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We’ve lost one of the greats. Donald Sutherland brought a level of brilliance to his craft few could match. A remarkable, legendary actor — and a great Canadian.

— Justin Trudeau

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We’ve lost one of the greats. Donald Sutherland brought a level of brilliance to his craft few could match. A remarkable, legendary actor — and a great Canadian." in the context of "Justin Trudeau, as quoted in "Elliott Gould, Justin Trudeau, Helen Mirren and more mourn Donald Sutherland", AP News (21 June 2024)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Donald Sutherland

About Donald Sutherland

Donald McNichol Sutherland CC (17 July 1935 – 20 June 2024) was a Canadian actor and anti-war activist whose film career spanned over seven decades. He received an Academy Honorary Award at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018. Sutherland's films include [email protected][email protected][email protected] (1970), Klute (1971), and Don't Look Now (1973). Much later, he portrayed President Snow in The Hunger Games franchise. The honours Sutherland received included the Companion of the Order of Canada (CC) in 2019. He was the father of actors Kiefer Sutherland, Rossif Sutherland, and Angus Sutherland.