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Virginia Madsen to star as McCoy’s matriarch

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Updated: April 10, 2013 11:58AM



Chicago native Virginia Madsen will star in a Pittsburgh-based update of the famous “Hatfields & McCoys” feud — playing the McCoys’ matriarch in an NBC drama pilot. It’s about a modern renewal of the feud after a startling death revives the fighting. — B.Z.





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