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Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor known for Tender Mercies and The Godfather, dead at 95

American actor Robert Duvall, known for his best-actor Oscar role in Tender Mercies and appearing in classics like The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, has died at 95. Duvall’s wife, Luciana Duvall, confirmed his death in a social media post. “Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and …

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Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film No Other Land beaten by West Bank settlers, witnesses say

Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning film No Other Land on Monday in the occupied West Bank before he was detained by the Israeli military, according to one of his fellow directors and other witnesses. The filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was one of three Palestinians detained in …

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Oscar-winning ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ actor Louise Fletcher dead at 88

Louise Fletcher, an actor whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest set a new standard for screen villains and won her an Academy Award, has died at age 88. Fletcher died in her sleep surrounded by family at her home in …

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