Ernest Borgnine (Getty Images)

The Associated Press is reporting that Oscar-winning actor Ernest Borgnine has died. Mr. Borgnine reportedly passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Sunday. Mr. Borgnine, who won an Academy Award in 1955 for his portrayal of the title character in Marty, was surrounded by family when he died.

A beloved television character actor in his later years, Mr. Borgnine was a constant presence on the small screen for more than 40 years, from playing the lead in archetypal 1960s sitcom McHale's Navy to lending his voice to a character on SpongeBob SquarePants. In 2009 Mr. Borgnine's poignant guest performance in a role on ER led to his last Emmy nomination, for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama.

Mr. Borgnine was 95 years old.

Robert Wagner and late wife Natalie Wood (Getty Images)

Celebrity Death Clearing House TMZ has  resurrected a decades-old Hollywood mystery worthy of breaking out of the usual Friday news dump churn--namely that Natalie Wood's mysterious "accidental" death in November 1981 has been reclassified as "undetermined." Just breathe, Harvey Levin:

Members of Wood's family tell TMZ ... detectives from the L.A. County Sheriff's Department -- which has reopened the death investigation -- paid them a visit earlier today informing them of the change. They tell us ... detectives told them the change was made in part because some of the bruises on Wood's body were inconsistent with death by accident.

Hollywood's hair-gelled grim reaping bloggers go on to note that the actress's family has been informed that investigators cannot "definitively" prove Wood's death was anything other than an accident. The actress certainly drowned, the question now is just how she ended up in the waters off Santa Catalina Island that night 31 years ago. Wood's husband at the time of her death, Robert Wagner, has long expressed support of new investigations, even though he has been subject to uncomfortable questions about his actions at the time.

This new report contradicts an L.A. Times article   from January that indicated Los Angeles authorities had found "no new evidence" suggesting the star's death was anything but a tragic, possibly drunken mishap.

Robin Gibb (Getty Images)

Bee Gees co-founder Robin Gibb lost his battle with cancer Sunday. Mr. Gibb had been struggling against the disease for years, appearing to fight off liver and colon cancer in 2010 before a recurrence this year. In the end he succumbed to complications following intestinal surgery.

In the late 1950s Mr. Gibb and brothers Barry and Maurice founded the Bee Gees and soon became stars in Australia. They didn't become internationally famous until the late 1960s, when Australian impresario Robert Stigwood dubbed the trio "Most Significant Talent of 1967."

The group really took off with the advent of disco and smash hit Saturday Night Fever, which premiered in 1975. For most of the last 5 years of the 70s you couldn't go anywhere without eventually hearing the Bee Gees' wailing falsettos performing hits like "Jive Talkin'," "Stayin' Alive," or "How Deep is your Love."

Until, that is, the world suddenly decided disco was loathsome in 1979 or so. But even then members of the group remained undaunted. Robin Gibb and his brothers continued with solo efforts and also penned songs for artists like Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross.

As Rolling Stone's obituary for Mr. Gibb notes, it now seems a little ironic that next week's Glee will riff on Saturday Night Fever. 

Robin Gibb was 62 years old.

Whitney Houston and daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown (Getty Images)

Bobbi Kristina Brown, 18-year-old daughter of Whitney Houston and ex-husband Bobby Brown, was taken to the hospital Sunday morning. Ms. Brown was still at the Beverly Hilton Hotel where her mother passed away Saturday afternoon. An ambulance rushed the teen to Cedars-Sinai around 10:30 a.m., out of concern for her anxiety.

After Whitney Houston was discovered unresponsive in the bathroom of her hotel suite Saturday her daughter scuffled with police. Authorities on-scene would not allow her in the room and according to TMZ Ms. Brown "screamed and cursed" while demanding to see Houston before leaving the scene.

A press release sent to the media on Sunday reported Ms. Brown was "awake and alert" after arriving at the hospital.

Whitney Houston's life and music will be a focus of tonight's Grammy Awards. Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson will perform a musical tribute.

A video of Whitney Houston singing "Jesus Loves Me" at a pre-Grammy party on February 9 was posted to Youtube on Sunday. It is perhaps her final public performance.

via Whitney Houston Final Performance Jesus Loves Me 09 FEBRUARY 2012 - YouTube.

[ABC News]