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Famous People Who Died in November 2007

  • Nov 1 Paul Tibbets, US Air Force retired Brigadier General (b. 1915)
  • Nov 1 S. Ali Raza, Bollywood Screenwriter (b. 1922)
  • Nov 2 Charmaine Dragun, Australian broadcast journalist, takes her own life at 29
  • Nov 2 Igor Moiseyev, Russian choreographer, dies at 101
  • Nov 2 Michael Fitzalan-Howard, British General (Gold Stick-in-Waiting to the UK Monarch), dies at 91
  • Nov 2 The Fabulous Moolah [Mary Lillian Ellison], American professional wrestler (World Champion: 1956-83), dies from a heart attack at 84
  • Nov 2 Witold Kiełtyka, Polish heavy metal drummer (Decapitated), dies in a tour bus crash at 23
  • Nov 3 Martin Meehan, Irish republican (b. 1945)
  • Nov 4 Peter Viertel, German-American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)
  • Nov 5 Nils Liedholm, Swedish football midfielder and coach (b. 1922)
  • Nov 6 Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and writer, dies at 87
  • Nov 6 George Grljusich, Australian sports broadcaster, dies at 68
  • Nov 6 George Osmond, Osmond family patriarch (b. 1917)
  • Nov 6 Hank Thompson, American country music singer (The Brazos Valley Boys), dies at 82
  • Nov 6 Hilda Braid, English actress (Eastenders), dies at 78
  • Nov 6 Sayed Mustafa Kazemi, Afghan politician, killed in a bomb attack at 47 or 48
  • Nov 7 Earl Dodge, American politician (Prohibition Party) (b. 1932)
  • Nov 8 Aad Nuis, Dutch writer and political scientist, dies at 74
  • Nov 8 Chad Varah, English founder of charity The Samaritans (b. 1911)
  • Nov 8 Dulce Saguisag, Filipino politician and former DSWD Secretary, dies at 64
  • Nov 10 Augustus F. Hawkins, American politician (Rep-D-CA, 1963-75), dies at 100
  • Nov 10 Laraine Day [La Raine Johnson], American actress (Dr. KIldaire, Foreign Correspondent), dies at 87

Norman Mailer (1923-2007)

Nov 10 American novelist (Naked & the Dead, The Executioner's Song), dies at 84

  • Nov 11 Dick Nolan, American football head coach (San Francisco 49ers 1968-75, New Orleans Saints 1978-80), dies at 75
  • Nov 11 John Peterson, American drummer (the Beau Brummels), dies at 65

Ira Levin (1929-2007)

Nov 12 American author (Rosemary Baby, Boys From Brazil, This Perfect Day), dies at 78

  • Nov 12 K C Ibrahim, Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests, 1 x 50, HS 85; Bombay CA), dies at 88
  • Nov 13 John Doherty, English footballer (b. 1935)
  • Nov 13 Kazuhisa Inao, Japanese baseball player (b. 1937)
  • Nov 13 Montague "Monty" Westmore, American 3rd generation make-up artist (Westmore family), dies of prostate cancer at 84
  • Nov 13 Wahab Akbar, Filipino politician and Congressman, dies at 47
  • Nov 14 Mauro Bortolotti, Italian composer, dies at 80
  • Nov 15 Joe Nuxhall, American baseball pitcher and sportscaster (youngest MLB player at 15 years, 316 days), dies at 79
  • Nov 16 Don Metz, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Stanley Cup 1942, 45, 47, 48, 49 Toronto Maple Leafs), dies at 91
  • Nov 16 Grethe Kausland, Norwegian actress and singer (b. 1947)
  • Nov 16 Harold Alfond, American businessman and founder of Dexter Shoe Company, dies at 93
  • Nov 16 Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian comedian and author, dies at 61
  • Nov 19 Dick Wilson, British-American actor, dies at 91
  • Nov 19 Jim Ringo, American Pro Football HOF center (7 × First-team All-Pro; 10 × Pro Bowl; Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Buffalo Bills 1976–77), dies at 75
  • Nov 19 Kevin DuBrow, American heavy metal singer (Quiet Riot), dies of an overdose at 53
  • Nov 19 Mike Gregory, English rugby league footballer, dies from progressive muscular atrophy at 43
  • Nov 20 Ian Smith, Rhodesian farmer, fighter pilot, and politician (Prime Minister of Rhodesia, 1964-79), dies at 88
  • Nov 21 Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, academic and playwright (All About My Mother), dies at 86
  • Nov 21 Noel McGregor, New Zealand cricket batsman (25 Tests, 1 x 100; Otago CA), dies at 75
  • Nov 21 Tom Johnson, Canadian NHL ice hockey defenseman, 1947-65 (5 x Stanley Cups - Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins), and executive (Bruins - 2 x Stanley Cups), dies of heart failure at 79
  • Nov 22 Maurice Béjart, Father of the Ballet Renewal(b. 1929)
  • Nov 22 Reg Park, British bodybuilder (Mr Universe 1951, 58, 65), dies at 79
  • Nov 22 Verity Lambert, English film and TV producer, 1st producer of Doctor Who, dies at 71
  • Nov 23 Joe Kennedy, American MLB baseball pitcher. 2001-07 (Tampa Bay Devil Rays and 4 other teams), dies of hypertensive heart disease at 28
  • Nov 23 Óscar Sánchez, Bolivian soccer defender (78 caps; Club The Strongest, Club Bolivar), dies at 36
  • Nov 23 Pat Walsh, New Zealand rugby union utility back (13 Tests; Auckland, Counties) and All Black selector 1969-71, dies at 71
  • Nov 24 Antonio Lamer, French Canadian lawyer (Chief Justice of Canada 1990-2000), dies at 74
  • Nov 24 William A O'Neal, American politician (Governor of Connecticut (D), 1980-91), dies of emphysema at 77
  • Nov 26 Herb McKenley, Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 400m relay 1952; 3 x silver 1948, 52), dies at 85
  • Nov 26 Mel Tolkin, Ukrainian television comedy writer, dies at 94
  • Nov 26 Silvestre Herrera, Mexican-born American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient. (b. 1917)
  • Nov 27 Bernie Banton, Australian asbestos campaigner (b. 1946)
  • Nov 27 Bill Moor [William Hendrickson Moor III], American actor (Kramer vs. Kramer, The Devil's Advocate, Hanky Panky), dies at 76
  • Nov 27 Bill Willis, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (NFL C'ship 1950; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × Pro Bowl; Cleveland Browns), dies at 86
  • Nov 27 Cecil Payne, American jazz baritone saxophonist, dies of prostrate cancer at 84
  • Nov 27 Robert Cade, American physician and inventor of Gatorade, dies at 80
  • Nov 27 Sean Taylor, American football free safety (Pro Bowl 2006, 07; All Pro 2007; Washington Redskins), dies when shot by an armed intruder at 24
  • Nov 28 Boeli van Leeuwen, Antillian writer (Vreemdeling Op Aarde), dies at 85
  • Nov 28 Gudrun Wagner, co-director of the Bayreuth Festival (b. 1944)
  • Nov 29 August Willemsen, Dutch poet and translator of Brazilian and Portuguese literature, dies at 71
  • Nov 29 Henry Hyde, American politician (Rep (R) Illinois (1975-2007), dies at 83
  • Nov 29 James Barber, Canadian chef and writer (b. 1923)
  • Nov 29 Ralph Beard, American basketball guard (Olympic gold 1948; NBA All-Star 1951; life ban point shaving scandal 1951), dies at 79
  • Nov 29 Roger Smith, American Chairman and CEO of General Motors), dies at 82
  • Nov 29 Tom Terrell, American musicologist, NPR reviewer and deejay, dies at 57
  • Nov 30 Engin Arık, Turkish nuclear physicist, dies at 59

Evel Knievel (1938-2007)

Nov 30 American motorcycle daredevil (Snake River Canyon), dies of pulmonary disease at 69