Celebrity Deaths in 1950
59 notable figures died in 1950. Listed below in order of date of death.
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Henry Franklin Lawrence
1868 – 1950 · Crime Fighters and Lawyers Jan 1 -
Monty Banks
1897 – 1950 · Actors Jan 1 -
Seiichi Hatano
1877 – 1950 Jan 1 -
Emil Jannings
1884 – 1950 · Actors, Celebrities, Film Director Jan 2 -
Tess Gardella
1894 – 1950 · Actresses Jan 3 -
Joseph Schumpeter
1883 – 1950 · Scientists and Inventors Jan 8 -
George Orwell
1903 – 1950 · Authors and Writers Jan 21 -
Henry Branch “Hank” Bell
1892 – 1950 · Actors Feb 2 -
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1875 – 1950 · Authors and Writers Mar 3 -
Ellis Gimbel
1865 – 1950 Mar 3 -
Frank Buck
1884 – 1950 · Authors and Writers Mar 3 -
Jim Corey
1889 – 1950 · Actors Mar 3 -
Sid Grauman
1879 – 1950 · Actors Mar 3 -
Albert Lebrun
1871 – 1950 · Politicians Mar 6 -
Marguerite de La Motte
1902 – 1950 · Actresses Mar 10 -
Léon Blum
1872 – 1950 · Politicians Mar 30 -
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Charles Emile Heil
1870 – 1950 · Artists and Architects Apr 4 -
Frances Ford Seymour
1908 – 1950 · Actresses Apr 4 -
Generoso Pope, Sr
1891 – 1950 · Business Magnates Apr 4 -
Muriel Starr
1888 – 1950 · Actresses Apr 4 -
Hobart Cavanaugh
1886 – 1950 · Actors Apr 26 -
C. Graham Baker
1883 – 1950 · Entertainers May 15 -
Jane Cowl
1884 – 1950 · Actresses Jun 6 -
William-Henry Atherton
1867 – 1950 · Authors and Writers Jul 7 -
Helen Holmes
1892 – 1950 · Actresses Jul 8 -
Evangeline Booth
1865 – 1950 · Social Reformers Jul 17 -
Zeffie Tilbury
1863 – 1950 · Actresses Jul 24 -
Guido Deiro
1886 – 1950 · Actors Jul 26 -
Frank Faucett Phillips
1873 – 1950 · Business Magnates Aug 8 -
Madeline Grey
1887 – 1950 · Actresses Aug 8 -
Ransom Eli Olds
1864 – 1950 · Business Magnates Aug 8 -
Black Elk
1863 – 1950 · Native Americans Aug 19 -
Cesare Pavese
1908 – 1950 · Authors and Writers Aug 27 -
Flora Parker
1883 – 1950 · Actresses Sep 9 -
Max Davidson
1875 – 1950 · Actors Sep 9 -
Ralph Lawrence Carr
1887 – 1950 · Native Americans Sep 9 -
Sara Allgood
1879 – 1950 · Actresses Sep 13 -
John Fitzgerald
1863 – 1950 · Politicians Oct 2 -
George Hainsworth
1893 – 1950 · Hockey Oct 9 -
John Jakob Raskob
1879 – 1950 · Business Magnates Oct 10 -
Willis Haviland Carrier
1876 – 1950 Oct 10 -
Edwin Sutherland
1883 – 1950 · Scientists and Inventors Oct 11 -
Christy Cabanne
1888 – 1950 · Film Director Oct 15 -
Al Jolson
1886 – 1950 · Actors, Comedian, Singer Oct 23 -
Gustaf V of Sweden
1858 – 1950 · Athletes, Royalty, Tennis Player Oct 29 -
Maurice Costello
1877 – 1950 · Actors Oct 29 -
Leslie Coffelt
1910 – 1950 · Victims of crime and disaster Nov 1 -
Grover Cleveland Alexander
1887 – 1950 · Athletes, Sports Figures Nov 4 -
Betty Francisco
1900 – 1950 · Actresses Nov 11 -
Grover Cleveland “Pete” Alexander
1887 – 1950 · Sports Figures Nov 11 -
Leslie William Coffelt
1910 – 1950 · Crime Fighters and Lawyers Nov 11 -
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Walter Herschel Beech
1891 – 1950 · Business Magnates Nov 11 -
Aurobindo Ghosh
1872 – 1950 · Politicians Dec 5 -
Arthur Davidson
1881 – 1950 Dec 12 -
Belle Stoddard
1869 – 1950 · Actresses Dec 12 -
Evelyn Selbie
1871 – 1950 · Actresses Dec 12 -
Herbert Marcus
1878 – 1950 · Business Magnates Dec 12 -
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
1875 – 1950 · Politicians Dec 15 -
Karl Renner
1870 – 1950 · Authors and Writers, Politicians Dec 31