Deaths in the 1970s

Garland Fulton

1890–1974 (age 84)

Arlington National Cemetery

Garland Fulton (1890–1974), whose association with the University is noted on records, is buried at Arlington National...

Edward A. Brudno

1940–1973 (age 33)

Arlington National Cemetery

Edward A. Brudno (1940–1973) of Quincy rests at Arlington National Cemetery following a life whose public details rema...

Victor Kilian

1891–1979 (age 88)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Victor Kilian (1891–1979) of Jersey City was an American character actor remembered for his work on stage and screen b...

Shirley Mason

1900–1979 (age 79)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Shirley Mason (1900–1979) of Brooklyn rose to prominence as a silent film actress and was laid to rest at Westwood Vil...

Ruth McDevitt

1895–1976 (age 81)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Ruth McDevitt (1895–1976) of Coldwater was an American stage and screen character actress whose long career ended with...

Percy Helton

1894–1971 (age 77)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Percy Helton (1894–1971) of New York City became a prolific character actor in film and television before being buried...

Richard Conte

1910–1975 (age 65)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Richard Conte (1910–1975) of Jersey City was a film actor best known for his brooding roles in mid-century Hollywood b...

Cecil Kellaway

1890–1973 (age 83)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Cecil Kellaway (1890–1973) was a South African-born character actor whose decades-long Hollywood career concluded with...

Steve Ihnat

1934–1972 (age 38)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Steve Ihnat (1934–1972) of Jastrabie pri Michalovciach became a Canadian-born character actor and director in American...

Coleman Francis

1919–1973 (age 54)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Coleman Francis (1919–1973) of Greer County was an American actor, writer, director, and producer remembered for his c...

Oscar Levant

1906–1972 (age 66)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Oscar Levant (1906–1972) of Pittsburgh was a celebrated pianist, composer, and witty commentator on American entertain...

Sidney Lanfield

1898–1972 (age 74)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Sidney Lanfield was a Chicago-born film director known for his work on comedies and the 1930s Hollywood studio system.

Charles Wagenheim

1896–1979 (age 83)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Charles Wagenheim was a prolific character actor from Newark who appeared in many films and television shows from the 19...

Ernest B. Schoedsack

1893–1979 (age 86)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Ernest B. Schoedsack was an Oscar-nominated filmmaker from Council Bluffs best remembered for co-directing the original ...

Sebastian Cabot

1918–1977 (age 59)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Sebastian Cabot was a London-born actor whose resonant voice and gentlemanly roles made him a television and film favori...

Howard Greer

1886–1974 (age 88)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Howard Greer, born in Rushville, rose to fame as a Hollywood fashion designer dressing stars and socialites for decades.

Bob Crane

1928–1978 (age 50)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Bob Crane, a Waterbury native, became widely known as the star of Hogan’s Heroes and a radio personality before his un...

Milton Ager

1893–1979 (age 86)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Milton Ager was a Chicago-born composer and songwriter whose upbeat tunes helped define the 1920s and 1930s American son...

Minnie Riperton

1947–1979 (age 32)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Minnie Riperton was a Chicago-born singer celebrated for her five-octave voice and the 1975 hit “Lovin’ You.”

James Wong Howe

1899–1976 (age 77)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

James Wong Howe, originally from Taishan, became a pioneering Hollywood cinematographer known for his innovative lightin...

Stan Kenton

1911–1979 (age 68)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Stan Kenton, born in Wichita, was a trailblazing jazz pianist and bandleader who pushed the boundaries of big-band music...

Jay C. Flippen

1899–1971 (age 72)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Jay C. Flippen was a Little Rock-born character actor whose gruff presence enlivened numerous films and television shows...

Philip Dorn

1901–1975 (age 74)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Philip Dorn was a Dutch-born actor who appeared in Hollywood films as a suave European leading man in the 1940s.

Thomas Gomez

1905–1971 (age 66)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Thomas Gomez was a New York City-born character actor who became the first Hispanic Oscar nominee for his supporting wor...

Darryl F. Zanuck

1902–1979 (age 77)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Darryl F. Zanuck, born in Wahoo, Nebraska, co-founded 20th Century Fox and became one of Hollywood’s most powerful pro...

Gregor Piatigorsky

1903–1976 (age 73)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Gregor Piatigorsky was a Ukrainian-born virtuoso cellist whose performances and recordings elevated the instrument’s p...

Billy Bletcher

1894–1979 (age 85)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Billy Bletcher (1894–1979) was an American character, stage, and voice actor whose booming tones enlivened cartoons an...

Helen Traubel

1899–1972 (age 73)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Helen Traubel (1899–1972) was an American dramatic soprano celebrated for her Wagnerian roles and is buried at Westwoo...

Norma Crane

1928–1973 (age 45)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Norma Crane (1928–1973) was an American television and film actress remembered for supporting turns on series such as ...

Philip Bourneuf

1908–1979 (age 71)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Philip Bourneuf (1908–1979) was an American stage and screen character actor whose work spanned Broadway and Hollywood...

Ronald Hughes

1935–1970 (age 35)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Ronald Hughes (1935–1970) was an American trial lawyer best known for representing members of the Manson Family, and h...

Renie Riano

1899–1971 (age 72)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Renie Riano (1899–1971) was a London-born American actress known for her comedy roles in film and television, and she ...

Clarence Bull

1896–1979 (age 83)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Clarence Bull (1896–1979) was an American cinematographer celebrated for his lush work on Hollywood musicals and drama...

M.K. Jerome

1893–1977 (age 84)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

M.K. Jerome (1893–1977) was an American composer and lyricist who supplied songs for early Hollywood musicals and is b...

Lucien W. Neustadt

1928–1972 (age 44)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Lucien W. Neustadt (1928–1972) of Berlin is interred at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, though few public rec...

E. Vincent Askey

1895–1974 (age 79)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

E. Vincent Askey (1895–1974) of Sligo rests at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, and the outlines of his profes...

Albert Arnold Gillespie

1899–1978 (age 79)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Albert Arnold Gillespie (1899–1978) of El Paso is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, but biographical information be...

Rudolf Friml

1879–1972 (age 93)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Rudolf Friml (1879–1972) was a Prague-born composer of operettas such as The Firefly and Rose-Marie, and he is interre...

Le Roy Simmons

1905–1973 (age 68)

Forest Home Cemetery

Le Roy Simmons (1905–1973) is interred at Forest Home Cemetery, though few widely available records describe his life ...

Samuel Goldwyn

1879–1974 (age 95)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Samuel Goldwyn (1879–1974) was a Polish-born American film producer and studio executive instrumental in shaping Holly...

Robert Armstrong

1890–1973 (age 83)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Robert Armstrong (1890–1973) was an American film actor best known for his leading role in King Kong before his burial...

Delmer Daves

1904–1977 (age 73)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Delmer Daves, born in San Francisco in 1904, was an American film director and screenwriter known for Westerns and melod...

Mary Pickford

1892–1979 (age 87)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Mary Pickford, the Toronto-born actress celebrated as "America's Sweetheart" during the silent film era, died in 1979 an...

Bill Walsh

1913–1975 (age 62)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Bill Walsh, a New York City-born screenwriter and producer associated with Disney musicals, passed away in 1975 and is b...

Dorsey Burnette

1932–1979 (age 47)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Dorsey Burnette, a Memphis-born rockabilly singer and songwriter of the 1950s, died in 1979 and is interred at Forest La...

Ernest Haller

1896–1970 (age 74)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Ernest Haller, the Los Angeles-born cinematographer of Gone with the Wind, passed in 1970 and is buried at Forest Lawn M...

Anita Louise

1915–1970 (age 55)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Anita Louise, a New York City-born film and television actress known for gentle roles, died in 1970 and is buried at For...

Minta Durfee

1889–1975 (age 86)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Minta Durfee, a Los Angeles-born silent film actress and comedienne, died in 1975 and is interred at Forest Lawn Memoria...

Gene Austin

1900–1972 (age 72)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Gene Austin, a Gainesville-born singer and songwriter who helped define pop vocals in the 1920s, died in 1972 and rests ...

Helen Ferguson

1900–1977 (age 77)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Helen Ferguson, the Decatur-born actress who later became a publicist for movie stars, died in 1977 and is buried at For...