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Celebrities and Notable People Who Died in the Year 1989
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January
Kenneth McMillan (actor) -- Dead. Died January 8, 1989. Born July 2, 1932. Played many heavies, especially Baron Harkonnen in Dune IMDb
Salvador Dali
(artist) -- Dead. Died January 23, 1989.
Born May 11, 1904. Most famous image was probably the pocket watch flowing over the edge of the table 
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February
John Cassavetes (director) -- Dead. Died February 3, 1989. Born December 9, 1929. made many movies with his wife Gena Rowlands and friend Peter Falk IMDb
Joe Raposo
(composer) -- Dead. Died February 5, 1989. Born February 8, 1937. Composer for Sesame Street.
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March
Harry Andrews (actor) -- Dead. Viral infection. Died March 6, 1989. Born October 11, 1911. General Woundwort in Watership Down, Peter in Barabbas IMDb
Sam Melville
(actor) -- Dead. Heart failure. Died March 9, 1989. Born August 20, 1936. TV actor who starred as Mike Danko (Kate Jackson's husband) in The Rookies.
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Edward Abbey
(environmental author) -- Dead. Complications of surgery. Died March 14, 1989.
Born January 29, 1927. The Best of Edward Abbey
Merritt Butrick (actor) -- Dead. AIDS. Died March 17, 1989. Born September 3, 1959. He played Captain Kirk's son in two Star Trek movies IMDb
April
Abbie Hoffman (activist) -- Dead. Suicide. Died April 12, 1989. Born November 30, 1936. One of the Chicago Seven, he later wrote Steal This Book IMDb
Herbert Mills (singing brother) -- Dead. Died April 12, 1989. Born April 2, 1912. The Mills Brothers IMDb
Lucille Ball
(comic, savvy producer) -- Dead. Died April 26, 1989.
Born August 6, 1911. One of the first producers to insist on having her show tape recorded, once married to Desi Arnaz, later married to Gary Morton IMDb
May
Christine Jorgensen (transsexual) -- Dead. Died May 3, 1989. Born May 30, 1926. First person reported to have sex change operation in the early '50s
Guy Williams
(actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died May 7, 1989.
Born January 14, 1924. Memorable as the TV Zorro and the father on Lost in Space IMDb
Gilda Radner
(comic) -- Dead. Ovarian cancer. Died May 20, 1989.
Born June 28, 1946.
"It's always something"
- SNL alum - married to Gene Wilder.
Make memorial contributions to: Gilda's Club IMDb
June
Fran Allison
(puppet buddy) -- Dead. Died June 13, 1989. Born November 20, 1907. Kukla, Fran and Ollie.
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Victor French (actor) -- Dead. Died June 15, 1989. Born December 4, 1934. IMDb
July
Jim Backus
(actor) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died July 3, 1989.
Born February 25, 1913. Gilligan's, voice of Mr. Magoo IMDb
Mel Blanc (voice) -- Th-th-th-that's all, folks! Heart disease. Died July 10, 1989. Born May 30, 1908. Bugs Bunny Classics IMDb
Sir Laurence Olivier
(Shakespearean actor/director) -- Dead. Died July 11, 1989. Born May 22, 1907. Wuthering Heights, the original Slueth, won an Oscar for Hamlet, married to Vivien Leigh, later married to Joan Plowright.
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Rebecca Schaeffer (actress) -- Dead. Stalker murder. Died July 18, 1989. Born November 6, 1967. My Sister Sam IMDb
August
Amanda Blake
(actress) -- Dead. AIDS. Died August 16, 1989.
Born February 20, 1931. Miss Kitty on Gunsmoke 
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George Adamson (game preserve manager) -- Dead. Murdered by poacher. Died August 20, 1989. Born February 3, 1906. Retrained dozens of animals so they could hunt in the wild
September
Irving Berlin
(composer) -- Dead. Heart attack/Alzheimer's. Died September 22, 1989. Born May 11, 1888. Composer of over 1,500 songs (like "White Christmas"), he never learned how to read music.
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October
Graham Chapman (comedian) -- Dead. Cancer. Died October 4, 1989. Born January 8, 1941. The Python who starred in Life of Brian and Monty Python and the Holy Grail, was a doctor before turning to a life of comedy IMDb
Bette Davis (actress) -- Dead. Died October 6, 1989. Born April 5, 1908. It was a bumpy ride... IMDb
Jay Ward (cartoon genius) -- Dead. Kidney cancer. Died October 12, 1989. Born September 21, 1920. Created Rocky and Bullwinkle The Moose that Roared IMDb
Cornel Wilde (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died October 16, 1989. Born October 13, 1915. Leave Her to Heaven IMDb
Anthony Quayle (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died October 20, 1989. Born September 7, 1913. Solid British supporting actor in many films, including Lawrence of Arabia and Anne of a Thousand Days IMDb
November
Louis Barron
(composer) -- Dead. Died November 1, 1989. Born April 23, 1920. Experimental muscian who wrote the electronic music for Forbidden Planet; collaborated with Bebe even after they divorced.
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Vladimir Horowitz (superb pianist) -- Dead. Died November 5, 1989. Born October 1, 1903.
December
Alvin Ailey (dancer) -- Dead. AIDS. Died December 1, 1989. Born January 5, 1931. Taught dance to inner city kids and founded a professional dance troupe. Alvin Ailey: A Life in Dance IMDb
Frances Bavier (actress) -- Dead. Died December 6, 1989. Born December 14, 1902. Aunt Bee on the Andy Griffith Show IMDb
Jock Mahoney (actor) -- Dead. Car accident/stroke. Died December 14, 1989. Born February 7, 1919. Starred in a number of Tarzan movies, step-father of Sally Field IMDb
Andrei Sakharov, Ph.D.
(physicist) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died December 14, 1989.
Born May 21, 1921. Nobel Peace Prize winner for 1975, imprisoned by the Soviets for years, he eventually was released and emmigrated to America
Lee Van Cleef (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died December 14, 1989. Born January 9, 1925. IMDb
Samuel Beckett
(playwright) -- Dead. Died December 22, 1989.
Born April 13, 1906. Waiting for Godot IMDb
Billy Martin (Yankees manager many different times) -- Dead. Car crash. Died December 25, 1989. Born May 16, 1928. Had many famous battles with his boss, George Steinbrenner.
John Payne (actor/singer) -- Dead. Congestive heart failure. Died December 6, 1989. Born May 23, 1912. Busy actor in the '40s and '50s, co-starred in Miracle on 34th Street. IBDB IMDb
Hal Ashby (director/cinematographer) -- Dead. Died December 27, 1989. Born 1929. Coming Home, Being There IMDb