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Actor Alan Bates Dies of Cancer

NPR | By Steve Inskeep
Published December 28, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

British actor Alan Bates has died of cancer at the age of 69. Bates starred in such films as Zorba the Greek, The Fixer and Georgy Girl. He was also a renowned Shakespearean actor who went on to win a Tony Award in 2002 for his role in Fortune's Fool on Broadway. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

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