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  "title": "Ian McKellen Pays Tribute to Close Friend Patrick Stewart: ‘He Wore His Heart on His Sleeve’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/ian-mckellen-pays-tribute-to-close-friend-patrick-stewart-he-wore-his",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T00:35:36.000Z",
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    "name": "Variety",
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  "summary": "Ian McKellen wrote a moving tribute to Patrick Stewart, his close friend of many years, following his death Thursday at age 86 after suffering from Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Dementia. “Before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England which he loved to […]",
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        "title": "Ian McKellen Remembers Beloved Friend Patrick Stewart: ‘Wore His Heart on His Sleeve’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/ian-mckellen-remembers-beloved-friend-patrick-stewart-wore-his-heart",
        "published": "2026-10-30T00:43:30.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Ian McKellen Pays Tribute To Patrick Stewart: “He Wore His Heart On His Sleeve”",
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        "published": "2026-10-30T01:36:13.000Z"
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        "outlet": "IndieWire",
        "title": "Ian McKellen Honors His Friend Patrick Stewart: ‘The Most Respected and Beloved Actor of His Generation’",
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        "published": "2026-10-30T01:38:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Ian McKellen Honors Close Friend Patrick Stewart: ‘A Man to Rely On, to Admire and In My Case, Love’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/ian-mckellen-honors-close-friend-patrick-stewart-a-man-to-rely-on-to",
        "published": "2026-10-30T01:40:39.000Z"
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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."
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