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Dead at age 79
1,599 Notable deaths
Tommy Bond
Film actor (1926-2005).
Born September 16th, 1926 in Dallas.
Died September 24th, 2005 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Victor Jory
Canadian actor.
Born November 23rd, 1902 in Dawson City. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1982 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Douglas Trumbull
American film director, special effects designer.
Born April 8th, 1942 in Los Angeles.
Died February 7th, 2022 at 79 years old in Albany (mesothelioma). [ref]
Johnny Sheffield
American actor (1931-2010).
Born April 11th, 1931 in Pasadena. [ref]
Died October 15th, 2010 at 79 years old in Chula Vista (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Peter Straub
American writer (1943-2022).
Born March 2nd, 1943 in Milwaukee.
Died September 4th, 2022 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Rudolf Carnap
German philosopher.
Born May 18th, 1891 in Ronsdorf. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1970 at 79 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Danish film director.
Born February 3rd, 1889 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1968 at 79 years old in Copenhagen (pneumonia). [ref]
Merian C. Cooper
American aviator, actor, director and producer (1893-1973).
Born October 24th, 1893 in Jacksonville.
Died April 21st, 1973 at 79 years old in San Diego (cancer).
Carole Shelley
British actress (1939-2018).
Born August 16th, 1939 in London.
Died August 31st, 2018 at 79 years old in Manhattan (pancreatic cancer).
Lloyd Fredendall
American general during world war ii.
Born December 28th, 1883 in Cheyenne.
Died October 4th, 1963 at 79 years old in San Diego.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde