death_place death_date birth_place birth_date birthname article_title
amherst , massachusetts , united states 24 march 2004 puerto plata , dominican republic 9 september 1915 arthur washington lithgow iii arthur lithgow

arthur lithgow

arthur washington lithgow iii -lrb- september 9 , 1915 -- march 24 , 2004 -rrb- was an american actor and director .
lithgow , the father of actor john lithgow , helped pioneer the regional theater movement and founded two shakespeare festivals .
