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1,651 Notable deaths
in New York City
Elsa Maxwell
American gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess.
Born May 24th, 1883 in Keokuk. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1963 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Billy Murray
American singer.
Born May 25th, 1877 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1954 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter.
Born August 21st, 1928 in Council Bluffs. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1999 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
Risë Stevens
American opera singer, vocalist and actress (1913-2013).
Born June 11th, 1913 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 20th, 2013 at 99 years old in New York City. [ref]
Alton B. Parker
American judge (1852–1926).
Born May 14th, 1852 in Cortland.
Died May 10th, 1926 at 73 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Lennie Tristano
American jazz pianist and composer (1919–1978).
Born March 19th, 1919 in Chicago.
Died November 18th, 1978 at 59 years old in New York City.
Gershon Kingsley
American composer and musician (1922–2019).
Born October 28th, 1922 in Bochum.
Died December 10th, 2019 at 97 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ring Lardner
Journalist, screenwriter.
Born August 15th, 1915 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2000 at 85 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Mary Roberts Rinehart
American writer.
Born August 12th, 1876 in Pittsburgh.
Died September 22nd, 1958 at 82 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Alexander Woollcott
American critic (1887-1943).
Born January 19th, 1887 in Phalanx.
Died January 23rd, 1943 at 56 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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