Dead at age 70
1,372 Notable deaths
Lionel Trilling
American academic.
Born July 4th, 1905 in Queens. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1975 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]
Martita Hunt
British actress (1900–1969).
Born January 30th, 1899 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 13th, 1969 at 70 years old in London (asthma).
Elaine de Kooning
American painter (1918–1989).
Born March 12th, 1918 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1989 at 70 years old in Southampton (lung cancer). [ref]
Sid Grauman
American showman (1879-1950).
Born March 17th, 1879 in Indianapolis.
Died March 5th, 1950 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (coronary occlusion).
Henry Scott Tuke
English painter and photographer (1858-1929).
Born June 12th, 1858 in York. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1929 at 70 years old in Falmouth.
Otto Grotewohl
German politician (1894–1964).
Born March 11th, 1894 in Brunswick.
Died September 21st, 1964 at 70 years old in East Berlin.
E. E. Evans-Pritchard
British anthropologist (1902–1973).
Born September 21st, 1902 in Crowborough.
Died September 11th, 1973 at 70 years old in Oxford.
Ahmed Nihad
Ottoman prince.
Born July 5th, 1883 in Istanbul.
Died June 4th, 1954 at 70 years old in Beirut.
Hugh McCracken
American session musician (1942-2013).
Born March 31st, 1942 in Glen Ridge.
Died March 28th, 2013 at 70 years old in Manhattan (leukemia).
Willis Bouchey
American actor (1907-1977).
Born May 24th, 1907 in Vernon.
Died September 27th, 1977 at 70 years old in Burbank.
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Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce