William Hutt showed that it was possible to be a great classical actor
without sacrificing his Canadian accent or cultural identity. His
imperishable portraits of Tartuffe, King Lear, Lear's Fool, Feste,
Khlestakov, Duke Vincentio, Titus Andronicus, Timon, Argan, Lady
Bracknell, James Tyrone, Sr., and Prospero ensured that he will be
remembered as long as there is cultural memory. Offstage, he could be
charming and witty or moody and oppressively grand. He remained the Duke
of Dark Corners to many who wished to know him more intimately. In this
detailed, probing, and thought-provoking biography, Keith Garebian
weaves together Hutt's private and public lives, his most intense
conflicts, deepest yearnings and anxieties in order to show how Hutt
brought his life to his work and work to his life in a manner that left
him vulnerable to wounds of the heart yet open to radical re-invention
as an actor.