{
  "id": 16152054,
  "title": "US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Top Gun, Steel Magnolias and Alien, dies aged 93",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/us-actor-tom-skerritt-who-starred-in-top-gun-steel-magnolias-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T04:39:08.000Z",
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    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/us-actor-tom-skerritt-who-starred-in-top-gun-steel-magnolias-and-alien-dies-aged-93/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in the TV series Picket Fences and the films Alien and Top Gun, has died aged 93, his family says. Skerritt died on Wednesday of natural causes, his family said: “While the world knew Tom through his remarkable acting career, we knew him for his humour, curiosity, wisdom, generosity, [...] The post US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Top Gun, Steel Magnolias…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}