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1,904 Notable deaths
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Marshall Brickman
American screenwriter (1939–2024).
Born August 25th, 1939 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2024 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
George Avakian
American record producer of armenian descent (1919–2017).
Born March 15th, 1919 in Armavir.
Died November 22nd, 2017 at 98 years old in New York City.
Ad Reinhardt
American painter and printmaker (1913–1967).
Born December 24th, 1913 in Buffalo.
Died August 30th, 1967 at 53 years old in New York City.
Alberta Hunter
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse (1895-1984).
Born April 1st, 1895 in Memphis.
Died October 17th, 1984 at 89 years old in New York City.
Kay Medford
American actress (1919–1980).
Born September 14th, 1919 in New York City.
Died April 10th, 1980 at 60 years old in New York City (cervix uterine cancer).
Henry Fairfield Osborn
American geologist and eugenicist (1857–1935).
Born August 8th, 1857 in Fairfield.
Died November 6th, 1935 at 78 years old in New York City.
Ferenc Molnár
Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist (1878-1952).
Born January 12th, 1878 in Budapest.
Died April 2nd, 1952 at 74 years old in New York City (cancer).
Irene Worth
American actress (1916–2002).
Born June 23rd, 1916 in Omaha.
Died March 10th, 2002 at 85 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction, stroke). [ref]
Harry Benjamin
German/american endocrinologist and sexologist.
Born January 12th, 1885 in Berlin.
Died August 24th, 1986 at 101 years old in New York City.
Siegfried Kracauer
German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist (1889-1966).
Born February 8th, 1889 in Frankfurt.
Died November 26th, 1966 at 77 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel