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'Honoury Aussie' Sam Neill dies aged 78
He was the New Zealand actor we claimed with pride; Sam Neill, star of film and television, has died at the age of 78 in Sydney. In a career spanning six decades he starred in the blockbuster Jurassic Park franchise, the Oscar winning film The Piano and played opposite Hollywood luminaries like Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. His good friend and fellow actor Heather Mitchell says he loved Australia, and he cherished and loved people.The US and Iran are sliding back into a state of all-out-war less than a month after a ceasefire and Memorandum of Understanding to progress peace talks was…
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