Piper Laurie, the strong-willed, Oscar-nominated actor who performed in acclaimed roles despite at one point abandoning acting altogether in search of a “more meaningful” life, has died.

“Some Like It Hot,” a musical adaptation of the cross-dressing movie comedy that starred Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, has waltzed away Tuesday with the most number of Tony Award nominations.

Jamie Lee Curtis made her long-waited first Oscar nomination count.

An actor best known for the 1960s TV Western spoof “F Troop” has died.

Sidney Poitier made history — on the screen and off.

Sidney Poitier, who played roles of such dignity and intelligence that he transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, becoming along the way the first Black actor to win an Oscar for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, has died.

The Venice Film Festival is awarding its lifetime achievement award this year to Jamie Lee Curtis.