- 1941 Victor Schertzinger, American composer and director (Uptown NY), dies at 53
Hattie McDaniel (1895-1952)
1st African American actress to win an Oscar (Gone With The Wind -"Mammy"), dies of breast cancer at 57
- 1955 Anthony Ross [Rosenthal], American stage (Bus Stop), and screen character actor (The Telltale Clue), dies of a heart attack at 46
- 1962 Louise Beavers, American actress (Beulah-Beulah), dies at 60
- 1971 Robert Gordon, American silent film actor (Hearts and Spangles; King of the Pack), dies at 76
- 1971 Vincent Coleman, American actor (For the Freedom of Ireland, Salome), dies at 71
- 1984 Gus Mancuso, American baseball catcher (World Series 1931, 33; MLB All Star 1935, 37; NY Giants, St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (Cardinals' radio network), dies from emphysema at 78
- 1984 Sue Randall, actress (Miss Landers-Leave it to Beaver), dies at 49
- 1990 William Samuel Paley, American president and CEO of CBS (1928-90), dies of a heart attack at 89
- 1992 Laurel Cronin, actor (Beethoven, Housesitter), dies of cancer at 53
- 1994 Rudi van Vlaenderen, Flemish actor/dir/poet (Thyestes), dies at 64
- 1994 Tutta Rolf, actress (Whalers), dies at 87
- 1999 Hoyt Axton, American songwriter, singer ("No No Song"; "Joy To The World"; "I've Never Been To Spain"), and actor (McCloud; Gremlins; The Rousters), dies of a heart attack at 61
- 2008 Delmar Watson, American child actor (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Heidi, Annie Oakley), dies at 82
Robert Evans (1930-2019)
American producer and actor (Love Story, The Godfather, Chinatown), dies at 89
- 2021 Mort Sahl, American stand-up comedian, political satirist, writer, and TV personality (The Big Party), dies at 94 [1]
- 2023 Richard Moll, American actor (Night Court - "Bull"; House - "Big Ben"; Dungeonmaster), dies at 80
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