"Hal made me feel so warm and welcome. He said, 'This is Colin Higgins who wrote the script, this is Chuck Mulvehill who's producing it,' and I just looked at all three of them and said, 'I'm playing this part.' And Hal laughed and said, 'I guess you are!'"
"As I was reading the script I immediately knew it was going to be a classic film for the ages. There was no denying it. The studio was stumped on how to publicize it ... Truthfully, its success came from the people."
""blessing and a curse,""
Bud Cort was born Walter Edward Cox in 1948 and adopted the stage name Bud Cort to avoid confusion with Wally Cox. Robert Altman discovered him in a nightclub act and cast him in M*A*S*H before giving him the starring role in Brewster McCloud, which launched Shelley Duvall’s career and remained an Altman favorite. Cort achieved lasting fame as Harold in Harold and Maude, earning BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations and helping the film reach classic status and AFI recognition. Longtime friend Doran Hannaway confirmed Cort’s death at 77 after a long illness. The Harold and Maude role contributed to later typecasting in his career.
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