Death year 1997 celebrities
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Elsa De Giorgi (1914–1997) was an Italian film actress and a member of the House of Giorgi. She appeared in twenty seven films, including Captain Fracassa (1940).
Julia Smith (26 May 1927 – 19 June 1997) was an English television director and producer. She is best known as a writer and co-creator of the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Denis Charles Scott Compton CBE (23 May 1918 – 23 April 1997) was an English cricketer who played in 78 Test matches and spent his whole cricket career with Middlesex. He was also an accomplished footballer who played most of his football career at
Shaikh Ayaz (Urdu: شیخ ایاز) born Mubarak Ali Shaikh (Urdu: مبارک علی شیخ March 1923 – 28 December 1997) was one of the prominent Sindhi poets of Pakistan in general and Sindh in particular. He wrote several books on poetry,
Jon Stone (April 13, 1931 – March 30, 1997) was an original crew member on Sesame Street and best known for writing and producing the program, and is credited with helping develop characters such as Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. M
Biography by Sandra BrennanBritish actor Harvey Hall played supporting roles in films between the early ’60s and ’70s. He also appeared on stage and television. In 1974, Hall abandoned acting and became an English teacher at an exclusive private scho
Joe Kieyoomia (November 21, 1919 – February 17, 1997) was a Navajo soldier in New Mexico’s 200th Coast Artillery unit who was captured by the Imperial Japanese Army after the fall of the Philippines in 1942 during World War II. Kieyoomia was a POW
Edna Mae Harris (September 29, 1910 – September 15, 1997), was an American actress, born in Harlem. She was the premier black film actress during the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Stanley Andrew Rojek (April 21, 1919 – July 9, 1997) born in North Tonawanda, New York was a shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1942 and 1946–47), Pittsburgh Pirates (1948–51), St. Louis Cardinals (1951) and St. Louis Browns (1952).
Michael Anthony Dorris (January 30, 1945 – April 10, 1997) was an American novelist and scholar who was the first Chair of the Native American Studies program at Dartmouth. His works include the memoir, The Broken Cord (1989) and the novel, A Yello