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Patrick Stewart found ‘Star Trek’ fame but always returned to Shakespeare and the stage
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He achieved both screen fame and stage kudos, a notoriously difficult balance.
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Actor Patrick Stewart dies at 86
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Patrick Stewart found ‘Star Trek’ fame but always returned to Shakespeare and the stage
Actor Sir Patrick Stewart on the red carpet, during the arrivals at the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA.
Actor Sir Patrick Stewart on the red carpet, during the arrivals at the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA.
He’s forever known for playing Jean-Luc Picard and Charles Xavier, whom he “admired for their morality, for their kindness, for their sensitivity, for their compassion.”
Sir Patrick Stewart, the star of Star Trek: The Next Generation, died yesterday at his home in Los Angeles following a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. He was 86. A statement from his rep confirmed the news.
Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas to a “Star Trek” franchise and the “X-Men” films, has died. He was 86. A spokesperson said Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following “a brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer’s disea…
Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas to a “Star Trek” franchise and the “X-Men” films, has died. He was 86. A spokesperson said Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following “a brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer’s disea…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas to a “Star Trek” franchise and the “X-Men” films, has died. He was 86. A spokesperson said Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following “a brief and poignant journey” wit…
(KRON) -- Sir Patrick Stewart, the venerated English actor who rose to fame playing Captain Picard on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," has died, according to a statement from his family. Stewart passed away at his home in Los Angeles following a "brief and poignant journey" with Alzheimer's Disease…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas to a “Star Trek” franchise and the “X-Men” films, has died. He was 86. Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following “a brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer's diseas…
Patrick Stewart, the bald-headed English actor with impressive stage and film credits who will nevertheless be remembered most for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and as Professor Charles Xavier in the “X-Men” films, died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home.
Star Trek: the Next Generation and X-Men actor died at his home after ‘a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia’ Patrick Stewart, the acclaimed British stage and screen actor renowned for both Shakespeare and sci-fi, has died. He was 86.
By Sara Spary, CNN (CNN) — Patrick Stewart, the legendary British actor best known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the long-running “Star Trek” TV series, has died at the age of 86, according to his spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak.
