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Sidney Blackmer Biography
Birth Name:Sidney Alderman Blackmer
Birth Place:Salisbury, North Carolina, United States
Profession Actor, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Received the North Carolina Award for Fine Arts in 1972
- In 1968, he won the Kansas City Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Helped with the creation of the North Carolina School of the Arts
- Before becoming an actor, he worked in an insurance business
- Made his Broadway debut in the 1917 play "The Morris Dance․"
- Served as vice president of the U․S․ Muscular Dystrophy Association
Awards
- 1968KCFCC Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner