Tuesday Reads

Obituary:  UK actor Ben Cross, 72, has died after a short illness.  He is best known for co-starring with Ian Charleson (who died of AIDS-related complications in 1990) in the film, Chariots of Fire.

Cross first came to prominence on the stage, starring as Billy Flynn in the 1978 stage version of “Chicago.” He reached greater fame starring as Harold Abrahams in the acclaimed 1981 movie “Chariots of Fire.” The movie told the true story of a Jewish track star and a Catholic track star competing against each other in the 1924 Olympics. In 2009, he starred as Sarek, Spock’s father, in the J.J. Abrams reboot of the “Star Trek” franchise.

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