Deaths in the 1980s - BurialMap

1908–1989 (age 81)

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Stuart Hamblen was an American singer, songwriter, and actor known for his country and Western music.

1905–1988 (age 83)

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Eric Larson was an American animator who worked for the Disney studio for over five decades.

Reginald Gardiner

1903–1980 (age 77)

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Reginald Gardiner was a British actor known for his comedic roles in Hollywood films during the Golden Age.

1927–1989 (age 62)

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Bill Stout was an American production designer and art director for film and television.

1919–1988 (age 69)

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Chuck Roberson was an American stuntman and actor known for his work in Western films and television.

1889–1982 (age 93)

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Goldie Colwell was an American actress and performer in early cinema and vaudeville.

1918–1989 (age 71)

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Jay Stewart was an American television personality and announcer known for his work on game shows and variety programs.

1902–1984 (age 82)

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Nudie Cohn was a legendary tailor and costume designer famous for creating elaborate rhinestone-studded western wear for...

John Cassavetes

1929–1989 (age 60)

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John Cassavetes was an influential American actor, screenwriter, and director pioneering independent cinema with emotion...

Franklin J. Schaffner

1921–1989 (age 68)

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Franklin J. Schaffner was an acclaimed American film and television director best known for directing major Hollywood pr...

1924–1985 (age 61)

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Larry Ward was an American actor who appeared in numerous television series and films throughout the 1950s-1980s.

1903–1980 (age 77)

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Leonard Barr was an American character actor known for his roles in classic films and television productions.

1908–1985 (age 77)

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Phil Karlson was an American film and television director known for his work in crime dramas and action films.

1917–1985 (age 68)

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Margo was a Mexican-American actress and dancer who appeared in numerous Hollywood films and stage productions.

1902–1982 (age 80)

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Virginia Fox was an American silent film actress who appeared in numerous comedies and dramas during the 1920s.

1918–1984 (age 66)

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Edith Massey was an American actress and performance artist known for her cult film appearances and avant-garde theatric...

Dorothy Patrick

1921–1987 (age 66)

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Dorothy Patrick was a Canadian-American actress who appeared in films and television series throughout the 1940s-1960s.

Richard Levinson

1934–1987 (age 53)

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Richard Levinson was an American television and film writer and producer known for creating and producing the detective ...

1920–1987 (age 67)

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Nora Kaye was an American prima ballerina and dancer who was a principal dancer with major ballet companies throughout h...

1907–1986 (age 79)

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Beatrice Kay was an American actress and singer known for her work in Broadway productions and films during the mid-20th...

1916–1984 (age 68)

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Ben Roberts was an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on numerous Hollywood films and television prod...

1910–1982 (age 72)

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Dan Tobin was an American character actor known for his roles in film and television during the mid-20th century.

1930–1983 (age 53)

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Eden Hartford was an American actress who appeared in films during the 1950s and 1960s.

Estelle Winwood

1883–1984 (age 101)

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Estelle Winwood was a British-American actress with a long career spanning stage, film, and television from the 1920s on...

1898–1981 (age 83)

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Ariel Durant was a Russian-American historian and author who co-wrote the monumental 'The Story of Civilization' series ...

1926–1982 (age 56)

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Dolores Moran was an American actress who appeared in Hollywood films during the 1940s and 1950s.

1913–1986 (age 73)

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Helen Mack was an American actress known for her work in films and radio during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

1901–1982 (age 81)

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Lee Patrick was an American actress with a prolific career in film, television, and stage spanning several decades.

1894–1985 (age 91)

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Robert Nathan was an American novelist, playwright, and poet known for his literary works throughout the 20th century.

1912–1989 (age 77)

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Cornel Wilde was a Romanian-American actor and filmmaker known for his roles in adventure films and swashbucklers.

1917–1982 (age 65)

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Helmut Dantine was an Austrian-American actor known for his roles in Hollywood films during the 1940s and 1950s.

1920–1989 (age 69)

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Richard Quine was an American film and television director and actor known for his work in comedies and musicals.

1906–1987 (age 81)

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Kent Taylor was an American actor with a long career in film and television spanning from the 1920s through the 1980s.

1893–1981 (age 88)

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Harry Warren was an American composer and songwriter who wrote numerous hit songs for films and Broadway shows.

Richard Basehart

1914–1984 (age 70)

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Richard Basehart was an American actor known for his versatile roles in film, television, and theater throughout his car...

Lynn Townsend White

1907–1987 (age 80)

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Lynn Townsend White was an American historian and scholar known for his work on the history of technology and medieval h...

1913–1989 (age 76)

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Jim Backus was an American actor and voice artist best known for voicing Mr. Magoo and playing the father on Gilligan's ...

1906–1984 (age 78)

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Edward Carrere was a Mexican-born art director and production designer who worked on numerous Hollywood films.

1933–1982 (age 49)

John Gardner was an American novelist and professor known for his literary works and academic contributions to creative ...

1912–1982 (age 70)

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Reta Shaw was an American actress known for her roles in television and film throughout the mid-20th century.

Richard Marquand

1937–1987 (age 50)

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Richard Marquand was a British film director best known for directing Return of the Jedi.

Scatman Crothers

1910–1986 (age 76)

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Scatman Crothers was an American actor, comedian, and musician known for his roles in film and television.

1905–1987 (age 82)

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Irving Allen was a British-American film producer known for producing action films and adventure movies.

Rafael Méndez Arceo

1906–1981 (age 75)

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Rafael Méndez Arceo was a Mexican cardinal and Catholic bishop known for his progressive theological views.

Floyd Gottfredson

1905–1986 (age 81)

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Floyd Gottfredson was an American cartoonist best known for his work on Mickey Mouse comic strips.

1910–1981 (age 71)

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Frank de Kova was an American character actor known for his roles in television and film.

1913–1984 (age 71)

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Bob Clampett was an American animator and director best known for his work on Looney Tunes cartoons.

1919–1988 (age 69)

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Gene de Paul was an American composer and songwriter known for his work in film and musical theater.

Timothy Patrick Murphy

1959–1988 (age 29)

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Timothy Patrick Murphy was an American actor known for his television roles in the 1980s.

1901–1986 (age 85)

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Horace Heidt was an American bandleader and musician known for his orchestra and radio performances.