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Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

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What happened Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence High confidence. 20 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
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20 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceMostly same

0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftEva Marie Saint, Oscar-Winning Star of ‘On the Waterfront,’ Dies at 102

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CenterEva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightEva Marie Saint, Oscar-winning ‘On the Waterfront’ and ‘North by Northwest’ star, dead at 102

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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Oct 6, 10:06 PM

Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eva Marie Saint, the pale, willowy actor who won an Academy Award for her first movie, “On the Waterfront,” and starred opposite Cary Grant in the Alfred Hitchcock thrill...

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Fox NewsNews report · Oct 7, 12:06 AM

Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-winning ‘On the Waterfront’ and ‘North by Northwest’ star, dead at 102

Oscar winning actress Eva Marie Saint, who starred opposite Marlon Brando and Cary Grant, has died at 102 after a career spanning seven decades.

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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Oct 7, 12:00 AM

Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the pale, willowy actor who won an Academy Award for her first movie, “On the Waterfront,” and starred in “North by Northwest,” has died. She was 102.

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Oct 7, 12:00 AM

Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the pale, willowy actor who won an Academy Award for her first movie, “On the Waterfront,” and starred in “North by Northwest,” has died. She was 102.

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KGO / ABC7 San FranciscoNews report · Oct 7, 12:00 AM

Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the pale, willowy actor who won an Academy Award for her first movie, “On the Waterfront,” and starred in “North by Northwest,” has died. She was 102.

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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Oct 7, 12:00 AM

Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the pale, willowy actor who won an Academy Award for her first movie, “On the Waterfront,” and starred in “North by Northwest,” has died. She was 102.

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KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Oct 7, 12:00 AM

Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the pale, willowy actor who won an Academy Award for her first movie, “On the Waterfront,” and starred in “North by Northwest,” has died. She was 102.

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ABC7 New YorkNews report · Oct 7, 12:00 AM

Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest' and 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

Eva Marie Saint, the pale, willowy actor who won an Academy Award for her first movie, “On the Waterfront,” and starred in “North by Northwest,” has died. She was 102.

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Toronto SunNews report · Oct 6, 11:24 PM

Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-winning actress of ‘On the Waterfront,’ dies at 102

She refused the trappings of superstardom in order to balance a versatile career with a fulfilling off-screen domestic life.

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Vanity FairNews report · Oct 6, 10:58 PM

Eva Marie Saint, Oscar-Winning Star of ‘On the Waterfront,’ Dies at 102

The North by Northwest actress starred opposite several generations of classic movie leading men in various films and TV projects, including Bob Hope, Montgomery Clift, Warren Beatty, Richa...

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NPRNews report · Oct 6, 10:45 PM

Actress Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar for 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

Saint won an Oscar for her portrayal of Edie, a Catholic schoolgirl whose longshoreman brother is murdered. She went on to star in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest.

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Oct 6, 10:43 PM

Eva Marie Saint, star of ‘North by Northwest’ and ‘On the Waterfront,’ dies at 102

Oscar winner Eva Marie Saint has died at the age of 102.

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ABC NewsNews report · Oct 6, 10:27 PM

Eva Marie Saint, star of 'North by Northwest,' 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102

She won an Academy Award for her first movie, "On the Waterfront."

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Las Vegas Review-JournalNews report · Oct 6, 10:25 PM

Eva Marie Saint, star of ‘North by Northwest’ and ‘On the Waterfront,’ dies at 102

Saint, whose acting work lasted well into her 90s, died at her home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, confirmed family representative Jeff Sanderson.

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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Oct 6, 10:23 PM

One of the last surviving stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age dies at age 102

Eva Marie Saint, an Academy Award-winning actress who was one of the last surviving stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, has died.

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The Conversation (AU)News report · Oct 6, 10:16 PM

Eva Marie Saint has died at 102: the last star of Hollywood’s Golden Age

Eva Marie Saint showed rare versatility by changing image and style and medium and format across eight decades.

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The New York TimesNews report · Oct 6, 10:15 PM

Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,’ Is Dead at 102

A luminous beauty with dramatic depth, she brought a layered intensity to harrowing roles and seduced Cary Grant in the romantic thriller “North by Northwest.”

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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Oct 6, 10:05 PM

Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint dies at 102

Eva Marie Saint died in her Los Angeles, California, home on Tuesday, a representative said.

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Details0/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 20 sources
0/99 Wording GapHigh confidence20 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 29 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Oct 6, 10:05 PM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.

Oct 6, 10:06 PM: KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) joined the source map.

Oct 6, 10:07 PM: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joined the source map.

Oct 6, 10:12 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is stable · 29 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.