Famous Leap Year Deaths
A partial list of famous people who died on the Leap Day, February 29.
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Frank Albertson entered the film industry in 1922 as a prop boy, but soon graduated into acting. He was a prolific and reliable character actor who occasionally played the lead in a "B" picture, but was used mainly as a supporting actor in scores of films, often cast as a wisecracking cab driver, a cop or a reporter.1964- Music Department
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Wes Farrell was born on 21 December 1939 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for The Partridge Family (1970), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). He was married to Jean Alice Inman, Pamela Hensley, Tina Sinatra and Joan Ellen Arthurs. He died on 29 February 1996 in Coconut Grove, Florida, USA.1996- Producer
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Sidney Harmon was born on 30 April 1907 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. Sidney was a producer and writer, known for The Talk of the Town (1942), Man Crazy (1953) and Men in War (1957). Sidney died on 29 February 1988 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.1988- Actor
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Davy Jones left home to become a jockey. While he was an apprentice, he was encouraged to go into acting and got a role in a production of "Peter Pan". From there, he played on Coronation Street (1960) and The Pickwick Papers (1952) before landing the role of "The Artful Dodger" in "Oliver!". This job took him to America's Broadway, where he was discovered by Ward Sylvester and brought to Los Angeles. From there, he was given a role in The Monkees (1965). With this sitcom, he made 58 television episodes, 9 albums, a television special, and a movie before calling it quits in the early 1970s. In the mid-1970s, Davy rejoined fellow Monkee Micky Dolenz and songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart to make an album and do some touring. Davy had gone on to perform in more plays, including "The Real Live Brady Bunch" and "Oliver!" (again), and had also fulfilled his dream of becoming a jockey. He rejoined The Monkees for touring from 1986-89 and 1996-97. Davy Jones died at age 66 of a heart attack on February 29, 2012.2012- Writer
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Jerome Lawrence is best known for the plays "Auntie Mame," "Inherit the Wind," and "First Monday in October" which he co-wrote with Robert E. Lee. In all, they collaborated on 39 works over their 50 year partnership. A theatre archive is named for them at Ohio State University, where Lawrence graduated. He worked for several small Ohio newspapers as a reporter and editor before moving into radio as a writer for CBS. He taught playwriting at the University of Southern California's Master of Professional Writing Program. The school recently named its one-act-play festival in his honor. Even though his works are still produced all over the world, Lawrence's lone Tony Award nomination was for Best Musical, for "Mame" (book).2004- Writer
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Sheldon Moldoff was one of the great, uncredited illustrators during the Golden Age of comics. His earliest canvases were the sidewalks of New York, which he would draw upon with colored chalks. He decided to go into the comics illustrating business, under the mistaken impression that it paid a lot of money. His first jobs were at DC/All-American Comics, where he drew covers for Hawkman, Green Lantern, and the Black Pirate titles. In 1953, he began working for Bob Kane as an uncredited illustrator on the Batman titles. He drew Batman for the next 14 years. In 1967 DC Comics, in response to requests for additional benefits, fired many of their long-time illustrators. Moldoff was one of those who got the axe. Moldoff became a free lancer after his termination from DC. He worked on many "give-away" promotional comics for Burger King, Red Lobster, and other entities, as well as drawing storyboards for animated cartoons. Moldoff lived in semi-retirement in Florida, and he and his wife were occasional guests of honor at comic book conventions around the USA. Often seen signing autographs and sketches he drew for his fans at comic cons and other celebrity shows. Sheldon Moldoff died February 29, 2012 at the age of 91.2012- Actress
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Second youngest daughter of Doris & Allan Nilsson. Two sisters and one brother. After growing up in Gotland, the talented young singer moved to Stockholm to attend High School. She became a member of the well known Swedish singing group, Ainbusk. While still performing with the group, Josefin also appeared in movies and television.2016