Death year 1956 celebrities
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Virginia Kirtley (November 11, 1888 – August 19, 1956) was an American film actress during the silent era. She appeared in 55 films in the 1910s and 1920s.
Fred Allen (born John Florence Sullivan; May 31, 1894 – March 17, 1956) was an American comedian whose absurdist, topically pointed radio program The Fred Allen Show (1932–1949) made him one of the most popular and forward-looking humorists in th
Thomas Truxtun Hare (October 12, 1878 – February 2, 1956) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the hammer throw and All rounder events. He was also a college football player for the Penn Quakers football team of the University of
William Ruhl, also known Bill Ruhl or William H. Ruhl, was an American character actor of the 1930s, 40s and early 50s. Born on October 25, 1901 in Colfax, Washington, Ruhl would enter the film industry in the small role of a shopper in 1934’s The Ma
Jack Wilson (January 17, 1918 – March 10, 1956) won a silver medal in boxing for the United States during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
James Adams (born 1896 in Chesterfield, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield.
Uuno Laakso (1896–1956) was a Finnish film actor. He was married to the actress Rakel Laakso.
Charles Peete (February 22, 1929 – November 27, 1956) was an American professional baseball player. The reigning 1956 batting champion of the Triple-A American Association, who received a one-month, 23-game trial with the 1956 St. Louis Cardinals o
Albert Karl (Kip) Selbach (March 24, 1872 – February 17, 1956) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1894 through 1906, he played for the Washington Senators (NL), Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators
Ksawery Tartakower (also known as Saviely or Savielly Tartakower in English, less often Xavier Tartacover or Xavier Tartakover; 1887–1956) was a leading Polish and French chess grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist and author of the 1