Death year 1954 celebrities
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Roy Rene (15 February 1891 – 22 November 1954), born Harry van der Sluys, was an Australian comedian and vaudevillian. As the bawdy character Mo McCackie, Rene was one of the most well-known and successful Australian comedians of the 20th century.
Henry Grantland Rice (November 1, 1880 – July 13, 1954) was an early 20th-century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio.
Charles Augustus Lueder (May 30, 1878 – August 14, 1954) was an American head coach in both rowing and college football. He was a native of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and was known as a talented athlete while attending Cornell University.
Robert D. Walker (June 18, 1888 – March 4, 1954) was an American film actor. He appeared in 215 films between 1913 and 1953. He was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.
Solomon Stanwood Menken (1870 – 1954) was an attorney in the United States best known for having founded the National Security League.
Edmund Joseph Porray (December 5, 1888 – July 13, 1954) was a major league pitcher. A right-handed pitcher who had a brief Major League career in which he pitched in 3 games for the 1914 Buffalo Buffeds of the Federal League, compiling a 0–1 reco
Alexis Thompson (May 20, 1914 – December 20, 1954) was an American field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Mabel Paige (December 19, 1880 – February 9, 1954) was an American stage and film actress. She was born in New York, New York and began acting at age 4. She went on to appear in dozens of popular stage plays, including Little Lord Fauntleroy in 189
Vera Sisson (July 31, 1891 – August 6, 1954) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 79 films between 1913 and 1926. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory and died in Carmel, California from a barbiturate overdose.
Thomas Francis “Bunny” Madden (September 14, 1882 – January 20, 1954) was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1909 through 1911 for the Boston Red Sox (1909–1911) and Philadelphia Phillies (1911). Listed at 5 ft 10 in (1.7