On Wed, 16 May 2007 21:36:54 -0400, Marc Riddell
<michaeldavid86(a)comcast.net> wrote:
And, to be artistically correct, he wasn't an
actor, he was a performer; he
never played any character that wasn't, basically, Ronald Reagan.
on
5/17/07 2:25 PM, Guy Chapman aka JzG at guy.chapman(a)spamcop.net wrote:
Same applies to many famous actors, especially Richard
Burton and
Robert Mitchum. Maybe even Jimmy Stewart.
True enough, Guy. But, although the term "actor" is widespread and commonly
used to describe an occupation, I differentiate between an "actor" and a
"performer" in the same way I do between a "pianist" and a "piano
player".
Marc