Hal Holbrook's Birth Card: The 8 of Diamonds

In the record

Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American actor. The birth-card coordinate for February 17 is the 8 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 1971 Lead Actor in a Drama Series (The Bold Ones: The Senator) win.

Primetime Emmy Lead record

• 1971 Lead Actor in a Drama Series — The Bold Ones: The Senator as Hays Stowe

The 8 of Diamonds coordinate

Hal Holbrook's birthday maps to the 8 of Diamonds (The Businessman). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about an Emmy and not a verdict on Hal Holbrook. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You run the money system in the open and you can explain the call.

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Hal Holbrook in the public record

He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show, titled Mark Twain Tonight!, that he developed while studying at Denison University. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1966 for his portrayal of Twain. He continued to perform his signature role for more than 60 years, retiring the show in 2017 due to his failing health. Throughout his career, he also won five Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on television and was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in film. Holbrook made his film debut in Sidney Lumet's The Group (1966). He later gained international fame for his performance as Deep Throat in the 1976 film All the President's Men. He played Abraham Lincoln in the 1974 miniseries Lincoln and the 1985 miniseries North and South. He also appeared in films such as Magnum Force (1973), Julia, Capricorn One (both 1977), The Fog (1980), Creepshow (1982), Wall Street (1987), The Firm (1993), Hercules (1997) and Men of Honor (2000).

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Hal Holbrook (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the Queen of Spades

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Hal Holbrook, and not a forecast of an Emmy.

Deep wisdom and understanding

He continued to perform his signature role for more than 60 years, retiring the show in 2017 due to his failing health.

Paired on work, health and mastery — the domain ♠ governs in this system. Markers in the record: health.

Also on the record

1. Holbrook's role as Ron Franz in Sean Penn's Into the Wild (2007) earned nominations for both an Academy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award in the best supporting actor category.
2. In 2009, he received critical acclaim for his performance as recently retired farmer Abner Meecham in the independent film That Evening Sun.
3. He also portrayed Francis Preston Blair in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (2012).
4. In 2003, Holbrook was honored with the National Humanities Medal by President George W.

Other Emmy winners with this card

• Don Adams — 1967 Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Get Smart); 1968 Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Get Smart); 1969 Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Get Smart)
• Jean Stapleton — 1971 Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (All in the Family); 1972 Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (All in the Family); 1978 Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (All in the Family)
• Judd Hirsch — 1981 Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Taxi); 1983 Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Taxi)
• Michael J. Fox — 1986 Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Family Ties); 1987 Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Family Ties); 1988 Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Family Ties); 2000 Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Spin City)
• Phil Silvers — 1956 Lead performer (pre-genre split) (The Phil Silvers Show)

FAQ

What is Hal Holbrook's birth card?

The 8 of Diamonds. February 17 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict an Emmy?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.

Where do Hal Holbrook's dates come from?

Birth date 1925-02-17 is the day-precision date on Hal Holbrook's Wikipedia article infobox or lead, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only dates and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Lead Actor/Actress wins come from the Primetime Emmy drama and comedy Wikipedia lists, which compile Television Academy (emmys.com) results. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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