In the year 1954
339 Notable deaths
Gilbert Pratt
Film director (1892-1954).
Born February 16th, 1892 in Providence. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1954 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Bob Scott
Racecar driver (1928-1954).
Born October 4th, 1928 in Watsonville.
Died July 5th, 1954 at 25 years old in Darlington.
Maurice Bedel
French writer.
Born December 30th, 1883 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1954 at 70 years old in Thuré. [ref]
Chester M. Franklin
American actor and filmmaker (1889-1954).
Born September 1st, 1889 in San Francisco.
Died March 12th, 1954 at 64 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Lydia Wahlström
Swedish suffragist (1869-1954).
Died June 2nd, 1954 at 84 years old in Johannes parish.
Joe Blewitt
British long-distance runner (1895-1954).
Born November 1st, 1895 in Worcestershire.
Died May 30th, 1954 at 58 years old in Birmingham.
Dagmar Ebbesen
Swedish actress.
Born October 1st, 1891 in Solna. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1954 at 63 years old in Solna.
George E. Wiley
American racing cyclist.
Born May 7th, 1881 in Little Falls.
Died March 3rd, 1954 at 72 years old in Little Falls.
Ludwik Solski
Polish theatre actor and director.
Born January 20th, 1855 in Gdów. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1954 at 99 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Massimo Massimi
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 10th, 1877 in Rome.
Died March 6th, 1954 at 76 years old in Rome.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 339
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr