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Tom Hanks to be honoured by National Archives Foundation

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FILE - In this April 26, 2017 file photo, Tom Hanks attends "The Circle" premiere during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. The National Archives Foundation, the nonprofit partner to the National Archives, announced Monday, July 10, that Hanks will receive its 2017 Records of Achievement Award. The foundation said the honor will recognize Hanks\' career supporting history through both acting and filmmaking. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

WASHINGTON – Actor Tom Hanks is being honoured by the National Archives Foundation in Washington.

The National Archives Foundation, the non-profit partner to the National Archives, announced Monday that Hanks will receive its 2017 Records of Achievement Award. The foundation says the honour will recognize Hanks’ career supporting history through both acting and filmmaking.

In a statement, the foundation says it is honouring Hanks for “for his powerful illumination of the American story through his vast body of work in film and television during the past four decades.”

The foundation says Hanks will receive the award at the foundation’s annual gala on Oct. 21 at the National Archives Museum in Washington. The gala will include a question and answer session with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns.

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