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469 Notable deaths
 in Hollywood

Spring Byington

American actress (1886–1971).

Born October 17th, 1886 in Colorado Springs.

Died September 7th, 1971 at 84 years old in Hollywood (cancer).

Clara Blandick

American actress.

Born June 4th, 1880 in Victoria Harbour.

Died April 15th, 1962 at 81 years old in Hollywood (drug overdose).

Alan Hale

Actor, film director (1892-1950).

Born February 10th, 1892 in Washington, D.C..

Died January 22nd, 1950 at 57 years old in Hollywood (kidney failure).

Jack Nitzsche

American musician, arranger, songwriter, composer and record producer (1937-2000).

Born April 22nd, 1937 in Chicago.

Died August 25th, 2000 at 63 years old in Hollywood (infectious disease).

ZaSu Pitts

American actress (1894-1963).

Born January 3rd, 1894 in Parsons.

Died June 7th, 1963 at 69 years old in Hollywood (cancer).

Leo G. Carroll

British actor (1886–1972).

Born October 25th, 1886 in Northamptonshire.

Died October 16th, 1972 at 85 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).

Merritt Butrick

American actor (1959-1989).

Born September 3rd, 1959 in Gainesville.

Died March 17th, 1989 at 29 years old in Hollywood (toxoplasmosis, AIDS related disease).

Martha Vickers

American television and film actress (1925-1971).

Born May 28th, 1925 in Ann Arbor.

Died November 2nd, 1971 at 46 years old in Hollywood (esophageal cancer).

Theodore Dreiser

American novelist and journalist (1871–1945).

Born August 27th, 1871 in Terre Haute.

Died December 28th, 1945 at 74 years old in Hollywood.

Verna Felton

American actress (1890–1966).

Born July 20th, 1890 in Salinas.

Died December 14th, 1966 at 76 years old in Hollywood (stroke).

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