Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1959

Sep 07 Maurice duplessis: Québec prime minister (b. 1890)  

Sep 09 Max d' ollone: Composer,  

Sep 11 Paul douglas: Actor (adventure theater),  

Sep 13 Gilbert adrian: Costume designer,  

Sep 14 Wayne morris: Actor (kid galahad),  

Sep 17 Bert leysen: Belgian tv director,  

Sep 20 Olin howlin: Actor (swifty-circus boy),  

Sep 22 Benjamin peret: French writer/poet (le grand jeu),  

Sep 25 Ennio porrino: Composer,  

Sep 26 Solomon bandaranaike: Pm of ceylon (1956-59), assassinated at 60  

Sep 28 Gerard hoffnung: Artist/humorist/musician,  

Sep 29 Bruce bairnsfather: Cartoonist,  

Sep 30 John h kliegl: Developer of klieg light,  

Oct 03 William bishop: Actor (steve-it's a great life),  

Oct 06 Bernard berenson: American art historian (b. 1865)  

Oct 07 Mario lanza: Opera singer,  

Oct 10 Friedrich: Prince of liechtenstein,  

Oct 11 Bert bell: Nfl hall of famer,  

Oct 12 Arnoldt bronnen: Writer,  

Oct 13 K rudolf mengelberg: Dutch composer (concert amsterdam),  

Oct 14 Errol flynn: Us actor (captain blood),  

Oct 15 Lipót fejér: Hungarian mathematician (b. 1880)  

Oct 16 George c marshall: Us army general,  

Oct 18 Boughera el ouafi: Algerian athlete (b. 1898)  

Oct 19 Boughera el quafi: Marathoner (olympic-gold-1928), shot to death at 60  

Oct 20 Werner krauss: Actor (joyless street),  

Oct 23 Gerda lundequist: Swedish actress (b. 1871)  

Oct 25 Bob murphy: Tv host (rfd america),  

Oct 28 Abe waddington: Cricketer (yorks left-arm quick, test avg 119),  

Oct 30 Blonde dolly: [sybille a j niemans], society prostitute,  

Oct 31 Jean cabannes: French physicist (b. 1885)  

Nov 01 Gershon agron: Mayor of jerusalem,  

Nov 03 Friedrich niggli: Composer,  

Nov 07 Victor mclaglen: Actor (gunga din),  

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Jan 02 Kirti azad: Cricketer (indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 tests 1981-83)  

Jan 03 Rusty golden: Rocker (boys band)  

Jan 04 Vanity: [denise marquardt], ontario canada, actress (52 pick up)  

Jan 04 Yoshitomo nara: Japanese pop artist  

Jan 05 Kapil dev: India's cricket player  

Jan 07 Kathy valentine: Rocker (go-go's-we got the beat)  

Jan 08 Michael harwood: Sydney nsw, australasia golfer  

Jan 08 Paul hester: Australian drummer