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1,921 Notable deaths
 in Los Angeles

Zoë Akins

Playwright, poet, author (1886–1958).

Born October 30th, 1886 in Humansville.

Died October 29th, 1958 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.

Al Kasha

American composer, songwriter, arranger and businessman (1937-2020).

Born January 22nd, 1937 in Brooklyn.

Died September 14th, 2020 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Nathaniel Kleitman

American sleep researcher (1895–1999).

Born April 26th, 1895 in Chișinău.

Died August 13th, 1999 at 104 years old in Los Angeles.

Nella Walker

Actress (1886-1971).

Born March 6th, 1886 in Chicago.

Died March 22nd, 1971 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (disease).

John Wray

American character actor (1887-1940).

Born February 13th, 1887 in Philadelphia.

Died April 5th, 1940 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (disease).

Tiny Sandford

American actor (1894-1961).

Born February 26th, 1894 in Osage.

Died October 29th, 1961 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.

Norm Ferguson

American animator (1902–1957).

Born September 2nd, 1902 in New York City, Manhattan.

Died November 4th, 1957 at 55 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Murray Alper

American actor (1904-1984).

Born January 11th, 1904 in New York City.

Died November 16th, 1984 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.

Eddie Vinson

American jump blues, jazz, bebop and r&b alto saxophonist and blues shouter (1917–1988).

Born December 18th, 1917 in Houston.

Died July 2nd, 1988 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Polly Moran

Actress, vaudevillian (1883-1952).

Born June 28th, 1883 in Chicago.

Died January 25th, 1952 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).

Deaths 1401 to 1410 of 1921

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