Robert Morse, Broadway star dies at 90

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Actor Robert Morse, who started his career on Broadway and then became a 'Mad Men' star, has died at 90.

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On Broadway, Morse originated the role of J. Pierrepont Finch on How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,

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for which he won a Tony Award. Six years later, in 1967,

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he starred in the film version of the same musical

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Morse also won a Tony Award for his 1990 one-man show Tru,

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in which he played Truman Capote.

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He was nominated for three other Tony Awards throughout his career.

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Larry Karaszewski, writer-producer and a vice president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expressed his condolences

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Robert Morse was one of the greats. Rest In Peace.

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