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The Shawshank Redemption star William Sadler mourns death of wife after 46 years of marriage


Sadler, 74, shared the news on his Facebook page this week, alongside a picture of him and Bakst the morning of their wedding on May 6, 1978.

The Shawshank Redemption star William Sadler announced the death of his wife Marni Joan Bakst after 46 years of marriage; pictured in 1990 at the premiere of his film Die Hard 2 'Early yesterday morning, my wife, Marni Bakst, finally lost her two year battle with cancer,' Sadler wrote in a Facebook post Thursday. 'Maybe with time and a little distance I’ll find it easier to describe this extraordinary artist, feminist, wife, and mother, but for now I want to thank you all for your patience and kind words,' he concluded, signing off: 'Yours, Bill.'

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