{"id":117024,"date":"2021-08-29T17:03:04","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T21:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=117024"},"modified":"2021-08-29T17:03:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T21:03:04","slug":"ed-asner-actor-and-army-vet-dies-aged-91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=117024","title":{"rendered":"Ed Asner, actor and Army vet, dies aged 91"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Veteran film and television star, beloved by generations for his roles spanning seven decades, has passed away at the age of 91. Known best to older audiences as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and to younger audiences as the cantankerous protagonist of Pixar’s Up or as Santa Claus in Elf.<\/p>\n

Like most men of his generation, Asner served his country. He was a veteran of the US Army Signal Corps, serving from 1950 to 1953. While in service, he honed his acting talents and was a part of stage productions in Europe to entertain the troops.<\/p>\n

After his military service Asner would become a professional actor. From the 1950s straight through to today he had more than four hundred acting credits. He also spent four years, from 1981 to 1985, as the president of the Screen Actors Guild. Asner became an activist while in that role and for decades after. He lobbied in favor of single-payer health care in California and for the release of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. A supporter of Barack Obama’s election in 2008, Asner was also a member of the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee and it’s successor, the Democratic Socialists of America. He also was a celebrity face for the Autism Speaks organization, having a child and grandchild with autism.<\/p>\n

Asner was twice divorced and is survived by four children and at least one grandchild. Over his career he earned five Golden Globes, seven Emmy Awards, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1992.<\/p>\n

Source; Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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