TOKYO -- Miyoshi Umeki, the first Asian to win an Oscar, died Aug. 28 at a nursing home in Licking, Mo. She was 78. By Julian Ryall, The Associated Press TOKYO — Miyoshi Umeki, the first Asian ...

Miyoshi Umeki, the Japanese-born singer and actress ... for her touching role as Red Buttons’ wife in the 1957 film “Sayonara,” has died. She was 78. Umeki, who also was known for playing ...

Miyoshi Umeki, the first Asian to win an Academy Award for her role in the 1957 romantic drama Sayonara, has died of cancer. She was 78. Umeki began her career as a nightclub singer in Japan and ...

Miyoshi Umeki, the first Asian to win an Oscar, has died at a nursing home in Licking, Mo. She was 78. By Julian Ryall, The Associated Press Miyoshi Umeki, the first Asian to win an Oscar ...

Growing up on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, Miyoshi Umeki was obsessed ... but like most minority actors of her era, Umeki—who died in 2007 at 78 of complications from cancer ...

Actress Miyoshi Umeki, who won an Oscar for her performance ... starred in the Broadway musical “Flower Drum Song,” has died of cancer. She was 78. The Japanese-born actress, the first Asian ...

Miyoshi Umeki, a Japanese-born singer and actress who ... on the TV series “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father,” died Aug. 28 at Licking Park Manor nursing home in Licking, Mo.

Actress Miyoshi Umeki, who won an Oscar for her performance ... starred in the Broadway musical “Flower Drum Song,” has died of cancer. She was 78. Actress Miyoshi Umeki, who won an Oscar ...

Miyoshi Umeki, the Japanese-born singer and actress ... for her touching role as Red Buttons’ wife in the 1957 film “Sayonara,” has died. She was 78. Umeki, who also was known for playing ...

Miyoshi Umeki, who was the first Asian actor to win an Academy Award and later earned a Tony nomination for her work in the musical Flower Drum Song, died Aug. 28 at a nursing home in Licking ...