The veteran and versatile star, Kevin McCarthy, died Saturday, at Cape Cod Hospital. The cause of the death is said to be pneumonia. His daughter, Lillah McCarthy, confirmed his death.

Golden Globe-winning actor Kevin McCarthy started his acting career on stage.His 1938 Broadway debut in Abe Lincoln in Illinois earned him membership in the Actors Studio.In his career of 8 decade he never made it to the top list of actors, but has carved a reputation for himself as a dependable performer.

Kevin McCarthy was nominated for the best supporting actor Oscar nomination for his role in film version of a play 'Death of a salesman'. Because of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," as a doctor who uncovers a chilling secret,  he earned a place in horror film history.

Kevin McCarthy was born on Feb. 15, 1914, in Seattle, the son of Roy Winfield McCarthy and the former Therese Preston.

Swarnalatha (37 years), South Indian film playback singer has passed away. Swarna Latha was suffering from some lung ailment and succumbed to it in a private hospital in Chennai yesterday.

Swarnalatha was introduced to South FilmIndustry by the Legendary music director M.S.Viswanathan.

She became famous after the film Neethikku Dhandanai with the song ‘Chinnanchirukiliye Kannamma’.
Daughter of a noted Harmonium Player, K.C.Cherukutty , Swarnalatha started singing since 1983. She worked with many music directors, notably Ilaiyaraaja and A. R. Rahman.

She sang in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, Badaga.

She won numerous awards in her career, including two Tamil Nadu state awards for the song ‘Povomma Oorkolam’ from Chinna Thambi and ‘Porale Ponnuthayi’ from Karuththamma.

‘Hai Rama Yeh Kya Hua’ from the movie Rangeela was one of her notable songs in Hindi cinema.

Her death is a great loss to the film industry especially the south film industry.

We are with her family and fans in this time of sorrow.