actor
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Nearly two years after actor Alec Baldwin was cleared of criminal charges in the “Rust” movie shooting death, a long simmering civil negligence case is inching toward a trial this fall.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The actor Finnian Garbutt, known for his role in BBC police drama Hope Street, has died "peacefully at home".
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Back in the depths of the pandemic, what was an actor to do?
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
“He was there basically the whole season, waiting to die,” Gemmill says of the actor with the nonspeaking role, Ronald Alan Scarlata.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
A fellow actor described his eyes as being “like living jewels.”
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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Vocabulary lists containing actor
Academy Awards, List 3
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Literary Terms, Part I
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Just Do It: Act
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