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Peru and literary world mourns death of 'scribe' Mario Vargas Llosa
The world of literature is mourning the death of Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian Nobel Prize winner. He was 89. The author of 'The Feast of the goats' leaves behind an indelible legacy. With sadness and admiration, fans and friends have described him as an 'eternal scribe.'
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Beloved British actress Jean Marsh dies aged 90
Jean Marsh was best known for her role as Rose in the show Upstairs, Downstairs, for which she won an Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a limited series in 1976. The show, which she co-created, is said to have directly inspired Downton Abbey.
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Peruvian author and Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa dies aged 89
Llosa was a prolific author and essayist with several celebrated novels including “The Time of the Hero” (La Ciudad y los Perros) and “Feast of the Goat.” He also won myriad awards, including the 2010 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Michelle Trachtenberg's cause of death to remain undetermined
Michelle Trachtenberg, who played Buffy's younger sister Dawn Summers in the beloved series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, as well as Georgina Sparks in the teen drama Gossip Girl, was found dead in her New York apartment at the age of 39. Her family have refused an autopsy on religious grounds.
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Gene Hackman and wife’s deaths now being treated as suspicious
Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead in their home, with authorities saying the couple had seemingly been deceased for some time when their bodies were discovered. Their deaths are “suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation”.