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Stacy Keach, star of stage and 'Mike Hammer' series, dies at 85
Philadelphia Inquirer and WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of November 11, 2026 at 1:42 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
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 center frames it as "Stacy Keach, star of stage and 'Mike Hammer' series, dies at 85".
Match confidenceMedium confidence. 6 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
6 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
23/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftStacy Keach, star of stage and ‘Mike Hammer’ series, dies at 85
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterStacy Keach, star of stage and 'Mike Hammer' series, dies at 85
ABC7 New York · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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...
