Death year 1940 celebrities

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Death year 1940

Laura Borden Facts

Laura, Lady Borden (née Bond; November 26, 1861 – September 7, 1940) was the wife of Sir Robert Laird Borden, the eighth Prime Minister of Canada.

Josef Swickard Facts

Josef Swickard (26 June 1866 – 29 February 1940) was a German-born veteran stage and screen character actor, who had toured with stock companies in Europe, South Africa, and South America.

Mikhail Bulgakov Facts

Mikhaíl Afanasyevich Bulgakov (/bʊlˈɡɑːkəf/; Russian: Михаи́л Афана́сьевич Булга́ков, May 15 [O.S. May 3] 1891 – March 10, 1940) was a Russian writer and playwright active in the first half of the 20th century.

Jessie Reed Facts

Highest paid Chorus Girl in The World.

John Hobbis Harris Facts

Sir John Hobbis Harris (29 July 1874 – 30 April 1940) was an English missionary, campaigner against slavery and Liberal Party politician.

Princess Masako Takeda Facts

Princess Masako Takeda (恒久王妃昌子内親王, Tsunehisa Ōhi Masako naishinnō), born Masako, Princess Tsune (常宮昌子内親王, Tsune-no-miya Masako Naishinnō, 30 September 1888 – 8 March 1940), was the tenth child and sixth daughter o

Spike Shannon Facts

William Porter “Spike” Shannon (February 7, 1878 – May 16, 1940) was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of five seasons (1904–1908) with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the Nati

Arthur Stone Facts

Arthur Stone was an American character actor of the late silent and early sound film eras.

Otis Harlan Facts

Otis Harlan (December 29, 1865 – January 21, 1940) was an American comedic actor.

John Monk Saunders Facts

John Monk Saunders (November 22, 1897 – March 11, 1940) was an American novelist, screenwriter and film director.

Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark Facts

Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Μαρία της Ελλάδας και Δανίας) (3 March 1876 – 14 December 1940) was the fifth child and second daughter of King George I of Greece and Olga Constantinovna o

Selma Lagerlöf Facts

Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (20 November 1858 – 16 March 1940) was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children’s book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverig