After appearing in the Stephen King adaptation Misery, Richard Farnsworth received an Academy Award nomination for his part in which 1999 film?
Richard Farnsworth Richard W. Farnsworth (September 1, 1920 – October 6, 2000) was an American actor and stuntman. He is best known for his performances in "The Grey Fox" (1982), for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination, "Anne of Green Gables" (1985), "Misery" (1990), and "The Straight Story" (1999), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. His sudden death followed a long struggle with prostate cancer.
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is a novella by Stephen King, from his 1982 collection "Different Seasons", subtitled "Hope Springs Eternal". It is loosely based on the Leo Tolstoy short story "God Sees the Truth, But Waits". It was adapted for the screen in 1994 as "The Shawshank Redemption", which was nominated for seven Academy Awards in 1994, including Best Picture. In 2009, it was adapted for the stage as the play "The Shawshank Redemption".