Glenn Close as ‘Albert Nobbs’ from the 1982 Theatrical Production

Glenn Close’s connection to the character of Albert Nobbs stretches back almost three decades.

Glenn Close’s connection to the character of Albert Nobbs stretches back almost three decades. 

In these 2 pictures from the 1982 American Premier of The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs by Simone Benmussa at the Manhattan Theatre Club, you can see a young Close as the gender-bending character.

“I think that Albert is one of the truly great characters, and the story, for all its basic simplicity, has a strange emotional power,” said Close whose original turn in the Off-Broadway production prompted rave reviews and garnered the actress an Obie Award.

“There’s something deeply affecting about Albert’s life,” she continued. “She never stopped continuing to move me. I became very busy in my career, but always thought that Albert’s story would make a wonderful movie.”

 
Photo credits: Gerry Goodstein

 

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