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The 2026 Daily Deathiversaries calendars are here!
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Talent agent, legendary Oscar party host Irving "Swifty" Lazar died on this date in 1993. He's at Westwood.
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Oscar-nominated composer, clarinetist, bandleader Artie Shaw died on this date in 2004. He's at Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village.
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Oscar- and Emmy-nominated actor Lew Ayres ("Young Dr. Kildare," "Johnny Belinda") died on this date in 1996. He's at Westwood.
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12/30 #Deathiversaries: Luise Ranier (2014), Lew Ayres (1996), Barbara Walters (2022), Dawn Wells (2020), Artie Shaw (2004), Richard Rodgers (1979), Jack Nance (1996), Bernie Hamilton (2008), Irving “Swifty” Lazar (1993), Ruth Draper (1956), Mary Brian (2002), Candy Barr (2005)
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Oscar-winning (10-time nominee) musician, lyricist Leo Robin (“Thanks for the Memory,” “Love in Bloom,” “Prisoner of Love”) died on this date in 1984. He’s at Hillside Memorial Park. @hillsidemempark
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12/29 #Deathiversaries: Linda Lavin (2024), Lita Grey (1995), Leo Robin (1984), Bill Erwin (2010), Neil Innes (2019), Phyllis Kennedy (1998), Paul Whiteman (1967), Jimmy Carter (2024), Pierre Cardin (2020), Euell Gibbons (1975), Pele (2022), Rasputin (1916)
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Actress Florence Lawrence, "The First Movie Star," died on this date in 1938, at the age of 48. She's at Hollywood Forever. @hwdforever
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Actor Clayton Moore ("The Lone Ranger") died on this date in 1999. He's at Forest Lawn Glendale.
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Oscar- and Emmy-nominated actress, singer Debbie Reynolds (“Singin’ in the Rain,” “Mother”) died on this date in 2016. She’s at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.
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12/28 #Deathiversaries: Debbie Reynolds (2016), Clayton Moore (1999), Rose Marie (2017), Jerry Orbach (2004), Sam Peckinpah (1984), Florence Lawrence (1938), Kiel Martin (1990), Dennis Wilson (1983), John Madden (2021), Sue Grafton (2017), Susan Sontag (2004), Harry Reid (2021)
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RIP, Brigitte Bardot.
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Oscar- and Emmy-nominated actor William Demarest (“The Jolson Story,” “My Three Sons”) died on this date in 1983. He's at Forest Lawn Glendale.
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Emmy-nominated actress, screenwriter, author Carrie Fisher (“Star Wars”) died on this date in 2016. She’s at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.
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12/27 #Deathiversaries: Carrie Fisher (2016), Olivia Hussey (2024), William Demarest (1983), George Roy Hill (2002), Hal Ashby (1988), Haskell Wexler (2015), Hoagy Carmichael (1981), Alan Bates (2003), Harry Carey Jr. (2012), Dayle Haddon (2024), Meadowlark Lemon (2015)
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Sports broadcaster, actor Stu Nahan (“Rocky,” I to V) died on this date in 2007. He’s at Hillside Memorial Park. @hillsidemempark
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Wrestler, TV pioneer Gorgeous George died on this date in 1963, at the age of 48. He's at Valhalla Memorial Park.
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Emmy-winning actor, comedian, violinist Jack Benny (“The Horn Blows at Midnight,” “To Be or Not To Be,” “The Jack Benny Program”) died on this date in 1974. He's at Hillside Memorial Park. @hillsidemempark
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12/26 #Deathiversaries: Jack Benny (1974), Jason Robards (2000), Howard Hawks (1977), Elsa Lanchester (1986), Tom Smothers (2023), Sue Lyon (2019), Vincent Schiavelli (2005), Nigel Hawthorne (2001), Gorgeous George (1963), Herb Ritts (2002), Stu Nahan (2007)
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