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Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen: A friendship that surpassed the stage and screen
30 October 2026 at 07:19
“He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love,” McKellen said in a statement on Stewart’s death.
McKellen and Stewart at Theatre Royal Haymarket in London in 2009. Stewart and McKellen reflected on their theater and onscreen careers at University Center in New York in 2014. Halle Berry, Stewart, McKellen and Hugh Jackman in "X-Men — The Last Stand" in 2006. McKellen and Stewart during a promo event for "X-Men 3: The Last Stand" during the Cannes Film Festival in 2006.
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