Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837)
English pantomimist and the "greatest clown in history", dies at 57
- 1947 Adrienne Ames [McClure], American actress (Black Sheep; 24 Hours), dies of cancer at 39
- 1977 William Castle, American film director (b. 1914)
- 1987 Dorothy Patrick, Canadian-American actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies at 65
- 1989 Terry Drinkwater, American CBS news correspondent, dies at 53 of cancer
- 1991 H. N. "Swanie" Swanson, American Hollywood literary agent, dies at 91 of a stroke
- 1993 John Granger, American actor (Advise & Consent), dies at 69
- 1994 Sidney Gilliat, English screenwriter (Night Train to Munich) and director, dies at 86
- 1994 [Emmanuel] "Mannie" Klein, American swing jazz and session trumpeter (Frank Trumbauer; NBC Orchestra), dies at 86
- 1996 Colin Morris, British playwright and documentary filmmaker, dies at 80
- 2001 Arlene Francis, American actress and radio and television personality (What's My Line?), dies at 93
- 2004 Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter, dies at 62
- 2010 Brian Duffy, British photographer and film producer (b. 1933)
- 2010 Merata Mita, New Zealander filmmaker (Mauri, Patu!), dies at 67
- 2010 William A. Fraker, American cinematographer (b. 1923)
- 2012 Christopher Challis, British cinematographer (worked with Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger), dies at 93
- 2013 Jean Stapleton, American actress (Damn Yankees, Klute, All in the Family), dies at 90
- 2013 Marta Romero, Puerto Rican actress (La Divina Infiel; The Shadow of the Bat), and singer ("Es tarde ya" (It's Too Late Now)), dies at 85
- 2021 Arlene Golonka, American actress (The Andy Griffith Show - "Millie Hutchins"; Mayberry R.F.D. - "Millie Swanson"), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 85
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