Arthur Washington Lithgow (1915 –
March 24,
2004) was an American actor and director.
Lithgow was born in the
Dominican Republic, the son of Ina Berenice (
née Robinson), a nurse, and Arthur Washington Lithgow II, an entrepreneur.
[Arthur Lithgow, 88, Stage Actor Who Led Regional Companies - New York Times] Lithgow, the father of actor
John Lithgow, helped pioneer the
regional theater movement and founded two
Shakespeare festivals. In 1952 he founded and served as the artistic director of the
Antioch Shakespeare Festival at
Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio. All of the Bard's works were produced in a six-year period.
