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Mary Beth Hurt

American actress (1946–2026)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 31, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
Source-derived summary

Mary Beth Hurt was an American actress of stage and screen. She was a three-time Tony Award-nominated actress, as well as a BAFTA Award and Independent Spirit Award nominee. Hurt was also the recipient of an Obie Award and a Clarence Derwent Award.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Mary Beth Hurt” as american actress (1946–2026). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Mary, Beth and Hurt.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current 43-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Mary, Beth and Hurt providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Mary Beth Hurt”, the useful work is to connect “american actress (1946–2026)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 31, 2026.

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A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Mary Beth Hurt” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.