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In a previous article, we looked at the career of Teresa Wright, an underappreciated actress who was nominated for an Academy Award (or “Oscar”) for each of her first three film roles. That feat, which occurred in the early 1940s, has – so far – not been duplicated.

Another talented performer has a similar claim to fame that is likely never to be matched. This actor’s name is John Cazale.

Cazale was born in 1935 and, unfortunately, died at the relatively young age of 42 years in early 1978. He did lots of acting in plays, made one “short” movie, and did very limited work in television.

But his...