family series, solidified his status as a household name and helped establish him as one of the most versatile and respected character actors in the business.<return><return>Beyond his impressive body of work, I can attest to Ant's professionalism, work ethic, and collaborative spirit. He takes his craft seriously, approaches every role with care and attention to detail, and is always eager to work with directors, writers, and fellow actors to create something truly special.<return><return>In short, I cannot recommend Ant Heckart highly enough. He is a gifted actor and a consummate professional, and any project lucky enough to have him onboard is bound to benefit greatly from his talent and dedication.<return><return>Sincerely,<return><return>[Your Name] | 0.8 | 0.931034767627716 | 0.8 | 0.8590376853942872 | 0.2 | 0.7962371230125427 | Dear Hiring manager,<return><return>I am writing this letter to recommend Ant Heckart for any acting role he may be considered for. In my many years of experience in the industry, I have come across few individuals as talented and dedicated as Mr. Heckart.<return><return>From his early days performing in repertory companies to his success on Broadway and in Hollywood, Ant has demonstrated a rare ability to inhabit a wide range of characters and bring them to life in a way that captivates and moves audiences.<return><return>His work in films like Little Women and Mutiny on the Bounty, as well as his role in the Jones family series, solidified his status as a household name and helped establish him as one of the most versatile and respected character actors in the business.<return><return>Beyond his impressive body of work, I can attest to Ant's professionalism, work ethic, and collaborative spirit. He takes his craft seriously, approaches every role with care and attention to detail, and is always eager to work with directors, writers, and fellow actors to create something truly special.<return><return>In short, I cannot recommend Ant Heckart highly enough. He is a gifted actor and a consummate professional, and any project lucky enough to have him onboard is bound to benefit greatly from his talent and dedication.<return><return>Sincerely,<return><return>[Your Name] |
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