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   Douglas Rain, Voice of Hal 9000 in `2001: A Space Odyssey,' Dies at 90   
      
       10 hours ago by Erin Nyren Variety    
      
   Douglas Rain, Voice of Hal 9000 in `2001: A Space Odyssey,' Dies at 90   
      
   Douglas Rain, who voiced the soft-spoken Hal 9000 robot that went rogue in   
   Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey," has died. He was 90.   
      
   The Stratford Festival, which Rain, who was a dedicated Shakespearean actor,   
   co-founded in 1952, said that Rain had died of natural causes in Stratford,   
   Ont. in Canada.   
      
   The festival said Rain performed at the festival for more than 45 years.   
      
   "Canadian theatre has lost one of its greatest talents and a guiding light in   
   its development," the festival's artistic director, Antoni Cimolino, said in a   
   press release Sunday, according to CTV.   
      
   "Douglas Rain was that rare artist: an actor deeply admired by other actors."   
      
   Rain was born in Winnipeg, Man. in 1928, studied at the Old Vic in London, and   
   performed at theaters and festival across Canada. He received a Tony   
   nomination in 1972 for his role in Robert Bolt's production of "Vivat! Vivat!   
   Regina!"   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
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