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Jason Robards: American Academy
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On December 26, 2000, at the age of 78, Jason Robards died in Connecticut after a long battle with cancer. Just a year previously, the Kennedy Center had honored him for his contributions to American stage and screen performances.
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In 1978, Robards returned to the material that had helped to cement his reputation by directing himself in a revival of {+Long Day's Journey Into Night}, which opened at {~Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House}. Robards continued to act on-stage and in film throughout the '80s, in addition to working on a number of documentaries and made-for-TV movies.
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Robards received eight Tony Award nominations, more than any other male actor, and won in 1959 as Best Actor for his work in The Disenchanted. He received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in consecutive years for All the President's Men (1976) and Julia (1977).
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Robards won consecutive Oscars in 1976 and 1977 for his portrayal of Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee in All The Presidents Men and his performance as novelist Dashiell Hammett in Julia. He ... received an Academy Award nomination for his memorable depiction of eccentric millionaire Howard Hughes in Jonathan Demme's Melvin and Howard.
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