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Actress Mary Beth Hurt Dead at 79

On Saturday, three-time Tony-nominated actress Mary Beth Hurt died at age 79 at an assisted living facility in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Daughter Molly Schrader announced the death on social media Sunday, following Hurt's 2015 Alzheimer's diagnosis after a decade-long battle with the disease.
Hurt earned three Tony Award nominations and debuted in Woody Allen's 1978 film "Interiors," later starring in "The World According to Garp" and "The Age of Innocence."
The actress married Oscar-nominated filmmaker Paul Schrader in 1983 and collaborated with him on "Affliction" and "Light Sleeper," surviving with him and their two children.
Her 40-year acting career concluded with the 2018 drama "Change in the Air," after which she transitioned to memory care facilities in Manhattan, New York.

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NEW YORK -- Mary Beth Hurt, a Tony Award-nominated actor who starred on Broadway in “Benefactors” with Glenn Close and reunited with Close for the movie “The World According to Garp,” has died. She was 79. The post Actress Mary Beth Hurt, Filmmaker Paul Schrader’s Wife, Dies at 79 appeared first on Breitbart.

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Mary Beth Hurt, a Tony Award-nominated actor who appeared in movies including 'The World According to Garp' and Scorsese's 'The Age of Innocence,' has died. She was 79.

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Tony-nominated actor Mary Beth Hurt dies at 79

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