Tom Skerritt, Star of ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien,’ Dies at 93
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"Tom Skerritt, Star of ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien,’ Dies at 93" is generating significant coverage in the Entertainment category, with 7 articles from 7 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, WOODTV.com, Variety and ABC7 Los Angeles. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (16)
- Tom Skerritt’s Cause of Death: How Did the ‘Top Gun’ Actor Die? Yahoo · 2h ago
- Award-winning actor, Detroit native, dead at 93 MLive.com · 2h ago
- All About Late ‘Top Gun’ Actor Tom Skerritt’s Wife and 5 Kids People.com · 2h ago
- Tom Skerritt, known for roles in "Alien," "Top Gun" and TV's "Picket Fences," dies at age 93 CBS News · 2h ago
- Tom Skerritt, star of ‘Alien’ and familiar face at SIFF, dies at 93 The Seattle Times · 3h ago
- 'Top Gun' star Tom Skerritt dead at 93 Fox News · 3h ago
- Tom Skerritt Has Died. He Was Viper in ‘Top Gun’ and the Captain in ‘Alien.’ The New York Times · 3h ago
- Tom Skerritt, star of ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93 NBC News · 3h ago
- Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died NPR · 3h ago
- Veteran actor Tom Skerritt dies at 93 ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 3h ago
- Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Alien,’ dies WOODTV.com · 3h ago
- Tom Skerritt, ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien’ Star, Dies at 93 Variety · 4h ago
- Tom Skerritt, actor known for 'Top Gun,' 'River Runs Through It' and 'Picket Fences,' dies at 93 ABC7 Los Angeles · 4h ago
- Tom Skerritt, everyman actor of ‘Alien’ and ‘Picket Fences’ fame, dead at 93 CNN · 4h ago
- Tom Skerritt, Emmy-Winning Actor Known for Top Gun and Picket Fences , Dies at 93 People.com · 4h ago
- Tom Skerritt, Star of ‘Picket Fences’ and ‘Alien,’ Dies at 93 The Hollywood Reporter · 4h ago
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