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Celebrities and Notable People Who Died in the Year 1977
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January
Peter Finch (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died January 14, 1977. Born September 28, 1916. He was mad as hell in Network and won an Oscar for his performance posthumously. IMDb FindAGrave
Anais Nin
(author) -- Dead. Ovarian cancer. Died January 14, 1977. Born February 21, 1903. Wrote Henry and June.
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Burt Mustin (actor) -- Dead. Died January 28, 1977. Born February 8, 1882. Played very tall, very old men in the '60s and '70s. IMDb
Freddie Prinze
(comic) -- Dead. Self-inflicted gunshot wound. Died January 29, 1977. Born June 22, 1954. Chico and the Man.
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February
Andy Devine (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died February 18, 1977. Born October 7, 1905. Acted in dozens of Westerns. IMDb
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died February 28, 1977. Born September 18, 1905. Jack Benny's "butler." IMDb
March
Diana Hyland (actress) -- Dead. Cancer. Died March 25, 1977. Born January 25, 1936. The mother of teenagers in Eight Is Enough, she was dating teen heartthrob John Travolta at the time of her death. IMDb
April
May
Joan Crawford (actress) -- Dead. Cancer. Died May 10, 1977. Born March 23, 1908. Almost more famous for being the "Mommie Dearest" than for her acting, won an Oscar for Mildred Pierce, first wife of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.. IMDb
June
Stephen Boyd (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died June 2, 1977. Born July 4, 1928. Ben Hur's competitor. IMDb
Matthew Garber (kid actor) -- Dead. Died June 13, 1977. Born March 25, 1956. Cute kid in Disney movies like Mary Poppins and The Three Lives of Thomasina, Elizabeth at Reelclassics.com has done some amazing research on his death. IMDb
Alan Reed (voice) -- Dead. Died June 14, 1977. Born August 20, 1907. Voice of the original Fred Flintstone. IMDb
Wernher von Braun
(physicist) -- Dead. Cancer. Died June 15, 1977. Born March 23, 1912. Father of Modern Rocketry.
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July
August
Francis Gary Powers (pilot) -- Dead. Helicopter crash while flying over LA. Died August 1, 1977. Born August 17, 1929. U-2 pilot shot down over Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, during the height of the Cold War
Elvis Presley
(musician) -- Dead. Died August 16, 1977. Born January 8, 1935. Groundbreaing rocker, roller, sometime actor, but Elvis sightings just aren't funny anymore.
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Groucho Marx
(comic) -- Dead. Died August 19, 1977. Born October 2, 1890. Vaudeville performer with his brothers who went on to make legendary comedy movies like Duck Soup and the TV show You Bet Your Life.
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Sebastian Cabot (actor) -- Dead. Died August 23, 1977. Born July 6, 1917. Family Affair. IMDb
Hans Augusto Rey (illustrator of children's books) -- Dead. Died August 26, 1977. Born 1899.
September
Ethel Waters
(actress) -- Dead. Heart disease. Died September 1, 1977. Born October 31, 1896. Member of the Wedding.
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Zero Mostel (actor) -- Dead. Died September 8, 1977. Born February 28, 1915. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. IMDb
October
Bing Crosby
(singer) -- Dead. Heart attack on a Spanish golf course. Died October 14, 1977. Born May 3, 1903.
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November
Guy Lombardo (bandleader) -- Dead. Died November 5, 1977. Born June 19, 1902. It used to be traditional to welcome in the New Year listening to Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians play "Olde Lang Syne". IMDb
Richard Carlson
(actor) -- Dead. Died November 24, 1977. Born April 29, 1912. Creature from the Black Lagoon.
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December
Charlie Chaplin (actor/director) -- Dead. Old age. Died December 25, 1977. Born April 16, 1889. Made great movies including The Kid and The Great Dictator, married to a variety of much younger women including Paulette Goddard and Oona O'Neil, fathered many performers including Geraldine Chaplin. IMDb