- Nov 1 Georgios Papandreou, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (1944–45, 1963, 1964–65 dies at 80
- Nov 2 Ernst Hess, Swiss composer, dies at 56
- Nov 3 Vern Stephens, American baseball shortstop (8 x MLB All Star; AL HR leader 1945; 3×AL RBI leader; St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox), dies of a heart attack at 48
- Nov 4 Michel Kikoine, Lithuanian-French expressionist painter (Paysage Cezannien), dies at 76
- Nov 4 Paul JM Lindemans, Flemish agricultural engineer and author, dies at 78
- Nov 5 Estelle Hemsley, American actress (Leech Woman, Take a Giant Step), dies at 81
- Nov 5 Robert Ayres, actor (Battle Beneath the Earth), dies at 54
- Nov 6 Charles B. McVay III, American naval officer, Commander of the USS Indianapolis when it sank, commits suicide at 70
- Nov 6 Charles Münch, French violinist, and conductor (Boston Symphony, 1949-62; Orchestre de Paris, 1967-68), dies of a heart attack at 77
- Nov 6 Guillaume Landré, Dutch composer, dies at 63
- Nov 7 Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician, dies at 62
- Nov 7 Willem A. Wagenaar, Dutch journalist and author (3,000 meter), dies at 67
- Nov 8 James "Kokomo" Arnold, American blues slide guitarist, and singer, dies at 67 [or 72]
- Nov 8 Wendell Corey, American actor (Rear Window, 11th Hour, Peck's Bad Girl), dies from a liver ailment at 54
- Nov 9 Gerald Mohr, American radio and screen actor (The Angry Red Planet; The Sniper; Foreign Intrigue), dies of a heart attack at 54
- Nov 9 Jan Johansson, Swedish jazz pianist, dies at 37
Wally Grout (1927-1968)
Nov 9 Australian cricket wicketkeeper (51 Tests, 187 dismissals, 3 x 50s), dies from a heart attack at 41
- Nov 10 Murk Daniel Ozinga, Dutch art historian (Monuments of Curacao), dies at 65
- Nov 11 Janet Sobel [Jennie Olechovsky], Ukrainian-American abstract expressionist and drip-paint pioneering artist (Milky Way), dies at 75
- Nov 11 Jeanne Demessieux, French organist and composer (Te Deum), dies at 47
- Nov 16 Greet Hofmans, faith healer of Dutch queen Juliana, dies at 74
- Nov 16 Paul Coates, American columnist (Tonight! America After Dark), dies at 48
- Nov 17 Mervyn Peake, British writer and illustrator (Gormenghast books), dies at 57
- Nov 17 Wilhelm Lehmann, German writer, dies at 86
- Nov 18 Walter Wanger [Feuchtwanger], American film producer (Cleopatra), dies at 74
- Nov 20 Cathy Lewis, American actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50
- Nov 20 Helen Gardner, American silent film actress (Sandra), dies at 84
- Nov 25 Marcel Labey, French conductor and composer, dies at 93
- Nov 25 Paul Siple, American explorer of the Antarctic. (b. 1908)
- Nov 25 Phil Lord, actor (Stud's Place), dies at 89
Enid Blyton (1897-1968)
Nov 28 English children's writer, fifth most popular author in the world (Famous Five, Secret Seven, The Adventure), dies at 71