Deaths: April 24

1. Billy Paul

Billy Paul was born on December 1, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Beautiful Girls (1996), Coneheads (1993) and Breakfast on Pluto (2005). He was married to Blanche Williams. He died on April 24, 2016 in Blackwood, New Jersey, USA.

2. Agustín Edwards Eastman

Agustín Edwards Eastman was born on November 24, 1927 in Paris, France. He died on April 24, 2017 in Graneros, Chile.

3. Al Hibbler

Soundtrack | Nightfall

Al Hibbler was born on August 16, 1915 in Tyro, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Nightfall (1956), After Hours (2009) and Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948). He died on April 24, 2001 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

4. Ana María Caso

Actress | Dónde pueda quererte

Ana María Caso was born on May 8, 1937 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an actress, known for Dónde pueda quererte (1980), Padre Coraje (2004) and Profesión, ama de casa (1979). She died on April 24, 2021 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

5. Ann Bowen

Actress | Festival

Ann Bowen was born on June 16, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Festival (1963) and The Candidate (1972). She was married to Roger Bowen. She died on April 24, 2021 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

6. Benjamin Barber

Self | Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire

Benjamin Barber was born on August 2, 1939 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Leah Kreutzer. He died on April 24, 2017 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

7. Betty Sabatini

Self | Gracias por venir, gracias por estar

Betty Sabatini was born in 1940 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She died on April 24, 2021 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

8. Bud Abbott

Actor | Hold That Ghost

Long acknowledged as one of the best "straight men" in the business, Bud Abbott was born William Alexander Abbott in Reading, Pennsylvania to Rae (Fisher) and Harry Abbott, who had both worked for the Barnum and Bailey Circus. When Bud was three his family moved to Asbury Park, New Jersey, which he...

9. Charles Beeson

Director | Revolution

Charles Beeson was born on May 10, 1957 in Isle of Wight, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Revolution (2012), The Whispers (2015) and Timeless (2016). He died on April 24, 2021 in Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK.

10. Chris Albertson

Writer | Masters of American Music, Vol. 4: The Story of Jazz

Chris Albertson was born on October 18, 1931 in Reykjavik, Iceland. He was a writer, known for Masters of American Music, Vol. 4: The Story of Jazz (1994), Bessie (2015) and Wild Women Don't Have the Blues (1989). He died on April 24, 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

11. Dick Rivers

Soundtrack | Le vicomte règle ses comptes

Dick Rivers recorded his first record as singer of the French rock n' roll band Les Chats Sauvages in 1961 on his 15th birthday. He quit the band one year later but since has continued his career as a solo performer. Unlike other French rock n' roll singers of the sixties like Johnny Hallyday and ...

12. Don Gordon

Actor | The Towering Inferno

Don Gordon was born on November 13, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Towering Inferno (1974), Papillon (1973) and Bullitt (1968). He was married to Denise Farr, Bek Nelson, Nita Talbot and Helen Westcott. He died on April 24, 2017 in Los Angeles, ...

13. Donald Cammell

Director | Wild Side

British writer/director Donald Cammell, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1934, came from a wealthy shipbuilding family. He began his career as a painter, and by the mid-1960s was celebrated among the "Swinging London" crowd. He made his foray into the film industry when he wrote the script for The ...

14. Eleazer Diaz Rangel

Self | Frontline

15. Frank Overton

Actor | To Kill a Mockingbird

Perpetually serious-looking New York-born character actor, who showed up to good effect in many TV shows of the 1950s and '60s. His quietly authoritarian demeanor lent itself ideally to portraying characters with badges or uniforms: Sheriff Heck Tate in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), General Bogan ...

16. Gerald Slater

Producer | Baryshnikov at the White House

Gerald Slater was born on June 4, 1933 in the USA. He was a production manager and producer, known for Baryshnikov at the White House (1979), World of Audubon (1984) and November 22nd and the Warren Report (1964). He died on April 24, 2020 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

17. Glory Annen

Actress | Felicity

Glory Annen was born on September 5, 1952 in Kenora, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for Felicity (1978), Supergirl (1984) and Prey (1977). She died on April 24, 2017 in London, England, UK.

18. Grandma Lee

Actress | Redneck Roots

Grandma Lee was born on May 29, 1934 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for Redneck Roots (2011) and America's Got Talent (2006). She was married to Ben Strong. She died on April 24, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

19. Hamilton Bohannon

Soundtrack | 54

Hamilton Bohannon was born on March 7, 1942 in Newman, Georgia, USA. He was a composer, known for 54 (1998), Rubber (2010) and Just Mercy (2019). He was married to Andrea. He died on April 24, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

20. Henri Michel

Self | XIII FIFA World Cup 1986

Henri Michel was born on October 28, 1947 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He died on April 24, 2018 in Gardanne, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

21. Hope Emerson

Actress | Caged

Although there may have been "bigger" actresses in Hollywood's history, there were few larger than Hope Emerson. She notably appeared as a witness for the defense in "Adam's Rib". At 6' 2" and 230 pounds, she towered over many of her male co-stars, and her size, brusque voice and stern demeanor ...

22. Jean-Pierre Marielle

Actor | The Da Vinci Code

Jean-Pierre Marielle was born on April 12, 1932 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for The Da Vinci Code (2006), Tous les matins du monde (1991) and Micmacs (2009). He was married to Agathe Natanson, Catherine-Françoise Burette, Michelle Charlotte Bompart and Noëlle Leiris. He died on April ...

23. Joel Bender

Director | Gas Pump Girls

Joel Bender was born on June 9, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an editor and director, known for Gas Pump Girls (1979), Bella Mia and Karla (2006). He died on April 24, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

24. John Carroll

Actor | Flying Tigers

John Carroll was born on July 17, 1906 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Flying Tigers (1942), Hi, Gaucho! (1935) and Death in the Air (1936). He was married to Lucille Ryman Carroll and Steffi Duna. He died on April 24, 1979 in Hollywood, California, USA.

25. Lee Moran

Actor | The Little Irish Girl

Lee Moran was born on June 23, 1888 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Little Irish Girl (1926), The Actress (1928) and Fixed by George (1920). He was married to Esther (Brown) Schinzel. He died on April 24, 1961 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

26. Leslie Stevens

Writer | Stoney Burke

Leslie Stevens IV was a Navy brat. The son of Adm. Leslie Stevens made his mark first on Broadway, where his play, "The Marriage Go-Round", was a hit. He eventually wrote the screenplay for a movie version in 1960. After adapting Gore Vidal's "The Left-Handed Gun" to the screen in 1959, Stevens ...

27. Louise Dresser

Actress | The Scarlet Empress

This knowing, plump-framed, strong-willed actress went on to play the gamut of emotions, from downtrodden, drunken ex-stars to self-controlled dowager empresses, in both silent pictures and early talkies. Grandly supporting the huge stars of her day (including Rudolph Valentino and Will Rogers), ...

28. Lynn Faulds Wood

Self | French and Saunders

Lynn Faulds Wood was born on March 25, 1948 in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK. She was married to John Stapleton. She died on April 24, 2020 in the UK.

29. Manuel Guízar

Actor | Lazos de amor

Manuel Guízar was an actor, known for Lazos de amor (1995), Qué pobres tan ricos (2013) and ¿Nos traicionará el presidente? (1988). He died on April 24, 2021 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico.

30. Margot Trooger

Actress | Das Halstuch

Margot Trooger was born on June 2, 1923 in Rositz, Thuringia, Germany. She was an actress, known for Das Halstuch (1962), The Mysterious Magician (1964) and Rosen im Herbst (1955). She was married to Jörg Zimmermann. She died on April 24, 1994 in Mörlenbach, Hesse, Germany.

31. Marie-France Pisier

Actress | Cousin cousine

Marie-France first came to the fore as an actress of the Nouvelle Vague movement in the 1960's. She had spent her early childhood in French Indochina, where her father was employed as colonial governor, but the family moved to Paris when she was twelve. Just five years later, she was spotted by a ...

32. Michael Mantenuto

Actor | Miracle

Michael Mantenuto was born on May 13, 1981 in Holliston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Miracle (2004), Surfer, Dude (2008) and Dirtbags (2006). He was married to Kati Vienneau. He died on April 24, 2017 in Des Moines, Washington, USA.

33. Mircea Muresan

Director | Rascoala

Mircea Muresan was born on November 11, 1928 in Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania. He was a director and writer, known for Rascoala (1966), K.O. (1968) and Toate pînzele sus (1977). He was married to Rodica Muresan. He died on April 24, 2020 in Bucharest, Romania.

34. Nathan Jung

Actor | Big Trouble in Little China

Nathan Jung was born on November 29, 1946 in Bakersfield, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Darkman (1990) and The Shadow (1994). He died on April 24, 2021 in the USA.

35. Pat Conway

Actor | Destination 60,000

Born on January 9, 1931, in Los Angeles, California, Patrick (Pat) Douglas Conway was the son of Hollywood "royalty"-film actor/director/producer Hugh ("Jack") Ryan Conway and his second wife, Virginia C. Bushman Conway, daughter of famous silent screen star Francis X. Bushman. Pat was a real ...

36. Pat Paulsen

Actor | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Pat Paulsen was a comedian specializing in satire who thrived on television in the late 1960s. The highlight of his career came in the watershed year 1968 when - emulating Gracie Allen''s quixotic 1940 Presidential bid as the Surprise Party candidate - he launched his own campaign for the U.S. ...

37. Phil Broadhurst

Composer | The Scarecrow

Phil Broadhurst was born on June 26, 1949 in New Zealand. He was a composer, known for Klynham Summer (1982). He was married to Julie Mason. He died on April 24, 2020 in New Zealand.

38. Ray Jarvis

Self | The NFL on CBS

39. Ricardo Bauleo

Actor | La gran aventura

Ricardo Bauleo was born on August 30, 1946 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor and director, known for La gran aventura (1974), Los superagentes no se rompen (1979) and La aventura explosiva (1977). He was married to Thelma Stefani and Gilda Lousek. He died on April 24, 2014 in Buenos Aires...

40. Roy Jenson

Actor | Chinatown

Roy Jenson was born on February 9, 1927 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was an actor, known for Chinatown (1974), Soylent Green (1973) and Every Which Way But Loose (1978). He was married to Marina Petrova and Barbara Ann Dionysius. He died on April 24, 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

41. Sathya Sai Baba

Producer | Subhash Chandra Bose

Sathya Sai Baba (born Sathya Narayana Raju; 23 November 1926 - 24 April 2011) was an Indian guru, and philanthropist. He claimed to be the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi.

Sai Baba's materialisations of vibhuti (holy ash) and other small objects such as rings, necklaces, and watches, along with ...

42. Sid Tepper

Soundtrack | Wonder Wheel

Sid Tepper was born on June 25, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Wonder Wheel (2017), Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) and Wonderful to Be Young! (1961). He was married to Lillian Ruth Monkarsh. He died on April 24, 2015 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

43. Sixto Palavecino

Composer | La savia del algarrobo

Sixto Palavecino was born on March 28, 1915 in Barrancas, Salavina, Santiago del Estero, Argentina. He was a composer, known for La savia del algarrobo (2000). He died on April 24, 2009 in Argentina.

44. Susan Stephen

Actress | His Excellency

This pert and perky blonde Londoner was born on July 16, 1931. Susan Rennie Stephen took an interest in acting while still a youth and began performing on stage as an adolescent. She also received early training at a dramatic school.

Susan pursued TV roles as early as her late teens and earned major...

45. Tommy Noonan

Actor | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Slim, often bespectacled comedy performer Tommy Noonan (born Thomas Patrick Noone) started off in experimental theater alongside his half-brother, actor John Ireland, who went on to have an enviable career of his own. The actor then launched his own repertory theatre back in his home state in the ...

46. Ubaldo De Lío

Soundtrack | Invasión

Ubaldo De Lío was born on March 11, 1929 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Invasion (1969), Blind Date (2007) and Tango (1998). He died on April 24, 2012 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

47. Duchess of Windsor

Self | A King's Story

Wallis Warfield Spencer Simpson Windsor was born in 1896 to a distinguished family. In 1916 she married Lt. Earl Winfield ("Win") Spencer, a pilot for the U.S. Navy. After World War I, Win began to drink heavily and became abusive. Wallis left Win and eventually divorced him in December 1927. Just ...

Wallis Simpson

48. Yves Rénier

Actor | Commissaire Moulin

Yves Rénier was born on September 29, 1942 in Berne, Switzerland. He was an actor and writer, known for Commissaire Moulin (1976), Frantic (1988) and The Story of the Count of Monte Cristo (1961). He was married to Karin and Virginie. He died on April 24, 2021 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, ...