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Celebrities and Notable People Who Died in the Year 1966

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1965 * * 1967

January

February

Hedda Hopper (gossip columnist/actress) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died February 1, 1966. Born May 2, 1885. Radio/newspaper gossiper who helped Joe McCarthy fight Hollywood "communists," mother of William Hopper, famous for her large hats and feud with Louella Parsons.  IBDB  IMDb  FindAGrave

Buster Keaton (comic) -- Dead. Lung cancer. Died February 1, 1966. Born October 4, 1895. Silent movie star who'd grown up in vaudeville, last movie was A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.  Home Page  IMDb  FindAGrave

March

William Frawley (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died March 3, 1966. Born February 26, 1887. Fred in I Love Lucy.  Home Page  IBDB  IMDb  FindAGrave

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June

July

August

Lenny Bruce (comic) -- Dead. Drug overdose. Died August 3, 1966. Born November 13, 1925. Ground-breaking comic who spent a few months in prison on an obscenity charge.  Home Page  IBDB  IMDb  FindAGrave

September

Margaret Sanger (activist) -- Dead. Died September 6, 1966. Born September 14, 1879. Sex education and birth control proponent, founder of the organization that later became Planned Parenthood.  Home Page  IMDb  FindAGrave

October

Clifton Webb (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died October 13, 1966. Born November 11, 1889. Movie and Broadway star, may be best-known for the Mr. Belvedere movies.  IBDB  IMDb  FindAGrave

November

December

Walt Disney (Movie maker/entrepreneur) -- Dead. Lung cancer. Died December 15, 1966. Born December 5, 1901. Cartoonist, animator, director and theme park developer, creator of Mickey Mouse.  Home Page  IMDb  FindAGrave

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