$10,500
TOURNEAU. Donated by Dustin Hoffman and Tourneau Notes Dustin Hoffman A two-time Oscar winner and six-time nominee, Dustin Hoffman is distinguished as one of cinema's most acclaimed leading actors. Born in Los Angeles, he attended Santa Monica City College and later studied at the Pasadena Playhouse before moving to New York to study with Lee Strasberg. Hoffman's first stage role was in the Sarah Lawrence College production of Gertrude Stein's "Yes Is For A Very Young Man. " He made his Broadway debut with a walk-on part in "A Cook for Mr. General " in 1961. Hoffman joined the Theater Company of Boston for one season, then returned to New York to work as an assistant director on Arthur Miller 's "A View From the Bridge." He continued appearing on stage in such productions as "Harry, Noon and Night," "The Journey of the Fifth Horse, " for which he won an Obie Award as Best Actor, and the farce "Eh?, " directed by Alan Arkin, for which he won the Theater World and Drama Desk Awards. His performance in "Eh?" brought him to the attention of director Mike Nichols, who cast Hoffman in the title role in "The Graduate. " His portrayal of young Benjamin Braddock brought him his first Academy Award nomination. Hoffman returned to Broadway to star in Jimmy Shine " by Murray Schisgal; he then co-starred with Jon Voight in John Schlesinger ' s Academy Award-winning "Midnight Cowboy. " This brought Hoffman his second Oscar nomination. Subsequent films include Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-02-24
