Page 6: Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

Sep 26 Arthur hunnicutt: Actor (big sky, apache uprising),  

Sep 27 Gracie fields: Actress (queen of hearts),  

Sep 28 Jimmy mcculloch: Guitarist (wings),  

Oct 01 Roy harris: Us composer,  

Oct 03 Charles white: Artist,  

Oct 04 Christina spierenburg: Dutch singer,  

Oct 05 Charlie smith: Oldest american (137 year),  

Oct 06 Elizabeth bishop: Poetess (north & south, pulitzer 1956),  

Oct 08 June nash: Actress (strange cargo, dynamite),  

Oct 10 Paul paray: French composer,  

Oct 12 Celia lovsky: Actress (airport, harlow, t'pau-star trek),  

Oct 13 Clarence muse: Actor (sam-casablanca),  

Oct 16 Johan borgen: Norwegian author (b. 1903)  

Oct 17 John stuart: Actor (number 17),  

Oct 22 Jesse bishop: Murderer,  

Oct 26 Jackie grant: Cricketer (west indian captain 1930-35),  

Oct 30 Sir barnes wallis: British scientist, engineer and inventor (b. 1887)  

Nov 01 Jacques mesrine: French "enemy of the state", shot to death  

Nov 05 Al capp: Us cartoonist (li'l abner),  

Nov 07 Amedeo nazzari: Actor (lure of sila, night of cabiria),  

Nov 08 Sydney tafler: Actor (too many crooks),  

Nov 09 Lewis charles: Actor (feather & father gang),  

Nov 10 Friedrich thorberg: Writer,  

Nov 11 Dimitri tiomkin: Ukrainian-born composer (b. 1894)  

Nov 12 Dimitri tiompkin: Composer,  

Nov 13 Rebecca clarke: Composer,  

Nov 14 Bill farrimond: England cricket wicketkeeper (4 tests 1930-35),  

Nov 17 John glassock: Bass (jethro tull),  

Nov 18 Freddie fitzsimmons: Baseball player (b. 1901)  

Nov 22 Anne vondeling: Male dutch soc democratic party-minister,  

Nov 23 Merle oberon: Actress (assignment foreign legion),  

Nov 30 Joyce grenfell (adventure for two): Actress,  

Dec 02 Vasily pavlovich solov'yov-sedoy: Composer,  

Dec 03 Dhyan chand: Indian field hockey player (b. 1905)  

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Apr 02 Jesse carmichael: American musician (maroon 5)  

Apr 21 James mcavoy: Scottish actor  

Apr 28 Bahram radan: Iranian actor  

Apr 30 Gerardo torrado: Mexican footballer  

May 07 Katie douglas: American basketball player  

May 19 Barbara nedeljakova: Slovak actress  

May 19 Diego forlán: Uruguayan footballer  

May 19 Andrea pirlo: Italian footballer