Deaths in the 1970s

Alfred Lunt

1892–1977 (age 85)

Forest Home Cemetery

Alfred Lunt, a Milwaukee-born stage actor celebrated for his performances with his wife Lynn Fontanne, died in 1977 and ...

Gummo Marx

1893–1977 (age 84)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Gummo Marx, a Manhattan-born vaudeville performer and one of the Marx Brothers, died in 1977 and is buried at Forest Law...

Fay Holden

1893–1973 (age 80)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Fay Holden, a Birmingham-born actress best known for the Andy Hardy films, died in 1973 and is interred at Forest Lawn M...

June Hutton

1919–1973 (age 54)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

June Hutton, a Chicago-born singer famous for her work with the Pied Pipers and in big bands, died in 1973 and rests at ...

Cathy O'Donnell

1923–1970 (age 47)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Cathy O'Donnell, a Shelby County-born actress featured in films such as The Best Years of Our Lives, died in 1970 and is...

Barbara Ruick

1930–1974 (age 44)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Barbara Ruick, a Pasadena-born actress and singer who appeared in musicals and on television, died in 1974 and is interr...

Jack Oakie

1903–1978 (age 75)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Jack Oakie, the Sedalia-born film actor known for his comedic supporting roles, died in 1978 and rests at Forest Lawn Me...

Winston Hibler

1910–1976 (age 66)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Winston Hibler, Harrisburg-born Disney filmmaker who narrated and produced numerous projects, passed in 1976 and is buri...

Lucien Andriot

1892–1979 (age 87)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Lucien Andriot, Paris-born cinematographer whose lens helped shape classic Hollywood imagery, died in 1979 and is entomb...

Perc Westmore

1904–1970 (age 66)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Perc Westmore, Canterbury-born makeup artist from the legendary Westmore family, died in 1970 and is buried at Forest La...

Frank Tashlin

1913–1972 (age 59)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Frank Tashlin, Weehawken-born cartoonist-turned-film director celebrated for his zany comedies, died in 1972 and rests a...

Rowland V. Lee

1891–1975 (age 84)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Rowland V. Lee, the Findlay-born film director behind numerous adventure pictures, passed away in 1975 and lies at Fores...

Frances Howard

1903–1976 (age 73)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Frances Howard, Omaha-born actress whose career shimmered in the early talkie era, died in 1976 and is buried at Forest ...

Archie Stout

1886–1973 (age 87)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Archie Stout, Renwick-born cinematographer renowned for his work on westerns, died in 1973 and rests at Forest Lawn Memo...

Arlington Valles

1886–1970 (age 84)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Arlington Valles, London-born makeup artist celebrated for glamorous Hollywood transformations, died in 1970 and is buri...

Terry Kath

1946–1978 (age 32)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Terry Kath, Chicago-born guitarist and vocalist for the band Chicago, died in 1978 and is interred at Forest Lawn Memori...

Leo Shuken

1906–1976 (age 70)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Leo Shuken, Los Angeles-born composer who scored numerous films, passed in 1976 and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Pa...

Lewis R. Foster

1898–1974 (age 76)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Lewis R. Foster, Brookfield-born screenwriter and director of both features and television in mid-century Hollywood, die...

Mickey Daniels

1914–1970 (age 56)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Mickey Daniels, Rock Springs-born child actor of the silent Our Gang comedies, died in 1970 and is interred at Forest La...

Joseph T. McNarney

1893–1972 (age 79)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Joseph T. McNarney, Emporium-born U.S. Army general and military leader during World War II, died in 1972 and is buried ...

Gertrude Olmstead

1897–1975 (age 78)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Gertrude Olmstead, Chicago-born silent film actress, passed in 1975 and rests at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Jean Del Val

1891–1975 (age 84)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Jean Del Val (1891–1975) was a French-born actor whose Hollywood supporting roles earned him a place in the American f...

Fred Haney

1896–1977 (age 81)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Fred Haney (1896–1977) was an American baseball player and manager who guided the Milwaukee Braves to the 1957 World S...

Geraldine Wall

1912–1970 (age 58)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Geraldine Wall (1912–1970) was an American actress whose work spanned film, stage, and radio over several decades befo...

Jeanne Coyne

1923–1973 (age 50)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Jeanne Coyne (1923–1973) was an American dancer and choreographer who contributed to Hollywood musicals and stage prod...

Kane Richmond

1906–1973 (age 67)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Kane Richmond (1906–1973) was an American film actor best known for starring in adventure serials and crime dramas and...

Rip Russell

1915–1976 (age 61)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Rip Russell (1915–1976) was an American Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red...

Sloppy Thurston

1899–1973 (age 74)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Sloppy Thurston (1899–1973) was an American baseball pitcher remembered for his knuckleball and durability, and he res...

Tod Andrews

1914–1972 (age 58)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Tod Andrews (1914–1972) was an American actor who appeared on Broadway, film, and television during the mid-20th centu...

Josie Sedgwick

1898–1973 (age 75)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Josie Sedgwick (1898–1973) was an American film actress of the silent and early sound eras whose career is commemorate...

Charles Correll

1890–1972 (age 82)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Charles Correll (1890–1972) was an American radio comedian, best known as half of the duo behind "Amos 'n' Andy," and ...

Robert B. Williams

1904–1978 (age 74)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Robert B. Williams (1904–1978) was an American character actor who appeared in dozens of films and television shows be...

Jacques de Sibour

1896–1979 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Jacques de Sibour (1896–1979) was a French-born American architect responsible for several distinguished Washington, D...

O'Donnell Iselin

1884–1971 (age 87)

Woodlawn Cemetery

O'Donnell Iselin (1884–1971) was an American financier from a prominent New York family whose legacy includes a restin...

Mary Gallatin

1882–1972 (age 90)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Mary Gallatin (1882–1972) was an American society figure associated with the Gallatin family, later buried at Woodlawn...

Evelyn Marshall Field

1889–1979 (age 90)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Evelyn Marshall Field (1889–1979) was an American socialite and philanthropist who was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemete...

Ann Woodward

1915–1975 (age 60)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Ann Woodward (1915–1975) was a Pittsburgh-born American socialite who became the focus of national attention after the...

Genevieve Foster

1893–1979 (age 86)

Graceland Cemetery

Genevieve Foster (1893–1979) was an Oswego-born author celebrated for her children’s history books that brought the ...

Mary Hastings Bradley

1882–1976 (age 94)

Graceland Cemetery

Mary Hastings Bradley (1882–1976) was a Chicago-born author and explorer best known for novels and travel writing that...

Richard Nickel

1928–1972 (age 44)

Graceland Cemetery

Richard Nickel (1928–1972) was a Chicago architectural photographer and preservationist whose work helped save the cit...

Winifred Ward

1884–1975 (age 91)

Graceland Cemetery

Winifred Ward (1884–1975) of Eldora was an educator and the founder of the creative drama movement for children.

Edith Farnsworth

1903–1977 (age 74)

Graceland Cemetery

Edith Farnsworth (1903–1977) was a Chicago socialite who commissioned the iconic Farnsworth House designed by Mies van...

Lillian Clarke Spalding

1890–1976 (age 86)

Graceland Cemetery

Lillian Clarke Spalding (1890–1976) was a longtime Chicago-area resident remembered through her burial at Graceland Ce...

Chauncey Blair Borland

1878–1972 (age 94)

Graceland Cemetery

Chauncey Blair Borland (1878–1972) was a Chicago-area gentleman whose long life ended with his interment at Graceland ...

Knight Cheney Cowles

1892–1970 (age 78)

Graceland Cemetery

Knight Cheney Cowles (1892–1970) was a member of the Chicago community whose legacy includes his resting place at Grac...

Fred Carisch

1881–1977 (age 96)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

Fred Carisch (1881–1977) of Fountain City was a Major League Baseball catcher and coach who later rested at Rose Hills...

H. Leslie (Les) Hoffman

1906–1971 (age 65)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

H. Leslie “Les” Hoffman (1906–1971) was a cartoonist whose work captured the sporting and civic life around Los An...

Clarence C. Clendenen

1899–1977 (age 78)

Golden Gate National Cemetery

Clarence C. Clendenen (1899–1977) of Colorado Springs was a U.S. Army veteran honored with burial at Golden Gate Natio...

Adrien Voisin

1890–1979 (age 89)

Golden Gate National Cemetery

Adrien Voisin (1890–1979) of Islip was a French-born sculptor whose work in bronze earned him acclaim across the Unite...

Waldo Charles Potter

1885–1971 (age 86)

Golden Gate National Cemetery

Waldo Charles Potter (1885–1971) of LaMoure was a veteran whose remains were laid to rest at Golden Gate National Ceme...