SR 112 — Commending Robert Selden Duvall.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23105015D I SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

112 NE OfferedN January 31, 2023 Commending Robert Selden Duvall.

––––––––––Agreed Tto Patrons––Vogel,by Cosgrove,the DeSteph,Senate, Dunnavant,February Favola,2, Hanger2023 and Morrissey R ––––––––––O WHEREAS, Robert Selden Duvall, a resident of Fauquier County, a Hollywood icon, and one of the extraordinaryL actors of the last century, has made significant contributions to the art of actiDg and filmmaking for more than 70 years and to historic preservation in the Commonwealth;

and of acting and WHEREAS, after graduating from Principia College in 1953, Robert Duvall honorably served hisUhis NeighborhoodL Playhousecountry as a member of the United States Army during the Korean War before studying acting at the E NeiWHEREAS, beginning his acting career in NewOff-Broadway Yorkand withBroadway renownedplays teacherin Sanfordthe Meisner;1950s, Robert D Duvall transitioned to television and film shortly thereafter, debuting as Boo Radley in the 1962 production of To Kill a Mockingbird;

andudyingand acting at tCe WHEREAS, beginningRobert hisDuvall actinglater careerappeared innotably Off-Broadwayas andMajor BroadwayFrank playsBurns in the 1950s,comedy RobertEblockbuster Duvall transitioned to television and film shortly thereafter, debuting as BooGus RadleyMcCrae in theLonesome 1962Dove; production of To Kill a Mockingbird;

andanderi, D WHEREAS, Robert Duvall later appeared notably as Major Frank Burns in the comedy blockbuster M*A*S*H, as Tom Hagen, the consiglieri, in the classics The Godfather and The Godfather:

Part II, and WHEREAS, in recognition of his accomplishments as Gusan McCraeactor, Robert Duvall has been honored with the industry's most prestigious awards, including an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Mac S Sledge in LonesomeTender Dove;Mercies, four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, 1 andWHEREAS, Robert Duvall's father, Rear Admiral Lower Half William Howard Duvall, USN, Ret., E hailed from Lorton;

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heand, hasbe alsoit inspiredRESOLVED hisFURTHER, friendsThat andthe communityClerk withof histhe generousSenate spiritprepare anda throughcopy /of 38this theresolution meaningfulfor waypresentation heto livesRobert hisSelden life,Duvall earningas himan expression of the esteemGeneral Assembly's admiration for his work and respectfor his contributions to the preservation of allthe Virginians;Commonwealth's unparalleled beauty.

now, 39 therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Robert Selden Duvall, acclaimed actor and longtime resident of the Commonwealth, hereby be commended for his extraordinary impact on the art of filRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Robert Selden Duvall as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his work and for his contributions to the preservation of the Commonwealth's unparalleled beauty.