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764 Notable deaths
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Lila Lee
Prominent screen actress of the early silent film era (1901-1973).
Born July 25th, 1901 in Union Hill. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1973 at 72 years old in Saranac Lake (stroke). [ref]
Shirley Clarke
American filmmaker (1919-1997).
Born October 2nd, 1919 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1997 at 77 years old in Boston (stroke). [ref]
Otis Harlan
American actor (1865-1940).
Born December 29th, 1865 in Zanesville.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 74 years old in Martinsville (stroke).
Dan Shomron
Israeli chief of staff.
Born August 5th, 1937 in Ashdot Ya'akov.
Died February 26th, 2008 at 70 years old in Tel Aviv (stroke). [ref]
Ann Savage
American actress.
Born February 19th, 1921 in Columbia. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2008 at 87 years old in Hollywood (stroke). [ref]
Seymour Benzer
American geneticist.
Born October 15th, 1921 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2007 at 86 years old in Pasadena (stroke). [ref]
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
French motorcycle racer and racing driver.
Born April 26th, 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2015 at 77 years old in Dakar (stroke). [ref]
Grant Mitchell
American actor (1874-1957).
Born June 17th, 1874 in Columbus.
Died May 1st, 1957 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Louis Auchincloss
American lawyer, novelist and historian (1917–2010).
Born September 27th, 1917 in Lawrence.
Died January 26th, 2010 at 92 years old in Manhattan (stroke). [ref]
John Beal
1909–1997; american actor.
Born August 13th, 1909 in Joplin.
Died April 26th, 1997 at 87 years old in Santa Cruz (stroke).
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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