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   Jul 23, 2006 · Mako, who in 1965 co-founded East West Players, the nation’s first Asian American theater company, died Friday of esophageal cancer at his home in the Ventura County town of Somis. He was 72.

2. www.aatrevue.com › Old › MakoMako, RIP (1934-2006) - Asian American Theatre Revue

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   Mako, who in 1965 co-founded East West Players, the nation's first Asian American theater company, died Friday of esophageal cancer at his home in the Ventura County town of Somis. He was 72.

3. www.groonk.net › blog › 2006Mako was the “Godfather of Asian-American Theater”

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   Mako, who in 1965 co-founded East West Players, the nation’s first Asian American theater company, died Friday of esophageal cancer at his home in the Ventura County town of Somis. He was 72. “What many people say is, ‘If it wasn’t for Mako there wouldn’t have been Asian American theater,’ ” said Tim Dang, current artistic ...

4. www.pastemagazine.com › movies › makoRemembering Mako - Paste Magazine

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   Mar 9, 2017 · “What many people say is, ‘If it wasn’t for Mako there wouldn’t have been Asian-American theater,’” said Tim Dang, an artistic director of East West Players.

5. variety.com › 2006 › film‘Pebbles’ star battled stereotypes - Variety

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   Jul 23, 2006 · “What many people say is, ‘If it wasn’t for Mako, there wouldn’t have been Asian-American theater,'” Tim Dang, EWP’s current artistic director, told the Los Angeles Times. “He is revered as...

6. variety.com › 2020 › vintageMako Co-Founded Asian American Theater Group East-West ...

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   Jan 17, 2020 · He not only contributed an Oscar-nominated performance to the best picture-contending 1966 film “The Sand Pebbles,” but he also co-founded the groundbreaking Asian American theater group the...

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   Was Mako's theater company ever unnecessary?

   • Dang, Mako’s theater contemporary, once related that the actor wondered if the theater company he’d founded would ever be unnecessary because Asians could simply count on the same roles as white actors, and in answering his own question said simply, “Not in my lifetime.”

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   Why did Mako get a Oscar nomination?

   • Mako used the prominence the Oscar nomination gave him to address the dearth of parts for Asian Americans in general. Unless a script specifically called for an Asian American, producers and casting directors rejected them for roles.

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   What movies and TV shows has Mako been in?

   • In an acting career that spanned more than four decades, Mako was a familiar face in film and television. His TV roles included appearances on “McHale’s Navy,” “I Spy,” “MASH,” “Quincy,” and “Walker, Texas Ranger.” In films, he was a Japanese admiral in “Pearl Harbor” and a Singaporean in “Seven Years in Tibet.”

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   What role did Mako play in 'Pacific Overtures'?

   • In 1976, Mako appeared in the Stephen Sondheim musical “Pacific Overtures,” playing multiple roles as reciter, shogun, emperor and an American businessman. Set in 1853, the play explores U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry’s push to open Japan to foreign trade and visitors for the first time in 250 years.

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   What did Mako do after he was discharged from the military?

   • During his two years in the military, he traveled to Korea and Japan and re-immersed himself in Japanese culture. After his discharge, he moved to California and studied theater at the Pasadena Playhouse. Mako married Shizuko Hoshi, a dancer, choreographer and actress. She survives him along with their daughters, Sala and Mimosa.

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   Why did Mako get a Tony Award?

   • The performance also earned Mako a Tony Award nomination for best actor in a musical. Mako was an active force in East West until 1989 when differences with the board of directors led to a public break. He remained a beloved figure in the company and the acting community.

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8. www.playbill.com › article › 18-times-asian-and18 Times Asian and Asian Americans Made History on Broadway

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   May 21, 2024 · Actor Mako founds East West Players with a group of other Asian American artists (Rae Creevey, Beulah Quo, Soon-tek Oh, James Hong, Pat Li, June Kim, Guy Lee, and Yet Lock). The company is a...