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Glenn Close Says Fellow Nutmegger Inspired Her To Follow Her Dreams Into Acting Glenn Close Says Fellow Nutmegger Inspired Her To Follow Her Dreams Into Acting
Glenn Close Says Fellow Nutmegger Inspired Her To Follow Her Dreams Into Acting Connecticut native Glenn Close has been nominated for an Academy Award eight times, but if it wasn't for a lucky break and a late-night talk show segment, she may have never gone into acting.  The "Fatal Attraction" star spoke with People magazine this week about her life and acting career, and she said it was Katherine Hepburn who inspired her to become an actress.  Fairfield County native Close, age 77, who was born in Greenwich, said she was watching "The Dick Cavett Show" in 1973 when she happened upon an interview with Hepburn, who was also born in Connecticut — in Hartford. …

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