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John Fortune

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John Fortune

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Overview

  • Born
    June 30, 1939 · Bristol, England, UK
  • Died
    December 31, 2013 · UK (leukemia)
  • Birth name
    John C. Wood
  • Height
    6′ (1.83 m)

Biography

    • John Fortune was born on June 30, 1939 in Bristol, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Match Point (2005), Rory Bremner, Who Else? (1993) and The Tailor of Panama (2001). He was married to Emma Burge and Susan Waldo. He died on December 31, 2013 in the UK.

Family

  • Spouses
      Emma Burge(1995 - December 31, 2013) (his death)
      Susan Waldo(1962 - 1976) (divorced, 3 children)
  • Children
      Emil Fortune

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  • With Rory Bremner and John Bird, their show performed at the Albery Theatre in London was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Entertainment of 2002.
  • He studied at Cambridge University in England and, while there, was a member of the prestigious Cambridge University Footlights Club.
  • He had a son, Emil with actress Deborah Norton.

Quotes

  • Cambridge was a fairly public-school place and if you were a working-class boy and had an outside lavatory, the girls at Newnham thought that was very Lawrentian and sexy.

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