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British Stage Star Dame Sybil Thorndike Dies at 93
Dame Sybil Thorndike, a queen of the British stage whose 72 year career peaked in Shaw's St. Joan, died at 93 in London. Born Oct 24 1882 in Gainsborough, she debuted in 1904 and played nearly all Shakespearean heroines. Tributes poured in from Lord Olivier and Alec Guinness.
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