‘Five Easy Pieces’ actress Karen Black dies at age 74

LOS ANGELES, Aug 10: US actress Karen Black, who played leading roles in 1970s films “Five Easy Pieces” and “Nashville,” died in Los Angeles on Thursday, her representatives said. She was 74. Black died at West Hills Health & Rehab Center and had been suffering from cancer in recent years, her publicist Elliot Mintz said. (agencies)