Reuters - Red Buttons, the flame-haired comedian and Oscar-winning actor of 1957 film "Sayonara,"­; died on Thursday at his Los Angeles-area home at the age of 87 of vascular disease, his publicist said.

Reuters - A former assistant to Marlon Brando has sued the executors of the late actor's estate for more than $2 million claiming she was cheated out of a home she says Brando promised to give to her.

AP - Thousands of bikers roared into the town made famous by Marlon Brando's 1953 film "The Wild One" on Saturday, defying a city council decision to cancel one of the country's most celebrated motorcycle rallies.

Reuters - Beyond the new high-powered showbiz biographies out on the likes of Ava Gardner and Marlon Brando, there also are several books that shouldn't be overlooked over the summer break.

AP - Imagine Leonardo DiCaprio as the young Darth Vader, Haley Joel Osment as Harry Potter, or Nicolas Cage as Superman (that one really almost happened). No, sometimes Hollywood needs a fresh face up on screen, like Marlon Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire," Harrison Ford in "Star Wars" — or Brandon Routh in "Superman Returns."