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Famous People Who Died in November 2019

  • Nov 1 Pierre Gabaye, French pianist and neo-classical and jazz composer (Prix de Rome, 1956), dies at 89
  • Nov 2 Walter Mercado, Puerto Rican astrologist and actor, dies at about 87
  • Nov 3 Yvette Lundy, French resistance fighter during WWII, dies at 103
  • Nov 5 Ernest J. Gaines, African-American author (A Lesson Before Dying; The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman), dies at 86
  • Nov 6 Pat O'Sullivan, American golfer (Titleholders Championship 1951), dies at 93
  • Nov 6 Robert Freeman, English photo-journalist and graphic designer (early Beatles album art and film posters), dies of pneumonia at 82 [1]
  • Nov 7 Gabriel Charpentier, Canadian composer, dies at 94
  • Nov 11 Dotty Mack, American TV personality known as the "Queen of Pantomime" (The Paul Dixon Show; The Dotty Mack Show), dies at 90
  • Nov 11 Zeke Bratkowski, American football quarterback (Super Bowl I, II; NFL C'ship 1965–67; Green Bay Packers HOF), dies from a heart attack at 88
  • Nov 15 Bobby Neame, British brewer (Shepherd Neame), dies at 85
  • Nov 15 Harrison Dillard, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 4×100m relay 1948; 110m hurdles, 4×100m relay 1952), dies at 96
  • Nov 16 Terry O'Neill, British fashion and celebrity photographer, dies of prostate cancer at 81
  • Nov 17 Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi and Emirati politician and diplomat (Iraq Minister of Foreign Affairs during Six-Day War), dies at 96
  • Nov 18 Michael Putland, British portrait photographer and photojournalist who focused on musicians (Disc & Music Echo magazine; album cover art), dies of prostate cancer at 72
  • Nov 20 Doug Lubahn, American session psychedelic rock and jazz-fusion bassist (The Doors; Pierce Arrow; Billy Squier), dies at 71
  • Nov 20 Fred Cox, American football kicker (NFL C'ship 1969; Pro Bowl 1970; Minnesota Vikings all-time leading scorer), dies at 80
  • Nov 20 Jake Burton Carpenter, American snowboarder (founder Burton Snowboards; one of the inventors of modern day snowboard), dies of cancer at 65
  • Nov 20 Michael J Pollard [Pollack], American character actor (Bonnie & Clyde; Roxanne), dies from cardiac arrest at 80
  • Nov 20 Wataru Misaka, American basketball point guard (first non-white player, first player of Asian descent in BAA [later known NBA]; NY Knicks), dies at 95
  • Nov 21 Andrée Lachapelle, French-Canadian stage and screen actress (The Last Escape), dies via assisted suicide while suffering from cancer at 88
  • Nov 21 Gahan Wilson, American author and cartoonist known as the "Michelangelo of the Macabre", dies at 89 [1]
  • Nov 22 Cecilia Seghizzi, Italian composer, dies at 111
  • Nov 22 Eddie Duran, American jazz guitarist (Vince Guaraldi; Cal Tjader; Benny Goodman), dies at 94
  • Nov 22 Stephen Cleobury, British organist and music director (King's College - Cambridge, 1982-2019), dies of cancer at 70
  • Nov 23 Barbara Hillary, American adventurer, 1st black woman to reach the North Pole, dies at 88
  • Nov 23 Cathy Small Long, American politician (Rep-D-LA, 1985-8, dies at 95
  • Nov 23 Walter Spink, American professor and world expert on South Asian art and architecture (Ajanta caves), dies at 91
  • Nov 24 Clive James, Australian television presenter, poet and critic, dies at 80
  • Nov 24 John Simon, American author, literary and theater critic (NY Times), dies at 94
  • Nov 24 Juan Antonio Orrego-Salas, Chilean composer, dies at 100
  • Nov 25 George Clements, American priest and the first Roman Catholic priest in America to adopt a child, dies of a heart attack at 87 [1]
  • Nov 25 Iain Sutherland, Scottish folk-soft rock vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist (Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - "Arms of Mary"; "(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway"), dies at 71
  • Nov 26 Gary Rhodes, British restaurateur and television chef, dies at 59
  • Nov 26 Ken Kavanagh, Australian motorcycle road racer (5 x GP wins; first Australian to win a Grand Prix race), dies at 95
  • Nov 27 Jaegwon Kim, Korean-born American philosopher, dies at 85
  • Nov 27 William Ruckelshaus, American attorney and civil servant (Head of Environmental Protection Agency, 1970-73 & 1983-85; Deputy Attorney General, 1973), dies at 87
  • Nov 28 Padú del Caribe [Juan Chabaya Lampe], Aruban pianist and composer, known as the "Father of the Caribbean" ("Aruba Dushi Tera" - Aruba's national anthem), dies at 99
  • Nov 29 Irving Burgie (Lord Burgess), American Caribbean music composer and musician (Day-O), dies at 95
  • Nov 29 Ruth Anderson, American flutist, classical and electronic music composer (I Come Out of Your Sleep), dies at 91 [1] [2]
  • Nov 29 Seymour Siwoff, American sports statistician (president and CEO Elias Sports Bureau 1952-2019), dies at 99
  • Nov 29 Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1982-87), dies at 101