Sheree North, who aged gracefully from a platinum blonde bombshell in the 1950s to older character roles in television productions including The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Seinfeld, has died. She was 72.

Ann Miller, the raven-haired, long-legged actress and dancer whose machine-gun taps won her stardom during the golden age of movie musicals, has died. She was 81.

DEATH Wish star Charles Bronson has died at the age of 81.

Death Wish star Charles Bronson, the Pennsylvania coal miner who drifted into films as a villain and became a hard-faced action star, has died, it was reported today.

Velvet-voiced R&B crooner Barry White, renowned for his lush baritone and carnal lyrics that oozed sex appeal on songs such as Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe, died today morning, his manager said.