British film director Michael Winner yesterday paid tribute to Hollywood legend Victor Mature, calling him "a great piece of cinema history".
The rugged actor, who played Doc Holliday in John Ford's My Darling Clementine, died last week at the age of 86 but an announcement about his death was delayed. He was buried yesterday in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was born.
Mature, who retired from films around 1960, had suffered from cancer for three years and died in Sante Fe, California. Tall, dark-haired and muscular, he earned the nickname "beautiful hunk of man" with roles in films including One Million Years BC.
The wife of actor William Shatner was found dead in the swimming pool of their North Hollywood home, Los Angeles police said yesterday.
A spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department said Shatner had arrived at his home on Monday night and found his wife, Nerine Kidd, unconscious in the swimming pool.
Shatner (68) is best known for his role as Capt James T. Kirk in the 1960s Star Trek television series.
The former wife of Earl Spencer believes she has "come back from the dead" by beating addiction and anorexia. Victoria, Countess Spencer told Hello! magazine that during her darkest days only her children gave her the will to continue living.