Kaui Hart Hemmings debut novel The Descendants was adapted into a movie starring what actor who has received three Golden Globe and two Academy Awards?
Kaui Hart Hemmings Kaui Hart Hemmings is an American writer who was born and raised in Hawaii. She attended Colorado College and graduated in 1998. Her debut novel "The Descendants" was adapted by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash into the highly acclaimed 2011 American film "The Descendants", starring George Clooney.
Forrest Compton Forrest Compton (born September 15, 1925) is an American actor. He is known for portraying attorney Mike Karr, the central character on the long-running soap opera" The Edge of Night", on which he appeared from 1970-1984, and battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Edward Gray on the 1960s sitcom "Gomer Pyle, USMC". He had a recurring role in 1959-1960 in the NBC series "The Troubleshooters" with Keenan Wynn, Bob Mathias, and Chet Allen. His other television credits include "The Twilight Zone", "77 Sunset Strip", "My Three Sons", "Mayberry RFD", "Mannix", "Hogan's Heroes", "That Girl", "Another World", "Loving", "One Life to Live", "As the World Turns" and "Ed". He also portrayed President Flynn in the 1991 Christopher Walken film "McBain". Married to the former Jeanne Sementini on September 28, 1975, Compton has not acted since 2002.