‘Topper star Sterling passes away at 88ASSOCIATED PRESSLOS ANGELES — Robert Sterling, the handsome star of 1940s movies who appeared with his wife Anne Jeffreys in the television series “Topper,” has died at his Brentwood home. He was 88.Sterling died Tuesday ofnatural causes, said his son, Jeffrey.Although he appeared in dozens of movies, Sterling was best known for the 1953-1956 TV series “Topper,” based on the Thorne Smith novel, and the 1937 film starring Cary Grant and Constance Bennett.