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Dewsbury's Hollywood link

It has been revealed that one of Hollywood’s most popular actors started his career working for the Dewsbury Reporter.

Patrick Stewart, best known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, worked as a junior reporter on the paper in the 1950s.

But his yearning for the stage and screen proved too strong and he chose to pursue his acting career rather than a life of journalism.

The revelation came as Patrick, 60, received an OBE for services to acting in the Queen’s New Years Honours.

Born in Mirfield, the actor has appeared in a number of films and television productions and starred in last year’s blockbuster X-Men.

He is also a respected stage actor and has appeared in a number of Shakespeare plays.

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