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1,921 Notable deaths
 in Los Angeles

Allan Dwan

Film director, film producer, screenwriter (1885–1981).

Born April 3rd, 1885 in Toronto.

Died December 28th, 1981 at 96 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Estelle Taylor

American actress (1894–1958).

Born May 20th, 1894 in Wilmington.

Died April 15th, 1958 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Irene Lentz

American costume designer (1900-1962).

Born December 8th, 1900 in South Dakota, Baker.

Died November 15th, 1962 at 61 years old in Los Angeles.

Zina Bethune

American actress, dancer, and choreographer (1945-2012).

Born February 17th, 1945 in New York City.

Died February 12th, 2012 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (struck by vehicle). [ref]

Lottie Pickford

Actress (1893–1936).

Born June 9th, 1895 in Toronto.

Died December 9th, 1936 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Howard Greenfield

American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous brill building..

Born March 15th, 1936 in Brooklyn.

Died March 4th, 1986 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure, death from AIDS-related complications).

Herb Vigran

American actor (1910-1986).

Born June 5th, 1910 in Cincinnati.

Died November 29th, 1986 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Erich Anderson

American actor (1956–2024).

Born October 24th, 1956 in Sagamihara. [ref]

Died June 1st, 2024 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]

Richard Schickel

American film scholar (1933–2017).

Born February 10th, 1933 in Milwaukee.

Died February 18th, 2017 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]

Lionel Newman

American composer, pianist and conductor (1916-1989).

Born January 4th, 1916 in New Haven.

Died February 3rd, 1989 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.

Deaths 1111 to 1120 of 1921

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