Ned Thomas Beatty (born
July 6,
1937) is an
Academy Award-nominated
American actor. He now lives in the Springville, California area.
Biography
Early life
Beatty was born in
Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Margaret Fortney (
née Lennis), a high school lunch lady, and Charles William Beatty.
[Ned Beatty Biography (1937-)] He has a sister, Mary Margaret. In 1947, he began singing in
gospel and
barbershop quartets in
St. Matthews, Kentucky, as well as at his local
church.
[72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:rGpDdzTQKMwJ:cdbaby.com/cd/nedbeatty+%22Ned+Beatty%22+FATHER+MOTHER&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8&gl=ca] He made his stage debut at the age of 19, appearing in
Wilderness Road, an outdoor historical pageant. He attended college at
Transylvania University in
Lexington,
KY,
[books.google.com/books?id=8eFSK4o--M0C&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=ned+beatty+%22transylvania+university%22&source=web&ots=2MkIIVrYPR&sig=Qw37hsmNdFqOLGPqExRyLTLbrN8] although he did not graduate. Beatty found work in the Louisville area through the mid 1960's at the Clarksville Little Theater (IN) and the recently founded
Actors Theater of Louisville. His time at the latter included a memorable run as Willy Loman in
Arthur Miller's
Death of a Salesman in 1966.
