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1,834 Notable deaths
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María Casares
French actress of spanish origin (1923-1996).
Born November 21st, 1922 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1996 at 74 years old in Alloue (cancer).
Robert James Waller
American writer.
Born August 1st, 1939 in Charles City. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2017 at 77 years old in Fredericksburg (cancer). [ref]
Morteza Pashaei
Iranian singer and composer.
Born August 11th, 1984 in Tehran.
Died November 14th, 2014 at 30 years old in Tehran (cancer).
Frank Borzage
American film director and actor (1894-1962).
Born April 23rd, 1894 in Salt Lake City.
Died June 19th, 1962 at 68 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Ferenc Molnár
Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist.
Born January 12th, 1878 in Budapest.
Died April 2nd, 1952 at 74 years old in New York City (cancer).
Ring Lardner
Journalist, screenwriter.
Born August 15th, 1915 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2000 at 85 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Christopher Malcolm
Scottish actor and producer (1946–2014).
Born August 19th, 1946 in Aberdeen.
Died February 15th, 2014 at 67 years old in London (cancer).
Dorothy Allison
American writer, poet, novelist, critic (1949–2024).
Born April 11th, 1949 in Greenville.
Died November 6th, 2024 at 75 years old in Guerneville (cancer). [ref]
Katina Paxinou
Greek actress (1900-1973).
Born December 17th, 1900 in Piraeus. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 72 years old in Athens (cancer). [ref]
Aleksei Kapler
Soviet film director (1903–1979).
Born October 24th, 1904 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1979 at 74 years old in Moscow (cancer).
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