December 27th
186 Notable deaths
Amy Beach
American composer and pianist.
Born September 5th, 1867 in Henniker. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1944 at 77 years old in New York City (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Osip Mandelstam
Russian poet and essayist (1891-1938).
Born January 14th, 1891 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1938 at 47 years old (typhus). [ref]
Hank Garland
American musician.
Born November 11th, 1930 in Cowpens. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2004 at 74 years old in Orange Park (Staphylococcus aureus). [ref]
William G. Morgan
Inventor of volleyball.
Born January 23rd, 1870 in Lockport.
Died December 27th, 1942 at 72 years old in Lockport (pneumonia).
Jack Sheldon
American musician.
Born November 30th, 1931 in Jacksonville.
Died December 27th, 2019 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Florence Lawrence
Canadian-american actress (1886-1938).
Born January 2nd, 1886 in Hamilton.
Died December 27th, 1938 at 52 years old in Beverly Hills (intoxication). [ref]
Haskell Wexler
American filmmaker (1922-2015).
Born February 6th, 1922 in Chicago.
Died December 27th, 2015 at 93 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Stevie Wright
Australian singer.
Born December 20th, 1947 in Leeds. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2015 at 68 years old in Moruya (pneumonia).
Charles Shyer
American film director, screenwriter, television producer and television writer (1941-2024).
Born October 11th, 1941 in Los Angeles.
Died December 27th, 2024 at 83 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. [ref]
Britt Allcroft
Film producer.
Born December 14th, 1943 in Worthing.
Died December 27th, 2024 at 81 years old [ref]
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender