Dead at age 78
1,509 Notable deaths
Jerry Nelson
American puppeteer, singer and voice actor.
Born July 10th, 1934 in Tulsa.
Died August 23rd, 2012 at 78 years old in Cape Cod (cancer). [ref]
George Tobias
Actor.
Born July 14th, 1901 in Manhattan.
Died February 27th, 1980 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer).
David Margulies
American actor (1937–2016).
Born February 19th, 1937 in Brooklyn.
Died January 11th, 2016 at 78 years old in Manhattan (disease).
Prince Buster
Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (1938-2016).
Born May 24th, 1938 in Kingston. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2016 at 78 years old in Miami. [ref]
Gunter Sachs
Photographer, author and industrialist (1932-2011).
Born November 14th, 1932 in Schonungen. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2011 at 78 years old in Gstaad (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Mark Volman
American singer (1947–2025).
Born April 19th, 1947 in Los Angeles.
Died September 5th, 2025 at 78 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Stewart Menzies
British army general (1890-1968).
Born January 30th, 1890 in London. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1968 at 78 years old in London.
Roy Thomas Baker
English record producer, songwriter, arranger.
Born November 10th, 1946 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died April 12th, 2025 at 78 years old in Lake Havasu City. [ref]
Northrop Frye
Canadian literary critic and literary theorist.
Born July 14th, 1912 in Sherbrooke.
Died January 23rd, 1991 at 78 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Maithili Sharan Gupt
Indian poet (1886-1964).
Born August 3rd, 1886 in Chirgaon. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1964 at 78 years old in India. [ref]
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy