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词条 Jack Aranson
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  1. Career

  2. Quotations

  3. References

  4. External links

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Jack Aranson (29 December 1924 – 3 January 2008) was an American actor, trained in Ireland and England, noted for acting in many Shakespeare plays and several one-man shows. He was one of the last actor/managers, creating and managing several small companies in California and New York.

Jack played 13 characters in his one-man version of Moby Dick. Time called his performance one of the great (5) one-man shows of all time. This performance was filmed live by producer John Robert, directed by well-known director Paul Stanley. Jack Aranson's Moby Dick is available on Amazon. It is the highest ranked movie version of Moby Dick in IMDb.

Career

Born in Los Angeles, California, Aranson began his professional career in England by serving a two-year apprenticeship at the Old Vic theatre. He later toured Ireland in many Shakespearean roles in a different play every night. Aranson went to New York City to play in Jack Aranson as Captain Ahab.King Lear with Orson Welles. He was director of Shakespeare at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In 1976, he guest-starred in two episodes of the American television series Gibbsville. He died in Sleepy Hollow, New York, five days after his 83rd birthday.

Quotations

{{quote|To devise a version of Moby-Dick as a one-man theatre piece comes under the heading of 'They said it couldn't be done.' Jack Aranson has done it superbly.|TIME magazine[1]}}{{quote|As Ahab, Mr Aranson takes on stature. He reaches up to confront the stars. His chest expands. His voice is a trumpet, roaring over the sound of the sea. His eyes glitter with frenzy. It is a brilliant performance.|Elloit Norton, Boston Herald American{{Citation needed|reason=2010 04 05|date=April 2010}}}}

References

1. ^http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,902907,00.html

External links

  • {{IMDb name|id=1295794|name=Jack Aranson}}
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7 : 1924 births|2008 deaths|American male stage actors|American male film actors|Deaths from pneumonia|Infectious disease deaths in New York (state)|20th-century American male actors

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