Plummer was raised in Senneville, Quebec, near Montreal, at his maternal grandparents' home. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Canadian travel lockdown, he would film his parts from his home in Connecticut, instead of venturing to Toronto, in 2020 and 2021. In 2014, Plummer presented A Word or Two again, at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. They escape, but the queen activates a giant female robot which chases them until they are rescued by Akton and Thor. Me Everybody thought so, but the Sith somehow kept him alive., Her Wait, now I am SURE Carrie Fisher is dead, but that really looks like her!, Me Right, she is dead, but theyre using her CGI image as a live character., I wont spoil the ending, but believe me, somebody diesI think. Melkor declared himself emperor and touched off a brutal civil war that had devastating consequences for the Klingon Empire, largely due to the usurper's treacherous and cowardly tactics. Christopher Plummer was suggested to play Lor San Tekka in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2005) by darthjoker01. Christopher Plummer as The Emperor, the known universe's benevolent and wise ruler, whose only son has disappeared after an encounter with the space forces of evil Count Zarth Arn. With no further options left, the Emperor decides to use a massive space station, the Floating City, to ram the Count's space station in a 4th dimensional attack, Starcrash. In 2001, he received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts. Even with the star power of David Hasselhoff and Christopher Plummer, the movie has all the charm of a dollar-store bootleg. in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Me I dont know, I dont know any of the new characters Ren, Kylo, Ray, Bob, something like that., Me No, the other guy killed his father, and that other guy killed his father, but now she is supposed to kill her grandfather., Her Wait, I thought that guy was dead?. "But it was a very well-made movie, and it's a family movie and we haven't seen a family movie, I don't think, on that scale for ages. [58], In 2009, Plummer said that he was "a bit bored with the character". The Count appears and reveals his plan to use them as bait to bring the Emperor to the planet and then have his weapon self-destruct, destroying the planet, the Emperor and all three of them. [97] They recorded the work with Marriner's chamber orchestra the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. [19], In 1946, he caught the attention of Montreal Gazette's theatre critic Herbert Whittaker with his performance as Mr Darcy in a Montreal High School production of Pride and Prejudice. "I. Stella and Elle volunteer to smash the City into the Count's station. 2.Christopher Plummer / 216 peran. After appearing on stage, he made his film debut in Stage Struck (1958), landed his first starring role that same year in Wind Across the Everglades. [28][30], Plummer appeared less frequently on Broadway in the 1960s as he moved from New York to London. Both plays were directed for the stage by Des McAnuff and produced by Barry Avrich. Legendary actor Christopher Plummer, perhaps Canada's greatest thespian, delivered outstanding performances as Sherlock Holmes in, The Sound of Music: 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition, At age 82, he was the oldest person to receive an Academy Award. Film paling populer yang pernah ia perankan adalah The Hobbit, Star Wars & The Lord of the rings. One of Plummer's most critically acclaimed roles was that of television journalist Mike Wallace in Michael Mann's biographical film The Insider (1999), for which he was honoured with several critics' awards for Best Supporting Actor, though a corresponding Academy Award nomination did not materialize. Starcrash (Italian: Scontri stellari oltre la terza dimensione, lit. In November 2017, Plummer, who was director Ridley Scott's original choice to play J. Paul Getty in All the Money in the World,[73] was cast to replace Kevin Spacey in the then-already completed film. They lived in Weston, Connecticut. Chang attacked and crippled Kalnor's ship, but he did not destroy it. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. It is widely regarded as a "cash-in" on the unprecedented success of Star Wars. RIP. [80] His American television debut was also in 1953 on a Studio One episode entitled "The Gathering Night", as an artist who finds success just as his eyesight begins to fail him. Christopher Plummer, in full Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer, (born December 13, 1929, Toronto, Ontario, Canadadied February 5, 2021, Weston, Connecticut, U.S.), Canadian actor known for his interpretations of classical roles on the stage as well as his starring and supporting roles in motion pictures. He was an actor, known for Time Bandits (1981), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) and The Elephant Man (1980). [104], Plummer died at his home in Weston, on February 5, 2021, at the age of 91. Akton engages them in a laser sword duel and defeats the robots, but is mortally wounded and fades away. Now an Audible Audiobook! Christopher Plummer, an actor best known for his roles in "Sound of Music" and "All the Money in the World," has died. [12][13] As a schoolboy, he began studying to be a concert pianist, but developed a love for theatre at an early age, and began acting while he was attending the High School of Montreal. In 2004, Plummer briefly played John Adams Gates in the Disney adventure film National Treasure. There's paying homage, then there's ripping off. He appeared in the third episode, "John Abbott"[citation needed] (as Plummer is Abbott's great-grandson). He first studied the piano before devoting himself to acting, having decided that playing the piano professionally "was very lonely and very hard work". Chang and his bridge crew were killed when a reconfigured gas-sampling torpedo hit. All scenes that had included Spacey were re-shot with Plummer. Cristopher Lee meninggal dunia pada tanggal 7 Juni 2015. Before they can escape, they are apprehended by the police, who have tracked their hyperspace trail. There are no living survivors. 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Plummer had a varied career across film, television and theatre, starring in productions on Broadway and with the Royal Shakespeare Company. [6] The film's producer and screenwriter, Nat Wachsberger, and his son, producer Patrick Wachsberger, who had just developed the American production company Film Enterprises Productions, signed on to the film in May 1977 during the Cannes Film Festival after viewing sample work created by Cozzi for investors. "Through his art and humanity, he touched all of our hearts and his legendary life will endure for all generations to come. [28], In April 1961, he appeared as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing with the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Plummer won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Mike Mills' film Beginners (2010). The Emperor orders Stella and Akton to find the Count's weapon. What a life. General Chang is a fictional character from the Star Trek fictional universe who was portrayed by Christopher Plummer as the central antagonist in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, a feature film released in 1991. The Klingon general greeted Kirk as a "fellow warrior". SUPPORT CHRISTO! The play toured several cities, with Plummer serving as Power's understudy. Plummer was cast to replace Rex Harrison for the film adaptation of Doctor Dolittle. The Chang makeup originally included a wig appliance. Rather than see this happen, Chang joined a secret conspiracy (which would be known as the Khitomer conspiracy) of Klingon, Federation and Romulan officials to stop the peace process by any means necessary. (outre d'tre la fille de Christopher Plummer qui avait illumin de sa prsence ST VI The . He died on August 13, 2016 in Preston, Lancashire, England,. What a talent. After appearing in Night of the Auk, which was not a success, Plummer appeared in Elia Kazan's successful Broadway production of Archibald MacLeish's Pulitzer Prize-winning play J.B.; Plummer was nominated for his first Tony as Best Actor in Play. [91] In 2011, he appeared in the feature-length documentary The Captains. "[13], Cozzi stated that the miniatures were completed by Italian artists, while American developers were recruited for the special effects, including snorkel photography, computer photography and mechanical effects. Tried and convicted of piracy, they are each sentenced to life in prison on separate prison planets. Originally broadcast in 2007. [60], He was in Inside Daisy Clover (1965), then played World War Two agent Eddie Chapman in Triple Cross (1966), and had a supporting role as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in The Night of the Generals (1967). I think it was only about three days in Rome on that one. The Shadow Box. [66] That same year he also lent his voice in Tim Burton-produced action/science fiction film 9 playing elder leader 1. [8] Plummer was also a second cousin of British actor Nigel Bruce, known for portraying Doctor Watson to Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes. Our thoughts are with his loved ones during this time. pic.twitter.com/hDV3q1opzJ, Star Trek actor George Takei called the actor a "giant of stage and screen", adding: "Rest in eternal music, Captain Von Trapp. Chang prosecuted them both and succeeded in having them both found guilty. On Oscar night, March 7, 2010, however, he lost to Christoph Waltz.[70]. [17], Plummer never attended university, something he regretted all his life. Closing in on a planet, the ship is attacked by a mysterious weapon which drives the crew insane. He died before filming commenced. When the ruse was discovered, Chang had to make a choice: fight the fight he had waited for his whole life, or defend his people against the threat Melkor posed. Thor locks Stella and Elle outside on the planet's surface, where the temperature drops thousands of degrees at night, but Elle is able to preserve Stella's life by using his energy to keep her heart going while they freeze over in the snow. A Quail in the Family, The Story of Peep-Sight by William J. Plummer. Plummer shot his scenes in a matter of days and was subsequently nominated for an Oscar, a Bafta and a Golden Globe. Scott and his wife Giannina paid tribute to Plummer, telling The Hollywood Reporter: "What a guy. [78], In 2021, Plummer was set to play the lead for a film adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, to be filmed in the summer, in Newfoundland, under director Des McAnuff. But instead, Kirk surrendered, and both he and the ship's doctor Leonard McCoy beamed aboard Gorkon's ship. He was a national treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In the latter film he replaced Kevin Spacey, whose performance as billionaire J Paul Getty was removed. He was a memorably villainous Klingon in the sixth Star Trek film and played TV anchorman Mike Wallace in 1999's The Insider. [9] Filmed at Cinecitt studios in Rome, the film was produced independently by brothers Nat and Patrick Wachsburger, and features a musical score composed by John Barry. This resulted in the eyepatch that he is seen wearing in The Undiscovered Country. Stella and Elle are picked up by Simon and the two humans embrace. Christopher Plummer, Chagrined Star of 'The Sound of Music,' Dies at 91. His other Tony-nominated roles include in J.B. (1959), Othello (1982), No Man's Land (1994), King Lear (2004), and Inherit the Wind (2007). The Tempest won Plummer a Canadian Screen award for Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program. Stella and Elle take a shuttle from the spaceship and land near the pod on a sandy, rocky beach. [62] In the 1969 film adaptation of The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Plummer plays the Inca Emperor Atahualpa to Robert Shaw's Pizarro. I treasure the memories of our work together and all the humour and fun we shared through the years. For other people with the same name, see, 19481958: Early career and Broadway debut, 19621965: London debut and Stratford Festival, 19711978: National Theatre and Broadway roles, 20022014: Celebrated actor and final stage roles, 19531964: Television debut and appearances, Received in 2016 awards ceremony, held in 2017, Last edited on 24 February 2023, at 19:10, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, film adaptation of The Royal Hunt of the Sun, List of awards and nominations received by Christopher Plummer, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, List of EGOT winners Missing a Grammy Award, Outstanding Actor Limited Series or a Movie, Outstanding Supporting Actor Limited Series or Movie, 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal, List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees, "Christopher Plummer nabs SAG Award for 'Beginners', "Only 22 people had ever accomplished this feat. ", Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood, who worked alongside Plummer on animated film 9, expressed his condolences, adding: "What a legend.". [99] He was next married to Patricia Lewis, a journalist, from May 4, 1962, until their divorce in 1967. He . When he accepted the award, he quipped "You're only two years older than me, darling. Christopher was a great-grandson of John Abbott, who was Canada's third Prime Minister (from 1891 to 1892), and a great-great-great-grandson of Presbyterian clergyman John Bethune. There was a snort and a whinny and he was swiftest off the starting line. Three escape pods launch during the attack, but the ship crashes into the atmosphere of the planet and is destroyed. But he joined the Force, and is coming back to give sage advice. [89] That same year, he starred in the five-time Emmy Award-winning television series The Thorn Birds, alongside Barbara Stanwyck and Jean Simmons. [55] He declined to attend the 40th Anniversary cast reunion,[56] but he did provide commentary on the 2005 DVD release. All the details about his tragic death and lifetime achievements are here. [25], Plummer made his Broadway debut in January 1953 in The Starcross Story, a show that closed on opening night after a plagiarism lawsuit shut down the production. October 2, 1970 - February 5, 2021 (his death), Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness. The Canadian stage and screen legend became the oldest actor to win an Oscar in 2012 thanks to his performance in . He is revealed to be the Emperor's son, Prince Simon. Christopher was a great-grandson of John Abbott, who was Canada's third Prime Minister (from 1891 to 1892), and a great-great-great-grandson of Presbyterian clergyman John Bethune. Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Harrison Ford, Lesley-Anne Down, Christopher Plummer, Alec McCowen Votes: 5,564 | Gross: $3.00M The Enterprise and Excelsior destroyed the Bird of Prey. The next meeting was set to take place at a neutral site, Camp Khitomer. )[28], He appeared as Jason opposite Dame Judith Anderson in Robinson Jeffers' adaptation of Medea at the Theatre Sara Bernhardt in Paris in 1955. Plummer made his film debut in 1958's Stage Struck, directed by Sidney Lumet. Meanwhile, Kirk and McCoy stood trial for Gorkon's assassination. Have mercy." [23] Edward Everett Horton hired Plummer to appear as Gerard in the 1953 road show production of Andr Roussin's Nina,[24] a role originated on Broadway by David Niven in 1951. He appeared in Aces High (1976), Starcrash (1978), International Velvet (1978), and Murder by Decree (1979) (playing Sherlock Holmes). Throughout the film he was often depicted as fierce, cunning and willing to participate in battles personally. Then, two Starfleet conspirators beamed aboard Gorkon's ship, mortally wounded the Chancellor and killed several other Klingons. At the same time, Plummer was performing in the stage play The Royal Hunt of the Sun and his whole Dolittle participation was so brief that Plummer never missed a performance.[61]. "I treasure the memories of our work together and all the humour and fun we shared through the years.". Elle has been rebuilt by the Emperor's men. [122] He was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Actor's Branch from 2007. Upon their return to the ship, Thor, who has ambushed and apparently knocked out Akton, reveals that he is an agent of Zarth Arn. [87], He appeared as Herod Antipas in the television miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (1977) alongside the ensemble cast which included Laurence Olivier, James Earl Jones and James Mason. POURQUOI LE LIVRE DE BOBA FETT EST LA SAISON 2.5 DU MANDALORIAN, MR JON FAVREAU ? Wind Across the Everglades. Despite McCoy's efforts, Gorkon died and Chang arrested them both. For that performance, Plummer won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance. 00:25. von Trapp, Plummer, who died Feb. 5, appeared in scores of films, won two Tony Awards and performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making him the only Canadian recipient of the "Triple Crown of Acting". With Thor and Elle accompanying them, Stella and Akton set off on their quest. To Chang's surprise, the torpedo had been properly aimed at his supposedly invisible warship. Christopher Plummer died on February 5, 2021, at the age of 91, leaving behind seven decades of work in TV and film. [50] That same year, Plummer played the lead in Nicholas Ray's film Wind Across the Everglades. Kirk and McCoy were rescued by Enterprise. Christopher Plummer Actor | Beginners No, what Mr. Plummer does is make us weep for a civilization that can produce such a man and allow him to flower. [67], In January 2010, Plummer received his first Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of author Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station (2009). at the Carpenter Theatre". Other Oscar-nominated roles include in The Last Station (2009) and All the Money in the World (2017). [62] In 2009, Plummer gave a voice performance for Pixar's animated film Up where he played the antagonistic character Charles Muntz. Chang fought Melkor, but he did not support Gorkon. Destined, or doomed, to be remembered as Captain von Trapp in the 1965 film of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, Christopher Plummer, who has died aged 91, was a tremendous actor,. Both performances were "stunning", as Plummer did wonders "of extraordinary beauty and deep pain" in playing his complex character. 02:59. During the events depicted in The Undiscovered Country, the Klingon Empire faced a momentous ecological disaster in 2293, when its key energy facility exploded and polluted the homeworld's atmosphere. Where have you been all my life?". Star Wars R.I.P.?? Plummer's win made him, at age 82, the oldest actor to win an Academy Award. He will forever be with us. [1], Last edited on 5 September 2022, at 11:14, Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective, SYFY It is a good day to die: Ranking the top ten Klingons in all of Star Trek Mar 7, 2019, "Star Trek's 10 Most Villainous Villains", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chang_(Star_Trek)&oldid=1108616184, This page was last edited on 5 September 2022, at 11:14. The resulting conference led to a peace that lasted almost a century exactly the thing that Chang was trying to prevent. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. Star Trek: Picard Season 3 continues with its epic storyline that reunites the main cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation for a new adventure, and episode 2 was a revelatory one, indeed. Read about our approach to external linking. [36] Love and Master Will consisted of selections from the works of William Shakespeare on the subject of love, arranged by Plummer. This crisis had the potential to put an end to the Klingon Empire. * All original content copyright Christopher Plummer, 2011-2022. [90], In 2000, Plummer played Sir David Maxwell Fyfe in the Primetime Emmy Award-winning Nuremberg (2000) alongside Alec Baldwin, Brian Cox and Max Von Sydow, and the Emmy-winning The Moneychangers (for which he won his first Emmy Award as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series). The production later transferred to the Globe for a December 1961 to April 1962 run. [64] He also appeared in Spike Lee's biographical drama Malcolm X (1992), Mike Nichols' horror drama Wolf (1994), Taylor Hackford's psychological drama Dolores Claiborne (1995), and Terry Gilliam's science fiction drama 12 Monkeys (1995). He appeared in support of Broadway legend Katharine Cornell and film legend Tyrone Power in The Dark Is Light Enough, which lasted 69 performances from February to April 1955. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscars, said he "beguiled audiences across generations". In 2013, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Chang the 9th best villain of the Star Trek franchise, praising the performance of actor Christopher Plummer. It puts God in a very dicey moment, doesn't it? "[5] However, he admitted that the film itself was well made and was proud to be associated with a film with such mass appeal. Following the allegations of sexual misconduct made against Spacey, the film's makers decided against releasing the film with his original performance. He will be really missed.". He had Scottish, English, Anglo-Irish, and Cornish ancestry. "He was a national treasure who deeply relished his Canadian roots," he continued. This actor grapples arrestingly with his early bouts of conscience, as horrible imaginings send Macbeth's heart knocking at his ribs."[40]. He gives us evil so pure - and so bottomless - that it can induce tears. Suddenly, the Enterprise fired a torpedo. The movie ends with the Emperor delivering a short victory speech. Christopher Plummer won his Oscar in 2012, and was also nominated in 2018 and 2010 He was a memorably villainous Klingon in the sixth Star Trek film and played TV anchorman Mike Wallace in 1999's . Not satisfied with this, Chang ordered the commandant of Rura Penthe to make sure Kirk and McCoy were killed during an escape attempt. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country's villain, General Chang (Christopher Plummer), was the first bald Klingon in Star Trek, and he helped inspire the look of Star Trek: Discovery's controversial Klingons that were retconned earlier into the franchise's timeline. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage, and television. ".. the other guy killed *his* father, and that *other guy* killed his father, but now *she* is supposed to kill her grandfather." . At age 88, he became the oldest person ever to be nominated for an acting Academy Award for. New World Pictures stepped in instead. He appeared in the title role in a 1963 production of Bertolt Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui,[28] which did not succeed, but he had a great success in Peter Shaffer's The Royal Hunt of the Sun, playing conquistador Francisco Pizarro to David Carradine's Atahuallpa. . [16][17] He learned the basics of acting as an apprentice with the Montreal Repertory Theatre, where fellow Montrealer William Shatner also played. The following is a personal appreciation of the Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, who died on February 5 2021. [47], In 2009 and 2010, Plummer starred in two stage to screen adaptations of the Stratford Festival productions of George Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra and William Shakespeare's The Tempest. As a result, Chang hoped to keep Gorkon from becoming the next leader of the Klingon Empire. [8], A retrospective review by Kurt Dahlke of DVD Talk said, "Starcrash is a masterpiece of unintentionally bad filmmaking. While speaking with Shatner for his 2011 The Captains documentary, Plummer revealed that he loved the original series and watched it often. [11], Plummer's parents separated shortly after his birth, and he was brought up mainly by his mother in the Abbott family home in Senneville, Quebec, on the western tip of Montreal island. Plummer had the title role in Oedipus the King (1968) and The High Commissioner (1968), playing an Australian in the latter. The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival to positive reviews. Stella is taken before Amazon Queen Corelia, who is in league with Zarth Arn. The film was scheduled to be completed by mid-December 1977. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for these two roles. Later that year, he played Anton Chekhov in Neil Simon's adaptation of several Chekhov short stories, The Good Doctor. Harrison Ford is an interesting example, with the actor, on one hand, having a real . [18] Although his mother and his father's family had ties with McGill University, he was never a McGill student. It was all shot at once". He also played Sherlock Holmes in Murder By Decree and appeared with Peter Sellers in The Return of the Pink Panther. By Roxy Simons On 8/11/21 at 5:18 AM EDT. They quickly arrive at the location Akton computes for the first escape pod. . Plummer was raised in Senneville, Quebec, near Montreal, at his maternal grandparents' home. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot. In 2017 Plummer was asked by Ridley Scott to appear in All the Money in the World, which he had already completed with Spacey. Plummer was one of many stars in Battle of Britain (1969), and the lead in a musical, Lock Up Your Daughters (1969). COVID chronicles: Happy Easter! He could even raise C-movies to a B-movie level, which he did as an intergalactic emperor in 1978's "Starcrash," a ripoff of "Star Wars" that he admittedly took for the free flight to Italy. [94] Plummer was set to return to Departure for season 2. During an air raid . He had nothing to prove anymore so he was completely free, kind, funny mischievous and beautiful to watch. [52] Plummer did not appear on the film screen for six years after 1958 until he played the Roman emperor Commodus in Anthony Mann's epic The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964). Three years after his second divorce, Plummer married actress Elaine Taylor on October 2, 1970. He received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making him the only Canadian recipient of the "Triple Crown of Acting". [27], Later that same year, he appeared in his first Broadway hit, opposite Julie Harris (who won a Tony Award) in Jean Anouilh's The Lark. Conversazione con Luigi Cozzi su fantascienza e religione" interview by Stefano Bigliardi, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Starcrash&oldid=1135619925, "The Ice Planet/Heading for Zarkon" (3:03), "Strange Planet/The Troggs Attack" (2:37), This page was last edited on 25 January 2023, at 20:36. In the wake of Christopher Plummer's death on Friday, Hollywood figures took to social media to share tributes and memories of the Canadian stage and screen actor who died at his . [6] The Hollywood Reporter stated that shooting also took place in Morocco, Tunisia and in Hollywood. In 1988, he starred in another Shakespeare adaptation on Broadway in the title role in Macbeth with Glenda Jackson playing his lady. Plummer also did some voice work, such as his role of Henri the pigeon in An American Tail (1986) and the villainous Grand Duke of Owls in Rock-a-Doodle (1991), both directed by Don Bluth. 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