Death year 1959 celebrities
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Born in London, Eric Blore came out of college and started his working life as an insurance agent. But while touring in Australia he took an interest in the stage and theater. He gave up his insurance job and turned to acting after returning to Engla
Philip Strange (1889–1959) was a British actor.
Benjamin Péret (4 July 1899 – 18 September 1959) was a French poet, Parisian Dadaist and a founder and central member of the French Surrealist movement with his avid use of Surrealist automatism.
Princess Catherine Alexandrovna Yurievskaya (9 September 1878 – 22 December 1959) (Russian: Екатерина Александровна Юрьевская, Ekaterina), was the natural daughter of Alexander II of Russia by his mistress, later his
William Edward Friel (April 1, 1876 – December 24, 1959) was a professional baseball player. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball, as a second baseman, third baseman and outfielder.
Louise Pearce (March 5, 1885 – August 10, 1959) was a American pathologist at the Rockefeller Institute who helped develop a treatment for African sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis). Sleeping sickness was a fatal epidemic which had devastated area
Irving Clinton Higginbotham (1882–1959), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1906 to 1909. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs.
Rosalind Ivan (27 November 1880 – 6 April 1959) was an English stage and film character actress. Ivan appeared in 14 US films from 1944 to 1954. She had a memorable role as the nagging wife of a bank teller (Edward G. Robinson) in Fritz Lang’s film
William Vincent Astor (November 15, 1891 – February 3, 1959) was a businessman and philanthropist, and a mem