1984 deaths

The list 1984 deaths includes Marvin Gaye, Diana Dors, Sue Randall, Jon-Erik Hexum and Shauna Grant. The list consists of 5,772 members and 3 sublists.

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1984

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People murdered in 1984
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1984 suicides
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Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1984
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Marvin Gaye

American, Singer

Overview: Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house ...

Date of birth: 2 April 1939

Date of death: 1 April 1984

Age: 44 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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African-American male pianists 9T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,346T

Progressive soul musicians 35T
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Diana Dors

British, Actress

Overview: Diana Dors (born Diana Mary Fluck; 23 October 1931 – 4 May 1984) was an English film and television actress and singer.

Date of birth: 23 October 1931

Date of death: 4 May 1984

Age: 52 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Deaths from ovarian cancer in the United Kingdom 23T

English comedy actresses 250T

British women autobiographers 111T
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Richard Burton

Welsh actor

Overview: Richard Burton, CBE (born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. Noted for his mellifluous baritone voice, Burton established himself as a formidable Sh ...

Date of birth: 10 November 1925

Date of death: 5 August 1984

Age: 58 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Stroke-related deaths in Switzerland 10T

Special Tony Award recipients 132T

20th-century diarists 190T
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Sue Randall

American actor

Overview: Marion Burnside Randall (October 8, 1935 – October 26, 1984), who acted under the name Sue Randall, was an American actress best known for her role as the kindly Miss Alice Landers, Theodore "Beaver" ...

Date of birth: 8 October 1935

Date of death: 26 October 1984

Age: 49 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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Actresses from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 183T

20th-century American actresses 6,858T

American television actresses 7,677T
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Jon-Erik Hexum

American actor and model (1957–1984)

Overview: Jon-Erik Hexum (November 5, 1957 – October 18, 1984) was an American actor and model, known for his lead roles in the TV series Voyagers! and Cover Up, and his supporting role as Pat Trammell in the biopic ...

Date of birth: 5 November 1957

Date of death: 18 October 1984

Age: 26 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Tenafly High School alumni 29T

Male models from New Jersey 14T

Male actors from New Jersey 475T
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Peter Lawford

British actor (1923–1984)

Overview: Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford (born Peter Sydney Ernest Aylen; 7 September 1923 – 24 December 1984) was an English-born actor, producer, and socialite, who resided in the United States throughout his adult ...

Date of birth: 7 September 1923

Date of death: 24 December 1984

Age: 61 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Deaths from kidney failure in California 102T

Deaths from kidney failure in the United States 384T

English expatriate male actors in the United States 274T
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Johnny Weissmuller

American swimmer, water polo player, and actor (1904–1984)

Overview: Johnny Weissmuller (June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American competition swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for playing Edgar Rice Burroughs' ape man Tarzan ...

Date of birth: 2 June 1904

Date of death: 20 January 1984

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

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Actors from Timișoara 5T

Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming 145T

Sportspeople from Timișoara 132T
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Ernest Tubb

American musician

Overview: Ernest Dale Tubb (February 9, 1914 – September 6, 1984), nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking ...

Date of birth: 9 February 1914

Date of death: 6 September 1984

Age: 70 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Country Musician

Gender: Male

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20th-century male singers 5,297T

Guitarists from Texas 342T

20th-century American guitarists 3,517T
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Truman Capote

American author (1924–1984)

Overview: Truman Garcia Capote (born Truman Streckfus Persons, September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Several of his short stories ...

Date of birth: 30 September 1924

Date of death: 25 August 1984

Age: 59 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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American postmodern writers 134T

American writers with disabilities 354T

20th-century American LGBT people 2,014T
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June Marlowe

American, Actress

Overview: June Marlowe (born Gisela Valaria Goetten, November 6, 1903 – March 10, 1984) was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era. She was best known for her performance ...

Date of birth: 6 November 1903

Date of death: 10 March 1984

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Deaths from Parkinson's disease in California 101T

Neurological disease deaths in California 471T

WAMPAS Baby Stars 142T
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Janet Gaynor

American actress (1906–1984)

Overview: Janet Gaynor (born Laura Augusta Gainor; October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American film, stage, and television actress and painter.

Date of birth: 6 October 1906

Date of death: 14 September 1984

Age: 77 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' (152 cm)

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Actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood 10T

WAMPAS Baby Stars 141T

20th-century American women artists 3,248T
12.

Jackie Wilson

Singer

Overview: Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) was an American soul singer and performer. A tenor with a four-octave range, Wilson was a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues ...

Date of birth: 4 June 1934

Date of death: 21 January 1984

Age: 49 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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Doo-wop musicians 14T

20th-century male singers 5,297T

The Midnighters members 6T
13.

Jackie Coogan

American actor

Overview: John Leslie Coogan (October 26, 1914 – March 1, 1984) was an American actor and comedian who began his film career as a child actor in silent films.

Date of birth: 26 October 1914

Date of death: 1 March 1984

Age: 69 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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American glider pilots 18T

20th-century American comedians 1,253T

Comedians from California 481T
14.

François Truffaut

French film director (1932–1984)

Overview: François Roland Truffaut ( TROO-foh, TRUUF-oh, troo-FOH; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic. He is widely regarded as one of ...

Date of birth: 6 February 1932

Date of death: 21 October 1984

Age: 52 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director winners 60T

French film historians 9T

French male screenwriters 543T
15.

Ethel Merman

American actress, singer (1908–1984)

Overview: Ethel Merman (born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann, January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress, artist, and singer. Known primarily for her distinctive, powerful voice and leading roles in musical ...

Date of birth: 16 January 1908

Date of death: 15 February 1984

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

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Special Tony Award recipients 125T

20th-century American memoirists 435T

20th-century memoirists 821T
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Christine McIntyre

American actor and singer

Overview: Christine Cecilia McIntyre (April 16, 1911 – July 8, 1984) was an American actress and singer who appeared in various films in the 1930s and 1940s. She is mainly remembered as the beautiful blonde actress ...

Date of birth: 16 April 1911

Date of death: 8 July 1984

Age: 73 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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20th-century women opera singers 1,242T

20th-century American opera singers 581T

20th-century American women singers 2,001T
17.

James Mason

English actor

Overview: James Neville Mason (15 May 1909 – 27 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was the top box-office attraction ...

Date of birth: 15 May 1909

Date of death: 27 July 1984

Age: 75 (age at death)

Nationality: English

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Actors from Huddersfield 1T

Male actors from Yorkshire 123T

British expatriate male actors in the United States 258T
18.

Andy Kaufman

American comic actor and performance artist

Overview: Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an American comedian, performance artist and wrestler. While often called a comedian, Kaufman preferred to describe himself instead as a "song ...

Date of birth: 17 January 1949

Date of death: 16 May 1984

Age: 35 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Jewish American male comedians 179T

Andy Kaufman 16T

Great Neck North High School alumni 26T
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William Powell

American actor (1892–1984)

Overview: William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor. A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the Thin Man series based on the Nick ...

Date of birth: 29 July 1892

Date of death: 5 March 1984

Age: 91 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Hollywood Walk of Fame 370T

Male actors from Kansas City, Missouri 48T

Male actors from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 134T
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Frances Day

American actor

Overview: Frances Day (born Frances Victoria Schenk; December 16, 1907 – April 29, 1984) was an American actress and singer who achieved great popularity in the UK in the 1930s.

Date of birth: 16 December 1907

Date of death: 29 April 1984

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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Musicians from East Orange, New Jersey 24T

Actors from East Orange, New Jersey 17T

American expatriate actresses in the United Kingdom 44T