1918 Harold Lockwood, American actor (Tess of the Storm Country), dies from the flu at 31
1955 John Hodiak, American actor (Battleground, A Bell for Adamo, Lifeboat), dies from coronary thrombosis at 41
1964 Maurice Gosfield, actor (Doberman-Phil Silvers Show), dies at 51
1971 Betty Bronson, actress (Naked Kiss), dies after brief illness at 64
1978 Gig Young [Byron Elsworth Barr], American actor (They Shoot Horses Don't They), kills his bride of 3 weeks and commits suicide at 64
1992 Maurice Le Roux, French conductor and film score composer (Kamouraska), dies at 69
1994 Martha Raye [Margaret Reed], American actress (Waikiki Wedding, Martha Raye Show), dies after illness at 78
1997 Harold French, British director and actor (The Cavalier of the Streets, Trio, Quartet), dies at 97
1997 Pilar Miró, Spanish screenwriter and director (Wether, Beltenebros), dies at 57
2003 Hawk [Michael Hegstrand], American professional wrestler (ECW/WCW/WWF/AWA, Legion of Doom), dies at 46
2006 James Glennon, American cinematographer, dies at 64
2006 Phyllis Kirk [Kirkegaard], American actress (Thin Man, Red Button's Show), dies at 79
2008 Rudy Ray Moore, American comedian and actor (Dolemite) (b. 1937)
2009 Joseph Wiseman, Canadian actor (Dr No, Viva Zapata, Les Miserables), dies at 91
2010 Graham Crowden, Scottish stage, screen, and radio actor (O Lucky Man!; A Very Peculiar Practice), dies at 87
2010 Tom Bosley, American actor (Howard-Happy Days, Murder She Wrote, Fiorello!), dies at 83
2013 Noel Harrison, British singer and actor, dies of a heart attack at 79
2021 Leslie Bricusse, British stage and film composer and lyricist (Doctor Dolittle; Goodbye, Mr. Chips; "Goldfinger"; Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory - "The Candy Man"; "Pure Imagination"), dies at 90
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