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Elke Sommer, 'Pink Panther' and 'The Prize' Star, Dies at 85
German-American actress Elke Sommer has died at age 85 from heart failure at her Bel Air home. A Golden Globe winner known for 'The Prize' and 'A Shot in the Dark,' she passed away three months after her husband, hotelier Wolf Walther, died of cancer. Sommer, born Elke Schletz in 1940, rose to fame in the 1960s as a European sex symbol and later transitioned to painting. Her death was confirmed by her stepson, Sebastian Walther, who noted she died peacefully around 10 p.m. on October 28. She is survived by her stepson and will be buried in Marloffstein, Germany, alongside her parents and late husband.