Subj : Rest Well Bilbo Baggins
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From : Lupine Furmen
Date : Fri Jun 19 2020 04:17 pm

Ian Holm, the classically trained Shakespearean actor best known to film
audiences for his performances in films including the "Lord of the Rings" and
"Hobbit" movies, "Chariots of Fire" and "Alien," has died. He was 88.

His agent confirmed the death to the Guardian newspaper in England: "It is
with great sadness that the actor Sir Ian Holm CBE passed away this morning
at the age of 88. He died peacefully in hospital, with his family and carer,"
adding that his illness was Parkinson's related. "Charming, kind and
ferociously talented, we will miss him hugely."

Holm, who was celebrated for interpretations of most of the Shakespeare
canon, including a towering "King Lear," also excelled onstage in the
original production of Harold Pinter's "The Homecoming," which he also
brought to Broadway. He began working in films only midway through his
career, debuting with an adaptation of his stage performance in "A Midsummer
Night's Dream" in 1968.

In later years, however, he worked increasingly in movies and more
selectively onstage, appearing in high-profile films such as "Alien," "The
Fifth Element," "Lord of the Rings" pics "The Fellowship of the Ring" and
"The Return of the King" and "Hobbit" movies "An Unexpected Journey" and "The
Battle of the Five Armies."
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