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His Broadway appearances included \"Glengarry Glenross,\" \"A Walk in the Woods,\" and \"A View from the Bridge.\" Highlights from regional theater include \"Death of a Salesman,\" \"Twelfth Night,\" and \"You Can't Take It With You.\" He also performed on stage in the Moscow Art Theatre in the then-Soviet Union, the Gate Theater in Dublin, Ireland, as well as in a Chinese theater in Hong Kong.","Beginning in the 1980s, he regularly appeared in film and television. His films include \"Christine,\" \"Mrs. Doubtfire,\" \"The Natural,\" \"The Scarlet Letter,\" and \"Dead Man Walking.\" Television credits include three years on \"Hill Street Blues,\" many television films and guest shots.","He received or was nominated for two Tony awards, two Helen Hayes awards, an Emmy, the Drama Desk award, and the American Express Tribute To An American Actor. 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Subseries 2.1 consists of correspondence to and from Prosky. The bulk of the correspondence concerns Prosky's family and close friends. There are also many greeting cards wishing Prosky luck on opening nights as well as offering congratulations and thanks. Subseries 2.2 contains many biographical articles discussing Prosky's life as an actor. The articles also discuss Prosky's wife and sons. Also contained in the subseries are clippings, programs, and certificates from awards ceremonies that Prosky participated in as a nominee and won. Of particular interest are transcripts from an autobiography by Prosky. Note that there are additional biographical articles in the oversize series both loose and in scrapbooks. ","The third series contains photographs of Prosky' professional and personal life. Many of the photographs document Prosky's theatre and film career. There are also photographs from his personal life, such as family snapshots. 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