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In the year 1968
459 Notable deaths
Tommy Noonan
American actor, screenwriter and producer (1921-1968).
Born April 29th, 1921 in Bellingham.
Died April 24th, 1968 at 46 years old in Woodland Hills (brain cancer).
Walter Wanger
American film producer (1894-1968).
Born July 11th, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died November 18th, 1968 at 74 years old in New York City (disease).
Cornell Woolrich
American author and screenwriter.
Born December 4th, 1903 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1968 at 64 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Hitoshi Imamura
Japanese general.
Born June 28th, 1886 in Sendai.
Died October 6th, 1968 at 82 years old in Japan.
Helen Walker
American actress (1920-1968).
Born July 17th, 1920 in Worcester. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1968 at 47 years old in North Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Giovanni Messe
Italian general (1883-1968).
Born December 10th, 1883 in Mesagne. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1968 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
Max Brod
Author, composer, and journalist.
Born May 27th, 1884 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1968 at 84 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Mae Marsh
American actress.
Born November 9th, 1894 in Madrid.
Died February 13th, 1968 at 73 years old in Hermosa Beach (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia). [ref]
Juanita Hall
American musical theatre and film actress; singer, recording artist (1901-1968).
Born November 6th, 1901 in Keyport. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1968 at 66 years old in Bay Shore (diabetes). [ref]
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
German general (1885-1968).
Born January 17th, 1885 in Wrocław.
Died June 18th, 1968 at 83 years old in Holzminden.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 459
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