Oct 3 William Bishop, American stage and screen actor (Black Eagle; Adventures in Silverado; It's a Great Life), dies of cancer at 41 Oct 7 Mario Lanza [Alfredo Arnold Cocozza], Italian-American actor and singer (Great Caruso, Toast of New Orleans), dies of a heart attack at 38 Errol Flynn (1909-1959) Oct 14 Australian actor (Captain Blood, Robin Hood), dies of a heart attack at 50 Oct 20 Werner Krauss, German actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75 (b. 1884) Oct 23 Gerda Lundequist 'The Swedish Sarah Bernhardt', Swedish stage actress, dies at 88 Oct 25 Bob Murphy, TV host (RFD America), dies at 42 Sep 1959 Deaths in Film & TV by Year Nov 1959 Famous Film Stars Actors Actresses Comedians Directors Models TV Stars