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Dead at age 88
1,445 Notable deaths
Elaine Anderson Steinbeck
American actress and stage manager (1914-2003).
Born August 14th, 1914 in Austin.
Died April 27th, 2003 at 88 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Jim Marshall
English audio engineer.
Born July 29th, 1923 in London.
Died April 5th, 2012 at 88 years old in Milton Keynes (cancer).
David Garnett
British writer and publisher (1892-1981).
Born March 9th, 1892 in Brighton. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1981 at 88 years old in Saint-Lary.
Meir Amit
Israeli politician (1921-2009).
Born March 17th, 1921 in Tiberias. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Tel Aviv.
Tracy Hall
American chemist (1919–2008).
Born October 20th, 1919 in Ogden.
Died July 25th, 2008 at 88 years old in Provo. [ref]
Robert Mundell
Canadian economist (1932-2021).
Born October 24th, 1932 in Kingston.
Died April 4th, 2021 at 88 years old in Monteriggioni (cholangiocarcinoma). [ref]
Rockwell Kent
American artist (1882-1971).
Born June 21st, 1882 in Tarrytown. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1971 at 88 years old in Plattsburgh. [ref]
Catherine Craig
American actress (1915-2004).
Born January 18th, 1915 in Bloomington.
Died January 14th, 2004 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara.
Peter Thomson
Australian professional golfer.
Born August 23rd, 1929 in Brunswick.
Died June 20th, 2018 at 88 years old in Melbourne (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Paul Fussell
American cultural and literary historian (1924-2012).
Born March 22nd, 1924 in Pasadena.
Died May 23rd, 2012 at 88 years old in Medford (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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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