Mar 2 Janear Hines, American actress (Julia - "Roberta"), dies of Bright's disease at 30 Mar 4 Torin Thatcher, British actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies of cancer at 76 Mar 5 Brenda De Banzie, actress (39 Steps, Hobson's Choice), dies at 64 Mar 5 Paul Horbiger, actor (3rd Man), dies at 86 Mar 15 René Clair, French film director (I Married a Witch, It Happened Tomorrow), dies at 82 Mar 21 Mark Donskoy, Soviet-Ukrainian film director (Rainbow, A Mother's Heart) and screenwriter, dies at 80 Feb 1981 Deaths in Film & TV by Year Apr 1981 Famous Film Stars Actors Actresses Comedians Directors Models TV Stars