With his "Into the Storm" telefilm coming up at month's end, Irish actor Brendan Gleeson's portrayal of WWII British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is already drawing advance raves. The notice that stands out most for him came the other night at a screening in London — from Churchill's daughter, 86-year-old Lady Mary Soames.

"I think she was genuinely pleased," he happily reports. "She said I didn't fall into the usual traps or something of that nature. ...

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