Mary Beth Hurt, Tony-nominated Broadway and film actor, dies at 79
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TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to abcnews.com, mary Beth Hurt, Tony-nominated Broadway and film actor, dies at 79 Tony-nominated actor Mary Beth Hurt has died at 79 after a long career on Broadway and in film NEW YORK -- Mary Beth Hurt, a Tony Award-nominated actor who starred on Broadway in “Benefactors” with Glenn Close and reunited with Close for the movie “The World According to Garp,” has died.
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Variety
https://variety.com/2026/film/obituaries-people-news/mary-beth-hurt-dead-world-according-to-garp-1236702265
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Forbes Business
https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2026/03/29/the-world-according-to-garp-star-mary-beth-hurt-dies-at-79
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ABC News Top Stories
https://abcnews.com/Entertainment/wireStory/mary-beth-hurt-tony-nominated-broadway-film-actor-131549901