Aug 6 Preston Sturges [Edmund Biden], American director and screenwriter (Sullivan's Travels), dies at 60 Aug 13 Henri Garat [Garascu], French actor (Congress Dances), and singer ("Les dieux s'amusent"), dies at 57 Aug 31 Charles Delaney, American actor (Air Police, Lonesome Trail), dies at 67 Jul 1959 Deaths in Film & TV by Year Sep 1959 Famous Film Stars Actors Actresses Comedians Directors Models TV Stars