Death year 1978 celebrities
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James Welch VC (7 July 1889 – 28 June 1978) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Wallace Archibald MacDonald (5 May 1891, Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada – 30 October 1978, Santa Barbara California) was a Canadian silent film actor, and film producer.
John Gladstone Graney (June 10, 1886 – April 20, 1978) was a Canadian left fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Cleveland Indians.
François Duprat (1940–1978) was a writer, a founding member of the Front National party and part of the leadership until his assassination in 1978.
Charles Ormond Eames, Jr (1907–1978) and Bernice Alexandra “Ray” (née Kaiser) Eames (1912–1988) /ˈiːmz/ were American designers who worked in and made major contributions to modern architecture and furniture. They also worked in the fields of
“Mother” Maybelle Carter (May 10, 1909 – October 23, 1978) was an American country musician. She is best known as a member of the historic Carter Family act in the 1920s and ’30s and also as a member of Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters.
Suzanne Courtal was born on March 30, 1896 in Paris, France as Suzanne Couteau. She was an actress, known for Forbidden Games (1952), She and Me (1952) and Tuesday’s Guest (1950). She died on October 27, 1978 in Sancerre, Cher, France.
Karl Ilitch Eliasberg (Belarusian: Карл Ілліч Эліасберг; Карл Ильич Элиасберг) (10 June 1907 in Minsk – 12 February 1978 in Leningrad) was a Soviet conductor.
David Nixon (29 December 1919 – 1 December 1978) was an English magician and television personality. At the height of his career, Nixon was the best-known magician in the UK.
Kō Nakahira (中平康, Nakahira Kō) (1926-1978) was a Japanese film director. Born in 1926 in Tokyo, Nakahira directed 34 films between 1956 and 1975. His 1971 film Yami no naka no chimimoryo (A Soul to Devil) was nominated for the Palme d’Or at t
Mina Cunard was born on December 16, 1894 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. She is known for her work on The Living Lie (1916), Between Midnight (1916) and The Doorway of Destruction (1915). She was married to Harry Seymour. She died on August 9, 1978 in Woodl
Philip Ray (born Roy Edgar Cochrane, 1 November 1898 – 11 May 1978) was a British film and television actor.