‘HE ANNOTATED MY LETTER FROM SPIELBERG’: READERS PAY TRIBUTE TO SAM NEILL
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From teeing up a marriage to inspiring a career and giving 144 bottles of wine to his birthday band, the star’s admirers share their fondest memories Sam Neill’s final interview Tributes to Sam Neill from Charles… I first saw him in Reilly: Ace of Spies, and even as a kid, I recognised his quality.
For me, he was always the best thing in whatever he was in. To do that consistently over decades is some achievement. You could see the twinkle when he was being Sam.
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- Culture | The Guardian: From teeing up a marriage to inspiring a career and giving 144 bottles of wine to his birthday band, the star’s admirers share their fondest memories Sam Neill’s final interview Tributes to Sam Neill from Charles…
- Culture | The Guardian: I first saw him in Reilly: Ace of Spies, and even as a kid, I recognised his quality.
- Culture | The Guardian: For me, he was always the best thing in whatever he was in.
- Culture | The Guardian: To do that consistently over decades is some achievement.
- Culture | The Guardian: You could see the twinkle when he was being Sam.
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- Topic: CULTURE — the feed headline centres on ANNOTATED, LETTER, SPIELBERG, READERS, TRIBUTE.
- Original feed: Culture | The Guardian.
- Published: 16 Jul 2026, 15:00 UK.
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