Overview
- Sir Patrick Stewart died at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday, Oct. 28 after what his spokesperson called a "brief and poignant journey" with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.
- Saturday Night Live paid tribute on its Oct. 31 broadcast by airing Stewart’s famously enthusiastic 1994 introduction of Salt‑N‑Pepa and showing an on‑screen memorial card.
- Marvel Studios released a statement honoring Stewart and confirmed his final performance as Professor Charles Xavier will appear posthumously in Avengers: Doomsday, scheduled to open December 18.
- Stewart’s family asked that donations be made in lieu of flowers to the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources.
- London’s West End will dim its lights for two minutes at 7 p.m. on Nov. 3 and colleagues from theatre and film have offered widespread tributes that emphasize his Royal Shakespeare Company roots and seven decades on stage.