Dead at age 74
1,429 Notable deaths
Harold B. Lee
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born March 28th, 1899 in Clifton.
Died December 26th, 1973 at 74 years old in Salt Lake City.
Jean Rogers
Actress (1916-1991).
Born March 25th, 1916 in Belmont.
Died February 24th, 1991 at 74 years old in Sherman Oaks (surgical complications).
Sonny Terry
American piedmont blues musician (1911–1986).
Born October 24th, 1911 in Greensboro.
Died March 11th, 1986 at 74 years old in Mineola.
Edna Best
British actress (1900-1974).
Born March 3rd, 1900 in Hove. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1974 at 74 years old in Geneva (disease). [ref]
María Casares
1922-1996 spanish-french actress.
Born November 21st, 1922 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1996 at 74 years old in Alloue (cancer). [ref]
Ferenc Molnár
Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist.
Born January 12th, 1878 in Budapest.
Died April 2nd, 1952 at 74 years old in New York City (cancer).
Margaret Wycherly
English stage and film actress (1881-1956).
Born October 26th, 1881 in London.
Died June 6th, 1956 at 74 years old in New York City (disease).
Thom Gunn
English poet (1929-2004).
Born August 29th, 1929 in Gravesend. [ref]
Died April 25th, 2004 at 74 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Aleksei Kapler
Soviet film director (1903–1979).
Born October 24th, 1904 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1979 at 74 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Robert Hutton
American actor (1920-1994).
Born June 11th, 1920 in Kingston. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1994 at 74 years old in Kingston (pneumonia). [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche