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'''Thomas Beach "Tom" Alter''' (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) <ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tom-alter-padma-shri-actor-and-writer-dies-aged-67/articleshow/60889109.cms | title=Tom Alter, Padma Shri actor and writer, dies aged 67 | publisher=[[Times of India]] | date=30 September 2017 | accessdate=30 September 2017}}</ref> was an Indian [[actor]] [[Americans|American]] [[descent]]. He was a television actor, best known for his work in [[Bollywood]],<ref name=t>{{cite news|title=No ‘Alter’native|url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/No-Alternative/306623|publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]|date=9 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=An American Star Of the Hindi Screen|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/06/movies/an-american-star-of-the-hindi-screen.html|publisher=The New York Times|date=6 July 1989|first=Sanjoy|last=Hazarika|accessdate=25 May 2010}}</ref> and the theatre.<ref name=pierrot>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1422413.ece|title=Features / Metro Plus: Tom Tom|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 August 2008|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> | '''Thomas Beach "Tom" Alter''' (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) <ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tom-alter-padma-shri-actor-and-writer-dies-aged-67/articleshow/60889109.cms | title=Tom Alter, Padma Shri actor and writer, dies aged 67 | publisher=[[Times of India]] | date=30 September 2017 | accessdate=30 September 2017}}</ref> was an Indian [[actor]] [[Americans|American]] [[descent]]. He was a television actor, best known for his work in [[Bollywood]],<ref name=t>{{cite news|title=No ‘Alter’native|url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/No-Alternative/306623|publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]|date=9 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=An American Star Of the Hindi Screen|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/06/movies/an-american-star-of-the-hindi-screen.html|publisher=The New York Times|date=6 July 1989|first=Sanjoy|last=Hazarika|accessdate=25 May 2010}}</ref> and the theatre.<ref name=pierrot>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1422413.ece|title=Features / Metro Plus: Tom Tom|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 August 2008|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> | ||
Alter was born in Mussoorie, | Alter was born in [[Mussoorie]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] (now in [[Uttarakhand]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paritoshuttam.com/indian-writers/tom-alter.html|title=Tom Alter|publisher=Paritosh Uttam|accessdate=2011-08-07|archive-date=2006-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060522200406/http://www.paritoshuttam.com/indian-writers/tom-alter.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was the son of American [[Christian]] missionaries of [[English people|English]] and [[Scottish people|Scottish]] ancestry. | ||
In 2008, he was awarded [[Padma Shri]] by the [[India]]n government.<ref>{{cite news|title=Multifaceted actor Tom Alter to receive Padma Shri|url=http://www.indiaenews.com/bollywood/20080125/93894.htm|publisher=India eNews|date=25 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.woodstock.ac.in/News/Spring2008/January/080102.htm|title=Woodstock School News|publisher=Woodstock School India|date=2 January 2008}}</ref> | In 2008, he was awarded [[Padma Shri]] by the [[India]]n government.<ref>{{cite news|title=Multifaceted actor Tom Alter to receive Padma Shri|url=http://www.indiaenews.com/bollywood/20080125/93894.htm|publisher=India eNews|date=25 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.woodstock.ac.in/News/Spring2008/January/080102.htm|title=Woodstock School News|publisher=Woodstock School India|date=2 January 2008|access-date=30 September 2017|archive-date=10 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310113759/http://www.woodstock.ac.in/News/Spring2008/January/080102.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
[https://sociofreak.com/actor-tom-alter-wiki-wife-son-cancer/ Tom Alter' son] released a statement of his father's demise which said, "It is with sadness we announce the death of our beloved Tom Alter, actor, writer, director, Padma Shri, and most importantly our loving father!".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sociofreak.com/actor-tom-alter-wiki-wife-son-cancer/|title=Tom Alter's death}}</ref> Alter died of [[skin cancer]] on 29 September 2017 at his home in [[Mumbai]], India at the age of 67.<ref>{{cite news|title=Actor Tom Alter dies of skin cancer at 67|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/actor-tom-alter-a-padma-shri-awardee-dies-of-cancer-at-67/story-1XEDQCl159J2FRMt5hzQQI.html|accessdate=30 September 2017|work=Hindustan Times|date=30 September 2017}}</ref> | [https://sociofreak.com/actor-tom-alter-wiki-wife-son-cancer/ Tom Alter' son] released a statement of his father's demise which said, "It is with sadness we announce the death of our beloved Tom Alter, actor, writer, director, Padma Shri, and most importantly our loving father!".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sociofreak.com/actor-tom-alter-wiki-wife-son-cancer/|title=Tom Alter's death}}</ref> Alter died of [[skin cancer]] on 29 September 2017 at his home in [[Mumbai]], India at the age of 67.<ref>{{cite news|title=Actor Tom Alter dies of skin cancer at 67|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/actor-tom-alter-a-padma-shri-awardee-dies-of-cancer-at-67/story-1XEDQCl159J2FRMt5hzQQI.html|accessdate=30 September 2017|work=Hindustan Times|date=30 September 2017}}</ref> | ||
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Thomas Beach "Tom" Alter (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) [1] was an Indian actor American descent. He was a television actor, best known for his work in Bollywood,[2][3] and the theatre.[4]
Alter was born in Mussoorie, Uttar Pradesh, India (now in Uttarakhand).[5] He was the son of American Christian missionaries of English and Scottish ancestry.
In 2008, he was awarded Padma Shri by the Indian government.[6][7]
Tom Alter' son released a statement of his father's demise which said, "It is with sadness we announce the death of our beloved Tom Alter, actor, writer, director, Padma Shri, and most importantly our loving father!".[8] Alter died of skin cancer on 29 September 2017 at his home in Mumbai, India at the age of 67.[9]
References
- ↑ "Tom Alter, Padma Shri actor and writer, dies aged 67". Times of India. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ "No 'Alter'native". Screen. 9 May 2008.
- ↑ Hazarika, Sanjoy (6 July 1989). "An American Star Of the Hindi Screen". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ↑ "Features / Metro Plus: Tom Tom". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 9 August 2008.
- ↑ "Tom Alter". Paritosh Uttam. Archived from the original on 2006-05-22. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ↑ "Multifaceted actor Tom Alter to receive Padma Shri". India eNews. 25 January 2008.
- ↑ "Woodstock School News". Woodstock School India. 2 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ "Tom Alter's death".
- ↑ "Actor Tom Alter dies of skin cancer at 67". Hindustan Times. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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