Death year 1980 celebrities
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Babe London (August 28, 1901 – November 29, 1980) was an American actress and comedian, most remembered for her onetime-only partnership with Oliver Hardy, in the 1931’s Laurel and Hardy’s two-reeler Our Wife.
Shobha (23 September 1962 – 1 May 1980) was a South Indian film actress. She started her career as a child artist in the Tamil film Thattungal Thirakkappadum. Her first film as a heroine was Utrada Raatri. Shobha’s real name was Mahalakshmi. She wo
Louise Lovely (born Nellie Louise Alberti, 28 February 1895 – 18 March 1980) was the first Australian motion picture actress to find success in America.
Howard W. “Kroger” Babb (December 30, 1906 – January 28, 1980) was an American film and television producer and showman. His marketing techniques were similar to a travelling salesman’s, with roots in the medicine-show tradition. Self-described as
Nick Dennis (April 26, 1904 – November 14, 1980) was a Greek American film actor born in Thessaly, Greece. The supporting actor, who began in films in 1947, was known for playing ethnic types (usually Greek) in films such as Kiss Me Deadly and the
Louis Alter (June 18, 1902, Haverhill, Massachusetts – November 5, 1980, New York City, New York) was an American pianist, songwriter and composer. Alter was 13 when he began playing piano in theaters showing silent films. He studied at the New Eng
Simon Lack (19 December 1913 – 8 August 1980) was a Scottish actor, working mostly in England.
Elizabeth Joyce Heron (November 6, 1916–April 1, 1980) was a British film and television actress. She was married to the actor Ralph Michael.
Irvin Ferdinand Westheimer (September 19, 1879 – December 31, 1980) was an American businessman and social reformer, who is best remembered for being the founder of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
Alejo Carpentier y Valmont (December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous “boom” period. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, Carpentier grew up in
John Christopher Martin (April 19, 1887 – July 4, 1980) was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at shortstop for three different teams between the 1912 and 1914 seasons. Listed at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), 159 lb., he batted and thr