Patrick Stewart, of Star Trek and X-Men fame, dies at 86
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · global
Patrick Stewart, who rose from poverty in England to become an accomplished Shakespearean stage actor and then achieved global stardom as the erudite Captain Jean-Luc Picard in television’s Star Trek: The Next Generation and the telepathic Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, has died at the age of 86. Stewart, knighted in 2010 by Queen Elizabeth for his contributions to drama, died at his home in Los Angeles, according to a statement on his social media account. “We announce with...
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