Death year 1997 celebrities
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Fernando Ayala (2 July 1920 – 11 September 1997) was an Argentine film producer, film director, screenwriter and film producer of the classic era. He is widely considered one of the most important Argentine film directors and producers in the histo
Sanford Meisner (August 31, 1905 – February 2, 1997), also known as Sandy, was an American actor and acting teacher who developed an approach to acting instruction that is now known as the Meisner technique. While Meisner was exposed to method acti
Jean Louis (born Jean Louis Berthault: October 5, 1907 in Paris, France – April 20, 1997 in Palm Springs, California, USA) was a French-born, Hollywood costume designer and an Academy Award winner for Costume Design. Before coming to Hollywood he w
Stuart McGuire Martin (November 19, 1912 – January 11, 1997) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played from 1936 to 1943.
James Lafayette Dickey (February 2, 1923 – January 19, 1997) was an American poet and novelist. He was appointed the eighteenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1966. He also received the Order of the South award.
Roland Topor (January 7, 1938 – April 16, 1997), was a French illustrator, painter, writer, filmmaker and actor, known for the surreal nature of his work. He was of Polish-Jewish origin and spent the early years of his life in Savoy where his famil
Anne Marriott (November 5, 1913 – October 10, 1997) was a Canadian writer who won the Governor General’s Award for her book Calling Adventurers! “She was renowned especially for the narrative poem The Wind, Our Enemy,” which she wrote while still
Ben Welden (June 12, 1901 – October 17, 1997) was an American character actor who played a wide variety of Damon Runyon-type gangsters in various movies and television shows. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Welden appeared in over 120 films between 1930 and
Gösta “Lill-Lulle” Johansson (2 March 1929 – 10 April 1997), was a Swedish ice hockey player and son of Gustaf ”Lulle” Johansson.
José Oliva (March 3, 1971 – December 22, 1997), was a professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a 3rd baseman from 1994 to 1995. Oliva had three daughters, Laura Oliva, Tiana Oliva, and Yeika Oliva. On December 22,