Death year 1972 celebrities
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Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre (January 21, 1895 in Spain – March 23, 1972 in Spain) was a Spanish Basque fashion designer and the founder of the Balenciaga fashion house. He had a reputation as a couturier of uncompromising standards and was ref
Harry Hallworth “Hoge” Workman (September 25, 1899 – May 20, 1972) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and a player-coach in the National Football League. Listed at 5′ 11″, 170 lb., Workman batted and threw right-handed. A native of Hunt
Imre Petneházy (13 April 1905 – 23 September 1972) was a Hungarian fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Jimmy Lytell (December 1, 1904 – November 28, 1972) was an American jazz clarinetist. Critic Scott Yanow called him “One of the most underrated clarinetists in jazz history”.
Hedwig Maria Adolphine Gobertina von Trapp (28 July 1917 – 14 September 1972) was the fifth child of Georg and Agatha (née Whitehead) von Trapp. She was a member of the Trapp Family Singers, whose lives were the inspiration for the play and movie
Herbert Paul “Babe” Barna (March 2, 1915 – May 18, 1972) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1937–1938), New York Giants (1941–1943) and Boston Red Sox (1943). Barna batted left-handed and thre
(not the American actor Kenneth MacDonald who appeared in silent films.)
Ferde Grofé (27 March 1892 – 3 April 1972) was an American composer, arranger and pianist. During the 1920s and 1930s, he went by the name Ferdie Grofé.
Charles Harvey Bradley (April 20, 1899, Dubuque, Iowa – September 1, 1972, Indianapolis)BiographyHe was the fourth and youngest child of Charles H. Bradley, Sr of Dubuque, a founder of Bradley Brothers Cigars which made the famous Baroness and Brad
Henry Marie Joseph Frédéric Expedite Millon de Montherlant (20 April 1895 – 21 September 1972) was a French essayist, novelist, and dramatist. He was elected to the Académie française in 1960.
Carl Theodor Auen (16 February 1892 – 23 June 1972) was a German film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 119 films between 1914 and 1938. Auen was a member of the Militant League for German Culture and also a member of the Advisory Council (Pr