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Throughout this dense and always engrossing survey of Lean’s career in film, Thompson threads the vicissitudes of the director’s personal life, spanning six wives and various other relationships and flings.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026 -
For a group of girls who wanted nothing more than to become doting wives and smiling mothers, the year could not have gone more disastrously.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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Those messages led me to create this guide as a starting point for families, executors, surviving spouses, and beneficiaries.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Lane is survived by his brothers Michael Lane, a former casting director, and playwright and author Eric Lane; sister Lisa Lane Crawley; their spouses, Meredith Wechter Lane, Bob Barnett and John Crawley; six nephews and one niece.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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Fox News Digital previously reported that Radimak was known for driving a Tesla and using a pipe to attack the vehicles of his victims, including multiple women.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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For ArtPhilly, Pepperpot, harkens back to the America of 250 years ago, anchoring the existence of African American women and culture within Philadelphia’s historic marketplaces.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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“Widows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widows. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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