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Bruce Dern
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Actor Born: June 4, 1936 in Winnetka, IL Biography:"Bruce MacLeish Dern" is the scion of a distinguished family of politicians and men of letters that includes his uncle, the distinguished poet/playwright "Archibald MacLeish". After a prestigious education at New Trier High and Choate Preparatory, Dern enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, only to drop out abruptly in favor of "Lee Strasberg"'s Actors' Studio. With his phlegmatic voice and schoolyard-bully countenance, he was not considered a likely candidate for stardom, and was often treated derisively by his fellow students. In 1958, he made his first Broadway appearance in A Touch of the Poet. Two years later, he was hired by director "Elia Kazan" to play a bit role in the 20th Century Fox production "Wild River". He was a bit more prominent on TV, appearing regularly as E.J. Stocker in the contemporary Western series Stoney Burke. A favorite of "Alfred Hitchcock", Dern was prominently cast... Full Biography
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