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Patrick Stewart, of Star Trek and X-Men fame, dies at 86

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 disease and Lewy Body Dementia, spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak said. While best known as Professor Charles Xavier and Captain…

Patrick Stewart, of Star Trek and X-Men fame, dies at 86

Classically trained stage actor Patrick Stewart has died at the age of 86. Known for his work in the Shakespearean canon and for bringing gravitas to the X-Men films and the Star Trek franchise, Stewart passed away on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

According to spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak, reported by the South China Morning Post, his death followed a brief and poignant journey with Lewy Body Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

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