1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 782 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to 1-4 recognize the eminent actor Edward Asner on the occasion of his 1-5 visit to the Texas State Capitol; and 1-6 WHEREAS, A well-known actor and activist, Mr. Asner plans to 1-7 film a public service announcement supporting the Austin Emergency 1-8 Medical Services and the organization of the Fourth Annual CPR 1-9 Saturday; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Born on November 15, 1929, in Kansas City, Missouri, 1-11 he was the youngest of five children; he grew up in Kansas City, 1-12 Kansas; after his graduation from high school, he enrolled at the 1-13 University of Chicago, playing Thomas a Becket in "Murder in the 1-14 Cathedral"; and 1-15 WHEREAS, A member of the university's drama group, Tonight 1-16 at Eight-Thirty, the young Mr. Asner was directed by the young 1-17 Mike Nichols in works by Yeats and Shaw; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Serving his country honorably for two years in the 1-19 United States Army, he immediately returned to Chicago to join 1-20 The Playwrights Theater Club following his discharge; and 1-21 WHEREAS, In two years, he followed his muse to the New York 1-22 stage, where he appeared with Jack Lemmon in "Face of a Hero"; 1-23 Mr. Asner appeared in the New York and American Shakespeare 2-1 Festivals, and he performed in many off-Broadway productions; and 2-2 WHEREAS, After moving to Hollywood in 1961, Edward Asner 2-3 began to garner more parts and become an expert in his craft; he 2-4 played many parts in both comedy and drama, and he appeared in 2-5 many motion pictures; and 2-6 WHEREAS, One of his most famous parts was the role of the 2-7 gruff but lovable Mr. Grant on the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" that 2-8 ran for seven years; his next role was in another television 2-9 series, "Lou Grant," that ran for five years; he has consistently 2-10 excelled in his appearances in movies, television, cable movies, 2-11 television series, and cable miniseries; and 2-12 WHEREAS, Mr. Asner has been the recipient of five Golden 2-13 Globes and seven Emmys; he has served as the National President 2-14 of the Screen Actors Guild for two terms and was inducted into 2-15 the TV Academy Hall of Fame in 1996; and 2-16 WHEREAS, Today, Edward Asner can be heard on the "Batman" 2-17 animated series, "Captain Planet" cartoon series, "Spiderman," 2-18 and "Gargoyles"; he divides his time between acting and working 2-19 on behalf of humanitarian, political, and charitable organizations; 2-20 a man such as this is truly worthy of legislative recognition; now, 2-21 therefore, be it 2-22 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-23 75th Legislature, hereby commend and applaud the career of 2-24 Edward Asner and welcome his contributions with great enthusiasm; 2-25 and, be it further 3-1 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be 3-2 prepared for the notable Mr. Asner as an expression of the high 3-3 regard and esteem of the Texas Senate. 3-4 Barrientos 3-5 ______________________________________ 3-6 President of the Senate 3-7 I hereby certify that the above 3-8 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-9 on May 20, 1997. 3-10 ______________________________________ 3-11 Secretary of the Senate 3-12 ______________________________________ 3-13 Member, Texas Senate