Jill Clayburgh

Published: November 6, 2010 The veteran actress, who was nominated for Academy Awards for her starring roles in An Unmarried Woman and Starting Over , passed away yesterday at the age of 66. Jill Clayburgh died at her home in Lakeville, Connecticut after a battle with leukemia that spanned more than 20 years. With a degree in the theatre from Sarah Lawrence College, Clayburgh began her career in the 1960s. She regularly played complex, intelligent women. On stage, she appeared in The...Read Full Story

A n Oscar Nominated Jill Clayburgh Dies, Jill Clayburgh, Jill Clayburgh pics, Oscar-nominated actress,Jill Clayburgh, an Oscar-nominated actress known for portraying strong, independent woman who died Friday at his home in Lakeville, Conn. She was 66.The cause was chronic leukemia, with whom she lived for 21 years, her husband, playwright David Rabe, said. Ms. Clayburgh, who began his career in film and on Broadway in the late 1960′s, was one of the first generation of young actresses...Read Full Story

Posted by VancouverSun.com in Entertainment on November 6th, 2010 at 5:03 am Jill Clayburgh, the Oscar-nominated actress who specialized in roles as independent women emerging from the shadows of men, died on Friday at age 66, The New York Times reported. Go here to see the original:  Leave a Reply Search Our Blog: Current Weather Vancouver, CANADA 8 °C Vancouver Live Tweets Intrawest seeking to raise $300 million with Whistler Blackcomb share...Read Full Story

Jill Clayburg Dies At 66, Lily Rabe  Not To Perform ‘The Merchant of Venice’ The Broadway play ‘Merchant of Venice’ by Shakespeare has been put on hold for Lily Rabe until November 15th due to the death of her mother, Jill Clayburgh. Clayburgh’s death was on November 5th. Rabe is understandably quite upset and unable to perform the opening night, which was set for November 7th, will not hold it’s opening night that night in order to aid Rabe and are completely understanding of her loss...Read Full Story

Jill Clayburgh, actress and two time Academy Award nominee was remembered at the 2011 Oscar ceremony last night. She was listed amongst several other well known names who passed away last year, in a fitting tribute to her life’s work on the big and small screen. The Kodak Theater was the setting for the 2011 Oscar ceremony last night, and Clayburgh’s life was heralded during the In Memoriam segment of the awards. Jill Clayburgh remembered during In Memoriam The In Memoriam segment began...Read Full Story