Reuters People News Summary

Following is a summary of current people news briefs. Acclaimed conductor and pianist Andre Previn dies at 89

Acclaimed conductor, composer and pianist Andre Previn, a versatile musician who won four Academy Awards for film scores and led some of the world's great orchestras while mastering a rainbow of musical forms, died on Thursday at age 89, his management company said. Previn, who won numerous awards for his musical accomplishments, was composing new music until only a few days before he passed away, IMG Artists said in a statement. The circumstances of his death were not immediately clear and the company could not be reached for further comment. Actor Luke Perry hospitalized in LA after reported stroke

Former "Beverly Hills, 90210" star Luke Perry is in the hospital under observation, his publicist said on Thursday, following a report he suffered a stroke at his Los Angeles home. Celebrity website TMZ said Perry, 52, was rushed to hospital on Wednesday morning after suffering what it described as a "massive stroke." Actress Katherine Helmond of TV's 'Soap,' 'Who's the Boss?' dies at 89

Actress Katherine Helmond, a seven-time Emmy Award nominee who played lusty matriarchs on the hit television sitcoms "Soap" and "Who's the Boss" from the 1970s into the 1990s, died last month at the age of 89, her talent agency said on Friday. Helmond, who also delivered a memorable turn as a vain woman obsessed with plastic surgery in director Terry Gilliam's dystopian film "Brazil" (1985), died Feb. 23 at her Los Angeles home due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. Michael Jackson's legacy under microscope in new sex abuse film

Almost 10 years after his sudden death, Michael Jackson's legacy is under fresh scrutiny in a documentary about alleged child sex abuse that has been met with outrage by the singer's family. "Leaving Neverland" features two men now in their 30s and 40s who say they were befriended by Jackson and sexually abused by him starting from when they were 7 and 10 years old. It will be aired on U.S. channel HBO on March 3 and 4 and on Britain's Channel 4 on March 6 and 7.