Stage Actor Charles Nolte as Billy Budd, 1951

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#CharlesNolte (1923– 2010) was a Minnesota born #actor, director, playwright, + educator. He made his #Broadway debut in a production of Antony and Cleopatra, but it was the 1951 Broadway production of #BillyBudd playing the title role that brought him his greatest fame. He went on to appear in several hollywood films, but ended his career teaching at the #UniversityofMinnesota

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