Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81

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Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81

The actor's representative says Dennehy died Wednesday night of natural causes in New Haven

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Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81

The actor's representative says Dennehy died Wednesday night of natural causes in New Haven

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