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Canadian actor Christopher Bloomer in 2012.
Canadian actor Christopher Bloomer, the star of the musical comedy “Melody of Happiness,” passed away Friday at the age of 91 after a career that lasted 70 years and was crowned with more than 100 films and an Oscar for Best Second Role.
Christopher Bloomer is remembered by fans for his starring roles in blockbuster films like Spike Lee’s “Malcolm Eix” and “Star Trek 6: The Unknown Land.” But his most famous work remains “The Melody of Happiness”, which gained international popularity upon its appearance in 1965, when lovers of the seventh art in all parts of the earth discovered in it the abilities of Christopher in the role of Baron von Trapp, the Austrian widowed father of 7 children, who was able to break free from sadness after the passing away. His wife thanks to his maid Julie. The film won 5 “Oscars” and two “Golden” awards. Christopher Bloomer was born in Toronto, Canada in 1929, and grew up in Quebec. He is the grandson of John Abbott, the third prime minister of Canada. He studied acting in Montreal and then moved to Broadway, New York, before grabbing his first role in the 1956 movie “Henry V”. In 2018, Christopher Bloom, who began his career in cinema in the 1950s, found himself the oldest actor among his Oscar-winning peers for the best second role, after starring in Ridley Scott’s “All the Money in the World”. It marked the end of an era and the passing of a generation.
Christopher Bloomer passed away on Friday quietly at home alongside his wife Eileen Taylor, who is about 40 years his junior, in Connecticut, USA, leaving a great void and sadness in the American film community.
Source: British newspaper “The Guardian” / French “France 24” television channel
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