Dead at age 87

1,468 Notable deaths

Norman Maclean

American author and scholar.

Born December 23rd, 1902 in Clarinda.

Died August 2nd, 1990 at 87 years old in Chicago.

Will Eisner

American cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917-2005).

Born March 6th, 1917 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died January 3rd, 2005 at 87 years old in Fort Lauderdale (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Evelyn Beatrice Hall

English writer.

Born September 28th, 1868 in Shooter's Hill. [ref]

Died April 13th, 1956 at 87 years old in Wadhurst.

Virginia Grey

American actress (1917-2004).

Born March 22nd, 1917 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died July 31st, 2004 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Princess Patricia of Connaught

British princess (1886-1974); younger daughter of prince arthur, duke of connaught, and princess louise margaret of prussia.

Born March 17th, 1886 in Buckingham Palace.

Died January 12th, 1974 at 87 years old in Ribsden Holt.

Patrice Wymore

American actress and singer (1926-2014).

Born December 17th, 1926 in Miltonvale.

Died March 22nd, 2014 at 87 years old in Portland Parish (disease).

Maurice Wilkins

New zealand-born english physicist and biologist.

Born December 15th, 1916 in Pongaroa.

Died October 5th, 2004 at 87 years old in Blackheath. [ref]

Dolph Schayes

American basketball player and coach.

Born May 19th, 1928 in The Bronx.

Died December 10th, 2015 at 87 years old in Syracuse (cancer). [ref]

Rosalind Knight

British actress (1933-2020).

Born December 3rd, 1933 in Marylebone.

Died December 19th, 2020 at 87 years old [ref]

Lee de Forest

American inventor (1873-1961).

Born August 26th, 1873 in Council Bluffs. [ref]

Died June 30th, 1961 at 87 years old in Hollywood. [ref]

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The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé