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Posted By: Richie Black (misused acct, bad email)
03-Jan-11 - 06:01 AM
Thread Name: Obit: Actor Pete Postlethwaite (1946 – 2011)
Subject: Obit: Pete Postlethwaite
Actor Pete Postlethwaite has died aged 64. He passed away peacefully in hospital in Shropshire yesterday following a lengthy battle against cancer.
Born in Warrington, he had originally planned to be a priest. He later became a teacher but eventually followed his passion for the stage, beginning his career at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool.