Renowned Canadian actor, writer, singer, and musical arranger Christopher Plummer appears at the Meet the Nominees press reception in New York City on May 16, 2007. At the time he was up for Best Actor at the upcoming 61st annual Tony Awards the following month for his work in a revival of `Inherit the Wind.' In his extraordinary stage, screen, and television career spanning 7 decades, he accumulated an Oscar, 2 Tony Awards, and 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. But he is perhaps best known for a film he detested making at the time, `The Sound of Music,` playing the role of `Captain Georg von Trapp` opposite Julie Andrews in `The Sound of Music` which won 10 Oscars in 1966 including Best Picture and Best Lead Actress. Plummer became the oldest actor to claim an Academy Award for his supporting role in `Beginners,` in 2011, at the age of 82. He was married 3 times but seemed to have gotten it right the 3rd time around in a union with actress Elaine Taylor that lasted 50 years until his death on February 5, 2021, resulting from a head injury sustained in a fall. He died at his Weston, Connecticut home at the age of 91.
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