Lawrence Clayton Dies: Broadway’s ‘The Color Purple’, ‘Dreamgirls’ Actor Was 64

Jennifer Lawrence thanked fans for the outpouring of support she and her family received after a tragic fire took out a large portion of their barn that doubled as a kids’ summer camp.  Camp Hi-Ho in Louisville, Kentucky, which is owned and operated by the actress' brother Blaine Lawrence, was engulfed in flames Friday night in a blaze that authorities are still investigating. Fortunately, no human or animal lives were lost in the fire.

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The farm that Jennifer Lawrence’s family uses as a summer camp for kids in Kentucky was reduced to rubble in a tragic fire over the weekend.  Camp Hi-Ho, which is owned and operated by the actress's brother Blaine Lawrence, was engulfed in flames Friday night in a blaze that authorities are still investigating. Fortunately, no human or animal lives were lost in the fire.

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Broadway shows The Colour Purple and Dreamgirls, has died aged 64.The star died after a two-year battle with glioblastoma cancer.

Ellise Shafer editorLawrence Clayton, an actor and singer who starred in “The Color Purple” and “Dreamgirls” on Broadway, died on Nov. 2 after a two-year battle with glioblastoma cancer.

Lawrence Clayton, an actor best known for his work on Broadway, has died after a two-year battle with glioblastoma cancer.

was confirmed to Deadline by Buchwald talent agency.The North Carolina native’s most recent Broadway role was playing Old Mister in the 2015 revival of “The Color Purple.” His other Broadway productions included “Bells Are Ringing” (2001), “It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues” (1999), “The Civil War” (1999), a revival of “Once Upon a Mattress” (1996) and “The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club” (1992).