1946 William S. Hart, American silent film actor (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds), dies at 81
1965 Mary Boland, actress (Boy Trouble, New Moon), dies at 83
1969 Stanley Andrews, American actor (Mr. Deeds Goes to Town), dies at 77
1973 Fay Holden, actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films), dies at 77
1975 William Hansen, American actor (1776, Pinky, Side Street, Homebodies), dies at 64
1980 John Laurie, Scottish actor (Hamlet, The 39 Steps, Jericho, Island of Desire), dies at 83
1980 Odile Versois, actress (Nude in a White Car, Young Lovers), dies
1981 Zarah Leander, Swedish/German singer/actress (Gabriela), dies at 79
1986 Nigel Stock, British actor (Lost Continent, Young Sherlock Holmes), dies at 66
1992 Fred Robbins, American broadcaster (Coke Time with Eddie Fisher, Robbins Nest), dies at 72
1996 Pasqualino de Santis, Italian cinematographer, dies at 69
1996 Salah Abou Seif [Salah Abu Saif], Egyptian film director (Bidaya wa Nihaya), dies at 81
1998 Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish actress (Tarzan, Pride & Prejudice, Hannah and Her Sisters), dies at 87
1999 Buster Merryfield, British actor (Only Fools and Horses), dies of a brain tumor at 78
2001 Corinne Calvet, French actress (Phantom of Hollywood, Apache Uprising), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 76
2005 Shana Alexander, American journalist (Life magazine, 60 Minutes), dies of cancer at 79
2006 Aaron Spelling, American television producer (Charlie's Angels, Dynasty), dies at 83
2006 Luke Graham, American wrestler, dies at 66
2009 Ed McMahon, American TV host (Johnny Carson Show, Star Search), dies at 86
2010 Pete Quaife, British rock bassist (The Kinks, 1963-69 - "Sunny Afternoon"), and cartoonist, dies of kidney failure at 66
2011 Peter Falk, American actor (Colombo, Scared Straight), dies at 83
2013 Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter, dies at 87
2015 Helmuth Lohner, Austrian stage and screen actor and stage director (Mrs. Warren's Profession), dies at 82
2015 Magali Noël [Guiffray], French actress and singer, dies at 83
2015 Richard "Dick" Van Patten, American actor, businessman, and animal welfare advocate (Tom Bradford in 8 is Enough), dies at 86
2020 Margarita Pracatan [Figueroa], Cuban-American novelty singer (BBC's Saturday Night Clive), dies at 89
2023 Betta St John [Betty Jean Striegler], American-English stage and screen actress, singer and dancer (Dream Wife; Carousel; Corridors of Blood), dies at 93
2023 Frederic Forrest, American character actor (The Rose; Apocalypse Now; Lonesome Dove; One from the Heart), dies at 86 [1]
2023 Willem Nijholt, Dutch actor (De Nietsnut, Respect, Op Afbetaling), dies at 88
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