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Sally Ann Howes: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang actor dies 91
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang actor Sally Ann Howes has died, aged 91.
The star, who played Truly Scrumptious in the 1968 musical film alongside Dick Van Dyke, died on Sunday 19 December, according to The Times.
No cause of death has been disclosed.
During Howes’s six-decade career, she was nominated for a Tony award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical in 1963 for her performance in Brigadoon.
In 1958, Howes took over from Julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle, the flower girl who becomes a lady, in the stage show of My Fair Lady.
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