Famous Deaths for August 1985
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Results 1 - 25 of 25
1st - Joseph Walker, cameraman, dies at 92
2nd - Frank Faylen, vaudevillian, dies of pneumonia at 79
2nd - Sandy Bell, South African cricket pace bowler (16 Tests), dies
4th - Zbynek Vostrak, composer, dies at 65
5th - Theodore Sturgeon, sci-fi author (Hugo, It, Caviar), dies at 67
7th - Grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58
8th - Louise Brooks, actress (Pandora's Box), dies of a heart attack at 78
9th - Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league footballer (b. 1927)
10th - Kenny Backer, comedian (Time Bandits), dies of a heart attack at 72
12th - Marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86
12th - Manfred Winkelhock, German race car driver (b. 1951)
13th - Marion Martin, actress (Dakota Lil, Queen of Burlesque), dies at 67
14th - Gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86
15th - Richard Yardumian, US composer (Creator Spirit), dies at 68
20th - Harchand Singh Longowai, Sikh leader, shot by Sikh extremists
22nd - Ginty Lush, cricketer (NSW quickie of 30's), dies
24th - Paul Creston [Giuseppe/Joseph Guttoveggio], US composer, dies at 78
25th - Samantha Smith, actress (Elizabeth-Lime Street), dies in plane at 13
26th - Pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP/editor (GPV, Netherlands Daily), dies at 76
28th - Ruth Gordon, actress (Big Bus), dies of a stroke in her sleep at 88
29th - Alexander Abramsky, composer, dies at 87
29th - Evelyn Ankers, actress (Black Beauty, Jungle Woman), dies at 67
29th - Patrick Barr, actor (Black Orchid, On the Run), dies at 77
30th - Taylor Caldwell, English-born author (b. 1900)
31st - Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian biologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1899)
