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Stacy Keach, star of stage and 'Mike Hammer' series, dies at 85
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What happenedStacy Keach, one of America's finest stage actors who became best known for playing scruffy private eye Mike Hammer on TV, has died. He was 85.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Stacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer’ series, dies at 85". The right frames it as "Stacy Keach dead at 85 as ‘Mike Hammer’ star’s wife shares emotional tribute".
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Left / center-leftStacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer’ series, dies at 85
Chicago Sun-Times · Center-left · News report
CenterStacy Keach, star of stage and 'Mike Hammer' series, dies at 85
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Right / center-rightStacy Keach, Who Played Badasses With the Best of Them, Dies at 85.
Stacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer’ series, dies at 85
Stacy Keach, one of America's finest stage actors who became best known for playing scruffy private eye Mike Hammer on TV and whose career was nearly derailed after he was imprisoned in 198...
Stacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer’ series, dies at 85
Keach died at home in Magdalenka, Poland, “after a long and difficult battle with a serious heart condition and heart failure,” his wife, Malgosia Tomassi Keach, said in a statement.
Stacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer’ series, dies at 85
Stacy Keach, one of America’s finest stage actors who became best known for playing scruffy private eye Mike Hammer on TV and whose career was nearly derailed after he was imprisoned in 198...
Stacy Keach, actor who embodied Hamlet and Mike Hammer, dies at 85
Stacy Keach, a larger-than-life actor who triumphed as Hamlet on the boards and as Mike Hammer, Mickey Spillane’s tough-guy detective, on network television, died Tuesday. He was 85.
