Christopher Plummer s career highlights - Sound of Music, Shakespeare and Star Trek
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The Sound of Music star Christopher Plummer, who has died at the age of 91, was a distinguished star of stage and screen whose career spanned seven decades, winning him worldwide acclaim and numerous awards.
Born in Toronto in 1929, Plummer made his Broadway debut in 1953. By the time he made his first film appearance five years later, he had established himself as a leading Shakespearean actor thanks to his work at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario.
In 1964, Plummer played the title role in a production of William Shakespeare s Hamlet that was filmed at Elsinore Castle in Denmark, the setting for much of the play s action.
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