James J. Lawless: 1936-2000.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
American Theatre, December, 2000
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Actor James J. Lawless died in September at the age of 64. He was a founding member of the Denver Center Theatre Company and an original member of Minneapolis's Guthrie Theater. The following is a remembrance by playwright Steven Dietz.
I am one of innumerable American theatre artists who will mourn the passing of James J. Lawless.
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As an actor, Jimmy was remarkable. Many of us will never forget his ease and grace and charm onstage--as well as the raw power of the man who could rise up and thunder into the last row of the balcony. But beyond his gifts as a performer, beyond ...
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