and composer (Feuilles de Printemps), dies at 85 Feb 20 Ernest Ansermet, Swiss (Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, 1918-67).Feb 19 Madge Blake, American actress (b.Feb 18 Dragisa Cvetkovic, Serbian politician (Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1939-41), dies at 76.Feb 17 (Adolphe) Paul Barbarinan American jazz drummer (King Oliver Red Allen Sextet Onward Brass Band), dies while playing his snare drum, marching in a Mardi Gras parade at 69.Feb 15 Charles 'Pee Wee' Russell, American jazz clarinet and saxophone player, dies at 62.Feb 14 Wolfe Barzell, Polish-born actor (Blue Angel), dies of a heart attack at 72.Feb 14 Vito Genovese, Italian-American crime syndicate boss, dies at 71.Feb 14 (Charles) Kenneth Horne, British radio comedian (Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh Beyond Our Ken), dies of a heart attack at the podium whilst hosting an awards program at 61.Feb 12 Johanna Tourniaire, Dutch actress (Potasch & Perlemoer), dies at 80.Feb 11 James Lanphier, American actor (Flight of Lost Balloon), dies at 48.Feb 9 Gabby Hayes, American actor (Albuquerque, Colorado), dies at 83.Feb 9 Manuel Plaza Reyes, Chilean marathoner (Olympic gold 1928), dies at 68.Feb 7 Bainbridge Crist, American composer, dies at 85.Feb 5 Thelma Ritter, American character actress (All About Eve Rear Window Pillow Talk), dies of complications after a heart attack at 66.Mondlane, Tsonga anthropologist and President of Mozambique, assassinated by a bomb at 48

Annadurai, Indian politician and 1st Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, dies of cancer at 59 Feb 2 Giovanni Martinelli, Italian operatic spinto tenor singer (New York Metropolitan Opera, 1913-45), dies at 83.Jan 11 Richmal Crompton, British author (b.Jan 10 John Brownlee, Australian operatic baritone (Metropolitan Opera, 1937-57), dies at 69.Jan 9 Ladislav Vycpalek, Czech composer, dies at 86.Jan 8 Albert Hill, British athlete (b.Jan 5 Tom Aherne, actor (Hustler, April Fools), dies of influenza in NY.Jan 5 Franz Theodor Csokor, Austrian author (Gottes General), dies at 83.Jan 4 Paul Chambers, American jazz bassist (Miles Davis Quintet, 1955-63 Wynton Kelly Trio, 1963-68), dies of tuberculosis at 33.Jan 4 Montague Fawcett Phillips, British composer, dies at 83.Jan 4 Julian Myrick, American tennis promoter (West Side Tennis Club & Forest Hills Stadium), dies at 88.Jan 4 Daisy and Violet Hilton, British conjoined twins, die at 60.Jan 3 Jean Focas, Greco-French astronomer (b.Jan 3 Howard McNear, American actor (The Andy Griffith Show, Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63.Jan 3 Buzz Borries, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Navy 1932–34), dies at 57.

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