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Dead at age 72
1,968 Notable deaths
Antony Sher
British actor, writer and theatre director (1949–2021).
Born June 14th, 1949 in Cape Town.
Died December 2nd, 2021 at 72 years old in Stratford-upon-Avon (cancer). [ref]
Calvin Lockhart
Bahamian actor.
Born October 18th, 1934 in Nassau.
Died March 29th, 2007 at 72 years old in Nassau (stroke). [ref]
Frederick Delius
English composer (1862–1934).
Born January 29th, 1862 in Bradford.
Died June 10th, 1934 at 72 years old in Grez-sur-Loing (syphilis).
Barbara McNair
American singer and theater, television and film actress (1934–2007).
Born March 4th, 1934 in Chicago, Racine.
Died February 4th, 2007 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
John Robertson
Scottish association football player (1953-2025).
Born January 20th, 1953 in Uddingston.
Died December 25th, 2025 at 72 years old [ref]
Joe South
American singer, songwriter and guitarist (1940–2012).
Born February 28th, 1940 in Atlanta.
Died September 5th, 2012 at 72 years old in Buford (heart failure). [ref]
Tisa Farrow
American actress.
Born July 22nd, 1951 in Los Angeles.
Died January 10th, 2024 at 72 years old in Rutland. [ref]
James Russell Lowell
American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat (1819-1891).
Born February 22nd, 1819 in Cambridge.
Died August 12th, 1891 at 72 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Brazilian composer (1887–1959).
Born March 5th, 1887 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 17th, 1959 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Will Ryan
American voice actor (1949–2021).
Born May 21st, 1949 in San Francisco.
Died November 19th, 2021 at 72 years old in Santa Monica.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 1968
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner