Roy Stewart

Obituary: One of the most prolific black actors of his day

Pat Hingle

Obituary: US character actor with a distinguished career on stage and screen

Susanna Foster

Obituary: Hollywood soprano best known for her starring role in Phantom of the Opera

Ricardo Montalban

Obituary:The suave Mexican star of Fantasy Island - and a memorable Star Trek villain

Donald Westlake

Obituary: Prolific crime novelist, Oscar-nominated screenwriter and man of many pseudonyms

Eartha Kitt

Obituary: American entertainer with a distinctive feline drawl whose hits included Santa Baby and C'est Si Bon

Jack Douglas

Obituary: Versatile actor who survived the music halls to become a Carry On star

Bob Spiers

Obituary: Director of some of the best British TV comedy of the late 20th century

Forrest J Ackerman

Obituary: The man who coined 'sci-fi' and whose magazine, Famous Monsters, was his crowning glory

Ennio De Concini

Obituary: He won an Oscar for his screenwriting for Divorce, Italian Style

Odetta

Obituary: Black folk singer who cut across the race divide to popularise the genre in America

Gerald Schoenfeld

Obituary: Eminent producer and theatre owner who transplanted UK talent to Broadway