1961 Ruth Chatterton, actress (Female, Dodsworth), dies after illness at 67
1980 George Raft, American actor (Scarface, Johnny Angel, Mr Ace), dies at 79
1989 Guus Weitzel, Dutch radio personality and actor, dies at 85
1991 Anton Furst, American production designer (Batman), dies at 47
1992 Mary Smithuysen, Dutch dancer and actress (Bridge Too Far), dies at 85
1994 Ivo Perilli, Italian screenplay/director (Ragazzo), dies at 92
1995 Jeffrey Lynn [Ragnar Godfrey Lind], American actor (Four Daughters; The Roaring Twenties; BUtterfield 8), dies from natural causes at 86
1999 (Roger) Hilary Minster, British character actor ('Allo 'Allo!), dies of cancer at 55
2004 Wong Jim, Hong Kong TV theme song and Canto-pop songwriter, and actor, dies of lung cancer at 64
2005 Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, American actor (Happy Days, Karate Kid), dies of kidney failure at 73
2006 Phyllis Fraser [Helen Brown Nichols], American actress, journalist, and co-founder of Beginner Books, dies following a fall at 90
2006 Robert McFerrin, Sr., American operatic baritone (Metropolitan Opera, 1955-58; singing voice for Sidney Poitier in film "Porgy and Bess"), dies at 85 [1]
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