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Oscar-winning Canadian actor Christopher Plummer passes away

(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 26, 2012 Christopher Plummer holds his Oscar for best actor in a supporting role for 'Beginners' in the press room at the 84th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California. - Veteran Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, whose decades-long career featured a star turn in "The Sound of Music" and an Oscar win late in life, has died, US media said Friday, citing his manager. He was 91. (Photo by Joe KLAMAR / AFP)

Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer, who rose to prominence for his critically-acclaimed film ‘Sound of Music’, has passed away. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the age of 82 for Beginners (2010), becoming the oldest person to win an acting award.

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The prolific and versatile Canadian-born actor has received various awards for his work, which includes Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a British Academy Film Award.

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