{"id":4979,"date":"2026-07-13T11:24:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4979"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:24:38","slug":"sam-neill-dead-at-78-starred-in-jurassic-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4979","title":{"rendered":"Sam Neill dead at 78, starred in &#8216;Jurassic Park&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>Sam Neill, the star of the 1993 blockbuster \u2018Jurassic Park\u2019 died at 78 Monday, it was announced on <a 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