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Dead at age 83
2,173 Notable deaths
Stepin Fetchit
African-american actor (1902-1985).
Born May 30th, 1902 in Key West.
Died November 19th, 1985 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Michael Hordern
British actor (1911–1995).
Born October 3rd, 1911 in Berkhamsted.
Died May 2nd, 1995 at 83 years old in Oxford (kidney disease).
Alice Faye
American actress and singer (1915–1998).
Born May 5th, 1915 in New York City.
Died May 9th, 1998 at 83 years old in Rancho Mirage (stomach cancer).
Helmut Newton
German-australian photographer (1920–2004).
Born October 31st, 1920 in Berlin.
Died January 23rd, 2004 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest).
Tony Hillerman
American writer (1925–2008).
Born May 27th, 1925 in Pottawatomie County.
Died October 26th, 2008 at 83 years old in Albuquerque (respiratory failure). [ref]
Lotte Lenya
Austrian singer and actress (1898-1981).
Born October 18th, 1898 in Vienna.
Died November 27th, 1981 at 83 years old in Manhattan (cancer).
Max Roach
American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer (1924–2007).
Born January 10th, 1924 in New York City, Newland.
Died August 16th, 2007 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Beryl Clutterbuck Markham
British writer, aviator, adventurer, racehorse trainer (1902–1986).
Born October 26th, 1902 in Ashwell.
Died August 3rd, 1986 at 83 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
Gerry Anderson
English television creator and filmmaker (1929-2012).
Born April 14th, 1929 in Bloomsbury.
Died December 26th, 2012 at 83 years old in Henley-on-Thames (Alzheimer's disease).
Peggy Ashcroft
British actress (1907-1991).
Born December 22nd, 1907 in Surrey.
Died June 14th, 1991 at 83 years old in London (stroke).
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