{"id":"8f374974737f","title":"Actor Patrick Stewart dies at 86","page":"https://247relaynews.com/story/8f374974737f","feature":"Relay Continuum","about":"The living record of this story on 24/7 Relay News: every fact with its status and source, kept up to date and versioned.","version":"5.20261030143120","updated":"2026-10-30T14:31:20.176Z","status_key":{"Reported":"one newsroom","Corroborated":"two or more independent newsrooms","Confirmed":"backed by a primary source","Disputed":"newsrooms disagree; not settled","Updated":"replaced by a newer value","Corrected":"corrected by an editor"},"facts":[{"id":"cmvv2lkz4q9pgnj","text":"Actor Patrick Stewart died.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"Patrick Stewart death","reported":"2026-10-30 12:29:21.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"NBC News","url":"https://www.today.com/video/patrick-stewart-iconic-star-trek-and-x-men-actor-dies-at-86-272529989956","quote":"has died after a brief battle with 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any prior public disclosures, and the cause of death beyond the mentioned conditions have not been provided."],"answered_questions":[],"timeline":[{"at":"2026-10-30T14:31:20.176Z","kind":"new","summary":"Actor Patrick Stewart died. Patrick Stewart was 86 years old at death. Patrick Stewart suffered from Alzheimer’s disease."},{"at":"2026-10-30T08:02:02.131Z","kind":"new","summary":"Sir Patrick Stewart began his career on stage. Sir Patrick Stewart is known for roles in Star Trek and Shakespeare."},{"at":"2026-10-29T22:01:34.398Z","kind":"new","summary":"Sir Patrick Stewart died at age 86. CBS Mornings co‑anchor Vladimir Duthiers spoke about his 2023 interview with Stewart. Stewart talked with CBS News' Tony Dokoupil."},{"at":"2026-10-29T22:01:34.398Z","kind":"update","summary":"Patrick Stewart death location: 86 → Wednesday (CBS News; earlier: CBS News)"},{"at":"2026-10-29T21:02:16.129Z","kind":"new","summary":"Patrick Stewart’s death followed Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia."}],"relay_note":{"text":"One newsroom reports that actor Patrick Stewart died on Wednesday in Los Angeles at age 86, with NBC News noting his death and his suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, while CBS News added that he also had Lewy body dementia. The Guardian and NBC News corroborated that his death followed those neurodegenerative conditions. BBC News contributed background that Stewart began his career on stage and is known for roles in *Star Trekk* and Shakespeare, and CBS Mornings co‑anchor Vladimir Duthiers recalled a 2023 interview with him, which he also discussed with CBS News’ Tony Dokoupil.\n\nThe reports do not disclose how long Stewart had been dealing with the illnesses, the precise timeline of his health issues, or the exact circumstances of his final days, leaving those details unresolved.","updated":"2026-10-30T14:31:40.108Z","method":"Written by AI only from this record and checked sentence by sentence against it."}}