Colette (1873-1954)
French author, novelist (Gigi, La Vagabonde) and actress, dies at 81
- 1966 Lenny Bruce [Leonard Schneider], American comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39
- 1974 Almira Sessions, American character actress (Oklahoma Annie), dies at 85
- 1975 Ruth Lee, American actress (Middleton Family at 1939 World's Fair), dies at 79
- 1977 Alfred Lunt, American actor (The Guardsman, Sally of the Sawdust), dies at 83
Carolyn Jones (1930-1983)
American actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies of colon cancer at 53
- 1986 Willem Ruis, Dutch TV host (Willem Ruis Show), dies at 41
- 1986 William B. Williams, American DJ (WNEW - Make Believe Ballroom), and TV announcer/second banana (Sammy and Company), dies of acute anemia and respiratory failure at 62
- 1993 James Donald, Scottish actor (Bridge on River Kwai, Vikings, In Which We Serve, Way Ahead), dies of stomach cancer at 76
- 1994 Innokenti Smoktunovski, Russian actor (Hamlet), dies at 69
- 1995 Ida Lupino, British-American actress (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) and director (The Hitch-Hiker), dies from a stoke while undergoing cancer treatment at 77
- 1996 Guido Alberti, Italian film actor (Marco the Magnificent), dies at 87
- 2001 Christopher Hewett, British actor (Mr. Belvedere; The Producers) and theater director, dies of complications from diabetes at 80
- 2002 Carmen Silvera, Canadian-born British actress ('Allo 'Allo!), dies of lung cancer at 80
- 2007 John Gardner, English spy and thriller novelist (Boysie Oakes novels; James Bond continuation novels), dies of suspected heart failure at 80
- 2011 Bubba Smith, American College Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Michigan State; Pro Bowl 1970, 71; First Team All Pro 1971; Super Bowl 1971; Baltimore Colts) and actor (Police Academy), dies of acute drug intoxication and heart disease at 66
- 2013 John Palmer, American news anchor (NBC Weekend News), dies at 77
- 2015 Coleen Gray [Doris Bernice Jensen], American actress (Apache Drums, The Killing), dies at 92
- 2017 Robert Hardy, British actor (Harry Potter, All Creatures Great and Small), dies at 91
- 2017 Ty Hardin [Orison Hungerford Jr.], American actor (Riptide, Bronco), dies at 87
- 2018 Moshe Mizrahi, Israeli film director (Madame Rosa), dies of pneumonia at 86
- 2019 Joe Longthorne, English singer, impressionist, and television presenter, dies of cancer at 64
- 2023 Carl Davis, American-British conductor and BAFTA Award-winning film score composer (The French Lieutenant's Woman; restored silent film Napoléon; BBC's Pride and Prejudice), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 86 [1]
- 2023 Mark Margolis, American stage and screen actor (Breaking Bad; The Wrestler), dies at 83
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