CONWAY — Academy Award-winning actor William Hurt, who died Sunday, was hailed by fellow actors and news outlets around the world Monday for his roles in such movies as “Broadcast News,” “Body Heat” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”

Hurt may have been a big-name Hollywood actor in the 1980s, but here in the Mount Washington Valley, locals remember him for other things, like being a fly fishing buddy, a food fight target and spirited dinner guest.

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Xochib

Thank you for such a wonderful article about William. He was a friend since he first came to the inn and it’s good to be reminded of the time he spent in New Hampshire. Thanks for that, Xochi Blymyer

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