- 1938 Florence Lawrence [Bridgwood], Canadian stage and silent screen actress (Confidence; Lady Helen's Escapade), dies of probable suicide at 52
- 1962 Kathleen Clifford, American actress (b. 1887)
- 1969 Henry Oscar, English stage and film actor (Saint in London), dies at 78
- 1977 Charlotte Greenwood, American actress (Oklahoma; Moon Over Miami), dies at 87
- 1981 (Joseph Aloysius) "Allan" Dwan, Canadian-American screenwriter and film director (Robin Hood; Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farms; Sands Of Iwo Jima), dies at 96
- 1983 William Demarest, American actor (My 3 Sons), dies from pneumonia and prostate cancer at 91
- 1984 Sam Peckinpah, American film director (The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs), dies of cardiac arrest at 59
- 1990 Kiel Martin, American actor (Hill Street Blues - "Det. LaRue"), dies of cancer at 46
- 1991 Cassandra Harris [Sandra Waites], Australian actress (For Your Eyes Only), dies of ovarian cancer at 43
- 1991 Jacques Aubuchon, actor (Hoax, Thunder Road), dies of heart failure
- 1993 Alfonso Balcazar, Spanish film director, dies at 67
- 1993 Howard Caine [Cohen], American actor (Hogan's Heroes), dies at 67
- 1997 Ronald Clive Williams, Welsh actor and comedian (Twin Town), dies at 68
- 1999 Clayton Moore, American actor (The Lone Ranger), dies at 85
- 2004 Jerry Orbach, American actor (Law & Order, Dirty Dancing), dies at 69
- 2010 Billy Taylor, American jazz pianist (Birdland), orchestra leader (David Frost Show) and broadcaster (NPR), dies after a heart attack at 89 [1]
Debbie Reynolds (1932-2016)
American actress and singer (Singin' In The Rain -"Kathy Selden"; The Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies of a stroke at 84 one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away
- 2017 Rose Marie [Mazzetta], American actress, comedienne and singer (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Sally"; The Doris Day Show), dies at 94
- 2018 June Whitfield, English comedian and actress (Terry and June, Absolutely Fabulous), dies at 93
- 2019 Fred Graham, American newscaster and journalist (CBS News, Court TV), dies of Parkinson's disease at 88
John Madden (1936-2021)
American Pro Football HOF coach (Oakland Raiders 1969-78; Super Bowl 1976) and sportscaster (16 x Emmy Award winner; CBS, FOX, ABC, NBC; Madden NFL video games), dies at 85 [1]
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