Dead at age 56
705 Notable deaths
Bibi Besch
American-austrian actress.
Born February 1st, 1940 in Vienna.
Died September 7th, 1996 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer).
Karen Steele
American actress and model (1931-1988).
Born March 20th, 1931 in Honolulu.
Died March 12th, 1988 at 56 years old in Kingman (cancer).
Felicia Montealegre
Chilean costa rica-born american stage and television actress (1922-1978).
Born February 6th, 1922 in San José.
Died June 16th, 1978 at 56 years old in East Hampton (lung cancer).
Billy Powell
American musician.
Born June 3rd, 1952 in Corpus Christi.
Died January 28th, 2009 at 56 years old in Orange Park (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria
Austrian archduchess (1868-1924).
Born April 22nd, 1868 in Buda.
Died September 6th, 1924 at 56 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Clarice Lispector
Ukrainian-brazilian writer, poet, and journalist (1920–1977).
Born December 10th, 1920 in Chechelnyk.
Died December 9th, 1977 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro (ovarian cancer).
Kurt Zadek Lewin
German-american psychologist (1890-1947).
Born September 9th, 1890 in Mogilno.
Died February 12th, 1947 at 56 years old in Newtonville (myocardial infarction).
Kim Shattuck
American singer, musician, and songwriter (1963-2019).
Born July 17th, 1963 in Burbank.
Died October 2nd, 2019 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Grover Washington, Jr.
American jazz saxophonist (1943–1999).
Born December 12th, 1943 in Buffalo.
Died December 17th, 1999 at 56 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Walter Tevis
American writer.
Born February 28th, 1928 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1984 at 56 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci