Deaths in...
314 Notable deaths
in Santa Monica
Myrna Fahey
American actress (1933-1973).
Born March 12th, 1933 in Carmel.
Died May 6th, 1973 at 40 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Frank Albertson
American character actor (1909–1964).
Born February 2nd, 1909 in Fergus Falls.
Died February 29th, 1964 at 55 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Dennis O'Keefe
American actor (1908–1968).
Born March 29th, 1908 in Fort Madison.
Died August 31st, 1968 at 60 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
Franklin J. Schaffner
American film director (1920–1989).
Died July 2nd, 1989 at 68 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
Haskell Wexler
American filmmaker (1922-2015).
Born February 6th, 1922 in Chicago.
Died December 27th, 2015 at 93 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
George Furth
American actor, playwright and librettist (1932–2008).
Born December 14th, 1932 in Chicago.
Died August 11th, 2008 at 75 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Robert Chartoff
American film producer (1933–2015).
Born August 26th, 1933 in New York City.
Died June 10th, 2015 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Martin Ritt
American film director (1914–1990).
Born March 2nd, 1914 in New York City.
Died December 8th, 1999 at 85 years old in Santa Monica (cardiovascular disease).
Roger Allers
American animator and filmmaker (1949–2026).
Born June 29th, 1949 in Rye. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2026 at 76 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Mary Miles Minter
American actress (1902-1984).
Born April 25th, 1902 in Shreveport.
Died August 4th, 1984 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde