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1,571 Notable deaths
in New York City
William Redfield
American actor.
Born January 26th, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1976 at 49 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Barnett Newman
American painter.
Born January 29th, 1905 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1970 at 65 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lillian Roth
American actress, singer (1910-1980).
Born December 13th, 1910 in Boston.
Died May 12th, 1980 at 69 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Peggy Cass
American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer (1924-1999).
Born May 21st, 1924 in Boston.
Died March 8th, 1999 at 74 years old in New York City (heart failure).
David Carr
American journalist.
Born September 8th, 1956 in Minneapolis.
Died February 12th, 2015 at 58 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Alan Jay Lerner
American lyricist and librettist (1918-1986).
Born August 31st, 1918 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1986 at 67 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Joseph Cornell
American artist (1903-1972).
Born December 24th, 1903 in Nyack. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1972 at 69 years old in New York City. [ref]
Walter Camp
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1859-1925).
Born April 7th, 1859 in New Britain.
Died March 14th, 1925 at 65 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Ruth Benedict
American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948).
Born June 5th, 1887 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1948 at 61 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Hal Willner
American record producer.
Born April 6th, 1956 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2020 at 64 years old in New York City (COVID-19). [ref]
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