In the year 1983
507 Notable deaths
Robert Aldrich
American film director, screenwriter and producer.
Born August 9th, 1918 in Cranston. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1983 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Billy Fury
English musician (1940-1983).
Born April 17th, 1940 in Liverpool.
Died January 28th, 1983 at 42 years old in Paddington (myocardial infarction).
Raymond Massey
Canadian-american actor (1896-1983).
Born August 30th, 1896 in Toronto. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1983 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
George Cukor
American film director and producer (1899-1983).
Born July 7th, 1899 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 24th, 1983 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
George Balanchine
Georgian-american choreographer, dancer and ballet master (1904–1983).
Born January 22nd, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 30th, 1983 at 79 years old in New York City (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease). [ref]
Arthur Koestler
Hungarian-british author and journalist.
Born September 5th, 1905 in Budapest. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1983 at 77 years old in London (intoxication). [ref]
Klaus Nomi
German countertenor.
Born January 24th, 1944 in Immenstadt.
Died August 6th, 1983 at 39 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
William Demarest
Actor.
Born February 27th, 1892 in Saint Paul.
Died December 28th, 1983 at 91 years old in Palm Springs (pneumonia, prostate cancer).
Buster Crabbe
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, actor (1908-1983).
Born February 7th, 1908 in Oakland.
Died April 23rd, 1983 at 75 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris