- Jul 12 Georg Annenkov, Russian-French artist and stage and film set designer ('The Mutiny of the Machines'), dies at 84
- Jul 15 Christine Chubbock, American TV newscaster (WXLT-TV, Sarasota, Florida), commits suicide during live broadcast by shooting herself at 29
- Jul 15 Christine Chubbuck, American TV news reporter, commits suicide during live broadcast at 29
- Jul 19 Joe Flynn, American character actor (McHale's Navy - "Capt. Binghamton; The Love Bug; The Rescuers), dies of a heart attack while swimming in his pool at 49
- Jul 20 Allen Jenkins, American actor (Hey Jeannie, Top Cop, Girl Habit), dies at 74
- Jul 22 Edna Lewis Thomas, American actress (A Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 88
- Jul 22 Lili Darvas, Hungarian actress (Szerelem, Cimmaron), dies at 68
- Jul 22 Mary Forbes [Ethel Young], British-American stage and screen character actress (Terror by Night; The Picture of Dorian Gray), dies at 91
- Jul 24 Ernest Milton, American-British actor (Julius Caesar, Cat Girl), dies at 84
- Jul 28 Truman Bradley, American TV host (Science Fiction Theater), dies at 69
Cass Elliot (1941-1974)
Jul 29 American pop vocalist (Mamas & The Papas - "California Dreaming"; "Monday, Monday"; solo - "Dream A little Dream Of Me"; "Make Your Own Kind of Music"), dies of a heart attack in London at 32