Mitzi Gaynor obituary

American actor, singer and dancer who played Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film musical South Pacific

Alvin Rakoff obituary

Stage and film director who contributed to the success of the single play on television

One of the leading lights of US postmodern fiction best known for his 1969 short story The Babysitter and The Public Burning

Photographer whose work helped to transform the public image of the royal family

Other lives: Visual effects specialist who worked on films and later switched to become a PE teacher and charity volunteer

American actor best known for his role as Sergeant John Taggart in the Beverly Hills Cop films

Songwriter, singer and actor known for such classic hits as For the Good Times and Me and Bobby McGee

A distinguished, double Oscar-winning actor whose roles ranged from Shakespeare to Harry Potter

American singer and songwriter who co-wrote some of the Eagles’ biggest hits including New Kid in Town

Highly expressive actor of impeccable technique that could encompass high comedy and full-blown tragedy

Other lives: Dealer in central Asian textiles and costumes who ran a shop in London and hired her collections to film-makers

Pioneering British actor and first black woman to take a leading role at the National Theatre

Actor and voice artist who was Lady Penelope’s chauffeur Parker in Thunderbirds and Peppa Pig’s Grandpa

Production manager and producer who worked with David Lean on The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia

Leading figure of the 1960s pop art movement who was determined not to be bound by labels or market demands