`Queen of flim noir' dies

Los Angeles - Jane Greer, the Hollywood actress called the queen of 1940s film noir, has died at 76 of complications from cancer…

Los Angeles - Jane Greer, the Hollywood actress called the queen of 1940s film noir, has died at 76 of complications from cancer.

She was best known for her portrayal of scheming and cunning seductress Kathie Moffet in the 1947 film noir classic "Out of the Past," playing opposite Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum.

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