In the year 1961
427 Notable deaths
Maya Deren
American filmmaker (1917-1961).
Born May 12th, 1917 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1961 at 44 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Lee de Forest
American inventor (1873-1961).
Born August 26th, 1873 in Council Bluffs. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1961 at 87 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Clark Ashton Smith
American author (1893-1961).
Born January 13th, 1893 in Long Valley.
Died August 14th, 1961 at 68 years old in Pacific Grove (cerebral hemorrhage).
Susanna M. Salter
American politician and activist (1860–1961).
Born March 2nd, 1860 in Belmont County.
Died March 17th, 1961 at 101 years old in Norman.
H.D.
American imagist poet (1886–1961).
Born September 10th, 1886 in Bethlehem.
Died September 27th, 1961 at 75 years old
Moss Hart
American playwright, librettist, and theatre director (1904-1961).
Born October 24th, 1904 in New York City.
Died December 20th, 1961 at 57 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction).
Maria of Yugoslavia
Queen consort of yugoslavia (1922 - 1934).
Born January 6th, 1900 in Gotha.
Died June 22nd, 1961 at 61 years old in London.
George S. Kaufman
American writer (1889-1961).
Born November 16th, 1889 in Pittsburgh.
Died June 2nd, 1961 at 71 years old in New York City.
Augustus John
Welsh painter (1878–1961).
Born January 4th, 1878 in Tenby.
Died October 31st, 1961 at 83 years old in Fordingbridge.
Lucian Blaga
Romanian writer.
Born May 21st, 1895 in Lancrăm. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1961 at 65 years old in Cluj-Napoca (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 427
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene