Death year 1948 celebrities
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Franz Lehár (30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe).
Mother Mary Bernard Laughlin, S.P., (August 12, 1876 – October 6, 1948) was the Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, from 1938 to 1948. During her term, she coordinated the 100th anniversary of the Cong
Mariette Elizabeth Rheiner Garner, known as Ettie R. Garner (July 17, 1869 – August 17, 1948) was the wife of John Nance Garner, the 32nd Vice President of the United States, who served from 1933 until 1941.
Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 – June 14, 1948) was a prominent and prolific American author. Many of her novels are set in her home state, California. Her best-seller Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same na
Victor Travers (1884 – 26 May 1948) was an English character actor of theatre and film, known for his work in many of the Three Stooges films. He began his career in 1938, and performed until his death in 1948. Over his decade long-career, he appeare
Monsignor Edward Joseph Flanagan (13 July 1886 – 15 May 1948) was an Irish-born priest of the Catholic Church (Roman Rite) in the United States. He founded the orphanage known as Boys Town located in Boys Town, Douglas County, Nebraska, which now a
John Grover “Nig” Perrine (January 14, 1885 – August 13, 1948) was an American baseball infielder.
David Louis Leland (b. 6 January 1932 – Alassio, Italy, d. 7 November 1948 – Los Angeles, California, USA) was an Italian-born child actor who appeared in several Hollywood films in the 1940s.
Charles Bird Plimpton (1893 – 29 December 1948) was an English inventor and businessman. He invented Bayko in 1933, a plastic building model construction toy, and one of the earliest plastic toys to be marketed. He established Plimpton Engineering