Death year 1947 celebrities
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Ernie Adams (June 18, 1885 – November 26, 1947) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1919 and 1948. He was born in San Francisco, California and died in Hollywood, California, aged 62.
Frances Mary Hodgkins (28 April 1869 – 13 May 1947) was a painter chiefly of landscape and still life, and for a short period was a designer of textiles. She was born in New Zealand, but spent most of her working life in Britain. She is considered
João Ribeiro de Barros (4 April 1900 – 20 July 1947) was the first aviator of the three Americas to make an air crossing from Europe to America, on April 28, 1927, crossing the Atlantic Ocean with the Savoia-Marchetti S.55 hydroplane Jahú. On his f
Robert Edward Homans (November 8, 1877 – July 28, 1947) was an American actor who entered films in 1923 after a lengthy stage career. He appeared in some 400 films between 1917 and 1946. He was born in Malden, Massachusetts and died in Los Angeles,
Jay Wilsey (February 6, 1896 – October 25, 1961) was an American film actor (born Wilbert Jay Wilsey). He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1924 and 1944. He starred in a series of very low-budget westerns in the 1920s and 1930s, billed as Buffa
Hans Fallada (born Rudolf Wilhelm Friedrich Ditzen; 21 July 1893 – 5 February 1947) was a German writer of the first half of the 20th century. Some of his better known novels include Little Man, What Now? (1932) and Every Man Dies Alone (1947). Hi
Dudley Digges (June 9, 1879 – October 24, 1947) was an Irish stage and film actor.
Leon A. Viau (July 5, 1866 – December 17, 1947) was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1888–1892. He would play for the Cincinnati Red Stockings / Reds, Cleveland Spiders, Louisville Colonels, and Boston B
Peter Robinson or Pete Robinson (April 8, 1874 – 1947) was an American actor of film and theater and sideshow art performer with a lengthy career in the carnival circus circuit with Ringling Bros. He also appeared briefly on Broadway. Peter Robinso
Mary Emma Woolley (July 13, 1863 – September 5, 1947) was an American educator, peace activist and women’s suffrage supporter. She was the first female student to attend Brown University and served as the 11th President of Mount Holyoke College fro