Sir Patrick Stewart dies at eighty-six

Sir Patrick Stewart dies at eighty-six

Sir Patrick Stewart, the British actor known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men, died at eighty-six in Los Angeles. His family said he had been living with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia, ending a six-decade career that began with the Royal Shakespeare Company and expanded across television, film and theater.

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