Famous Deaths Happened In 1961

Jan 02 Bob catterall: Cricketer (1555 runs/24 tests for s afr 1922-31),  

Jan 04 Barry fitzgerald: Actor (going my way),  

Jan 06 Regina ullmann: Writer,  

Jan 07 Clarice baright: 1st woman admitted to american bar assn,  

Jan 09 Emily greene balch: American writer, nobel peace prize laureate (b. 1867)  

Jan 10 Dashiell hammett: Us detective writer (thin man, maltese falcon),  

Jan 11 Elena gerhardt: German mezzo-soprano singer (b. 1883)  

Jan 14 Ernest thesiger: Actor (brass monkey, ghoul),  

Jan 15 Francesco maria saraceni: Composer,  

Jan 16 Janos viski: Composer,  

Jan 17 Patrice lumumba: African revolutionary, murdered at 36  

Jan 21 John joseph becker: Composer,  

Jan 24 Willem j m van eysinga: People rights scholar,  

Jan 26 Morris nichols: Cricketer (41 wkts in 14 tests for eng 1930-39),  

Feb 02 Adolf vogl: Composer,  

Feb 03 Anna may wong: Actress (gallery of mme lui-tsang),  

Feb 05 Anthony g de rothschild: British philanthropist,  

Feb 06 Archibald t davison: Composer,  

Feb 08 William duncan: Actor (hopalong rides again),  

Feb 09 Grigory levenfish: Intl chess grandmaster from russia,  

Feb 11 Eduard r verkade: Dutch actor/director (pygmalion),  

Feb 14 Wallis clark: Actress (easy money),  

Feb 15 Jack whiting: Actor (top speed, life of the party),  

Feb 17 Nita naldi: Actress (dr jekyll & mr hyde),  

Feb 20 Otto e huiswoud: [frank billings], editor (negro worker),  

Feb 21 Blaise cendrars: [frederic sauser-hall], switz, poet,  

Feb 22 George de las cuevas bustillo y teheran: Chilean marquis,  

Feb 23 Wilf ferguson: Cricket leg spinner (34 wickets for west in  

Feb 26 Karl albiker: German sculptor (problem of the plastic),  

Feb 27 Platt adams: High jumper (olympic-gold-1912),  

Feb 28 Joris vriamont: Flemish writer/music publisher,  

Mar 03 Paul wittgenstein: Austrian-born pianist (b. 1887)  

Mar 06 George formby: British singer/comedian,  

Mar 07 Englebert van anderlecht: Belgian painter,  

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Jan 02 Todd haynes: American film director  

Jan 03 Erwin blom: Dutch singer/guitarist (eton crop)  

Jan 04 Lee curreri: Nyc, actor (bruno martelli-fame)  

Jan 05 Curt bader: Bloomfield iowa, sprint kayak (olympics-96)  

Jan 07 Andrew thomson: Australian politician  

Jan 07 Supriya pathak: Indian actress  

Jan 07 John thune: American politician  

Jan 09 Oliver goldstick: American screenwriter