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In the year 1967
543 Notable deaths
Leonhard Seppala
Norwegian musher.
Born September 14th, 1877 in Skibotn.
Died January 28th, 1967 at 89 years old in Seattle.
Barbara Payton
American actress (1927-1967).
Born November 16th, 1927 in Cloquet.
Died May 8th, 1967 at 39 years old in San Diego (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Joe Orton
English playwright (1933–1967).
Born January 1st, 1933 in Leicester.
Died August 9th, 1967 at 34 years old in Islington (blunt trauma).
Alice B. Toklas
American writer (1877-1967).
Born April 30th, 1877 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1967 at 89 years old in Paris.
Tom Conway
British actor (1904-1967).
Born September 15th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 22nd, 1967 at 62 years old in Culver City (liver cirrhosis).
Charles Bickford
American actor (1891–1967).
Born January 1st, 1891 in Cambridge.
Died November 9th, 1967 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Joe Meek
English record producer.
Born April 5th, 1929 in Newent.
Died February 3rd, 1967 at 37 years old in London (shot to the head). [ref]
Billy Strayhorn
American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger (1915–1967).
Born November 29th, 1915 in Dayton.
Died May 31st, 1967 at 51 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).
Jane Darwell
American actress (1879-1967).
Born October 15th, 1879 in Marion County.
Died August 13th, 1967 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Albert Warner
Film executive.
Born July 23rd, 1884 in Krasnosielc.
Died November 26th, 1967 at 83 years old in Miami Beach (cerebrovascular disease).
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus