Del Close played Polonious once in Hamlet, and won a Joseph Jefferson Award for it. But the role he really wanted to play was Yorick. He had to die to do it, but now he may get his wish. Under the terms of his will, Close, who died March 4, has left his skull to the Goodman Theatre. Del Close was born and raised in Manhattan, Kan. and attended Kansas State University, after touring with a side show act for a period of time in his teenage years. In 1957, at the age of 23, he became a member o ...[Read Story]
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