The following is a list of notable deaths in January 1985.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
January 1985
1 William Ernest Bowman, 73, English writer and engineer. Sigerson Clifford, 71, Irish poet and playwright. Herb Coleman, 61, American football player. Aristos Constantinou, 40, Cypriot-British fashion designer (Ariella), shot. Raoul Pene Du Bois, 70, American costume designer and set designer, stroke.RAOUL PENE DU BOIS, DESIGNER FOR BROADWAY AND MOVIES Herbert Hambleton, 88, British footballer and soldier. Bill Henry, 60, American basketball player. Rodolfo Mayer, 74, Brazilian actor. Jim Milburn, 65, English footballer. Hermann Reutter, 84, German pianist and composer. Alice B. Russell, 95, American actress and film producer. Herbert M. Shelton, 89, American alternative medicine advocate, Parkinson's disease. Cecile Vashaw, 75, American composer. Jakob Vogt, 82, German Olympic weightlifter (1928). Vladimir Weisberg, 60, Soviet painter.
2 Sir Basil Bartlett, 79, British actor and screenwriter. Robert E. Cushman Jr., 70, American general and CIA official, heart attack.GEN. R.E. CUSHMAN, EX-MARINE HEAD, DIES Jacques de Lacretelle, 96, French novelist. Gabriel Elorde, 49, Filipino boxer, lung cancer.Flash Elorde Is Dead at 49;Held Boxing Title in the 60's Ted Jefferies, 76, American football player and coach. Clarence John Laughlin, 79, American photographer.Clarence J. Laughlin;Photographer, Essayist
3 Lucien Cailliet, 93, French-American composer. Eckhard Christian, 77, German general. Norbert Hougardy, 75, Belgian politician. Bodil Joensen, 40, Danish pornographic actress, cirrhosis. Thomas Herbert Johnson, 82, American bibliographer. René Le Roy, 86, French flutist. Tadeusz Pełczyński, 92, Polish general. Bryna Raeburn, 69, American actress. Bahram Sadeghi, 47, Iranian novelist and poet.
4 Michael Ala, 61, Vanuatuan politician. William Moore Benidickson, 73, Canadian politician. Allan Lister Samuel Brown, 67, Canadian politician. Victor Delhez, 82, Belgian-Argentine woodcarver. Harry Haywood, 86, American political activist. Sir Brian Horrocks, 89, British general and Olympic athlete (1924).SIR BRIAN HORROCKS IS DEAD AT 89; BRITISH GENERAL IN WORLD WAR II David Dene Martin, 32, American convicted murderer, execution by electric chair.David Dene Martin, a former church youth counselor who... Lovro von Matačić, 85, Yugoslav Croatian conductor and composer. Russell Page, 78, British landscape architect, cancer.RUSSELL PAGE, BRITISH PLANNER OF GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES Lloyd Sealy, 68, American police officer and federal agent, heart attack.LLOYD SEALY, THE FIRST BLACK MAN IN SEVERAL HIGH POLICE POSTS, DIES Wim Bos Verschuur, 80, Surinamese politician.
5 Sadie Aitken, 79, Scottish theatre manager. Norberto Anido, 51, Argentine footballer. William Gidley Emmett, 97, British educationalist and industrial chemist. Sir Arthur John Grattan-Bellew, 81, Irish colonial administrator. John Paxton, 73, American screenwriter, emphysema. Franjo Punčec, 71, Yugoslav tennis player. Alexis Rannit, 70, Estonian-American poet, heart attack.Prof. Alexis Rannit, 70, Poet And Retired Curator at Yale Robert Surtees, 78, American cinematographer (Ben-Hur).Cinematographer Robert Surtees Dies Richard H. Thompson, 81, American philatelist. Matilde Urrutia, 72, Chilean memoirist, third wife of Pablo Neruda. Raymonde Vincent, 76, French writer.
6 Mary Bastian, 36-37, Sri Lankan priest and human rights activist, shot. Elsy Blom-Wirz, 69, Swiss sculptor. Margaret Digby, 82, British writer. Helen Phillips Levin, 60, American disability rights advocate, respiratory disease.Helen Levin; Quadriplegic Who Worked to Help Others Lloyd Miller, 69, Australian triple jumper. Cornelius Osgood, 79, American anthropologist, heart attack.DR. CORNELIUS OSGOOD DIES; EX-CURATOR OF YALE MUSEUM Robert W. Welch Jr., 85, American political organizer (John Birch Society).ROBERT WELCH JR. DEAD AT 85; JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY'S FOUNDER
7 Edith Batten, 79, British educationalist and welfare worker. Billy Brown, 84, English footballer. Ruth Godfrey, 62, American actress, COPD. Johnny Guarnieri, 67, American pianist, heart attack.JOHNNY GUARNIERI, 67, PIANIST WHO PLAYED WITH BIG BANDS Esther Hill, 89, Canadian architect. Charles Evans Hughes III, 69, American architect.CHARLES E. HUGHES 3D DEAD; LEADER IN BANK ARCHITECTURE Ian Hugo, 86, American filmmaker. Vladimir Kokkinaki, 80, Soviet test pilot.V. KOKKINAKI, 80; A SOVIET AVIATOR Johann Ludwig, 81, German footballer. Eugene Lyons, 86, Russian-born American journalist.EUGENE LYONS, 86, EARLY U.S. REPORTER IN THE SOVIET UNION Albert McInroy, 83, English footballer. Barbara Myerhoff, 49, American anthropologist and filmmaker, lung cancer.Barbara Myerhoff, Chronicler of Venice Jews, Dies Will Oursler, 71, American author.William Charles Oursler, 71; An Author and Commentator José Maria Pedroto, 56, Portuguese football player and manager, cancer. Lev Tsipursky, 55, Soviet Olympic cyclist (1952). Jules Vandooren, 76, French footballer. Zbysław Zając, 51, Polish racing cyclist and Olympic sprinter (1964).
8 Eva Bowring, 92, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1954). Les Clenshaw, 79, English footballer. Aracy Cortes, 80, Brazilian singer and actress. James Dugundji, 65, American mathematician. Stig H:son Ericson, 87, Swedish naval admiral. Bjørn Føyn, 86, Norwegian zoologist. Esme Haywood, 84, English cricketer. Sir Harold Hillier, 80, English horticulturalist. John E. Horne, 76, American political strategist, administrator of the Small Business Administration (1961–1963), heart attack.JOHN HORNE, EX-FEDERAL AIDE Vladimir Maneev, 52, Soviet Olympic wrestler (1956), heart attack. Charles A. Marshall, 86, American cinematographer. Grace Morley, 84, American-Indian art historian and museum curator.Dr. Grace Morley, 84; Led Coast Art Museum Lette Valeska, 99, German-American painter and photographer.
9 Penelope Johnson Allen, 98, American journalist and historian. Wyatt Rainey Blassingame, 75, American writer. Don Brennan, 64, English cricketer. John Cavanaugh, 63, American sculptor, lung cancer. Nichidatsu Fujii, 99, Japanese Buddhist monk and peace activist. William Arthur Harland, 58, Northern Irish physician. Marie Heffenisch, 82, Luxembourgish human rights activist. Erich Kull, 53, Swiss Olympic speed skater (1956). Henri Louette, 84, Belgian ice hockey player. Sir Robert Mayer, 105, German-born British philanthropist.SIR ROBERT MAYER IS DEAD AT 105; PATRON OF BRITISH YOUTH CONCERTS
10 André Bjerke, 66, Norwegian writer and poet. Beno Blachut, 71, Czechoslovak singer. Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone, 102, American singer.Famed Indian singer dies at age of 102 G. Homer Durham, 73, American academic administrator and Mormon leader. Edwin D. Eshleman, 64, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967–1977), cancer.Edwin D. Eshleman, 64, Dies; 5-Term G.O.P. Congressman Cie Frazier, 80, American jazz drummer.Cie Frazier Dead at 81; New Orleans Musician Edna Indermaur, 92, American singer. Anton Karas, 78, Austrian composer and zither player.Anton Karas, ‘Third Man’Theme Composer, Dies Mary Kenneth Keller, 71, American computer scientist. Idar Kristiansen, 52, Norwegian writer.
11 Richard Bartholomew, 58, Indian artist and art critic. Edward Buzzell, 89, American filmmaker. Kenny Clare, 55, British jazz drummer, esophageal cancer. Hubert H. Crawford, 74, American painter. Ralph Jesson, 91, American football coach. Donald M. Jones, 64, American college sports coach. Charles E. Kelly, 64, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient.CHARLES E. KELLY DIES AT 64; A WINNER OF MEDAL OF HONOR André Mattoni, 84, Austrian actor. Sir William McKell, 93, Australian politician, governor-general (1947–1953). Noëlle Norman, 64, French actress. Henry Olsson, 88, Swedish literary scholar. Edgar Reinhardt, 70, German Olympic handball player (1936). Joseph Carl Shaw, 29, American convicted murderer, execution by electric chair.Joseph Carl Shaw, apologizing to the families of his... Errol White, 83, British geologist.
12 Vilanova Artigas, 69, Brazilian architect. John W. Byrnes, 71, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1945–1973), stroke.EX-REP. JOHN W. BYRNES IS DEAD; REPUBLICAN WAS TAX LAW EXPERT Mark Kenny Carroll, 88, American Roman Catholic prelate, cancer. George Cassidy, 79, Australian footballer. Harry Froboess, 85, German diver and stuntman. Dave Hunter, 71, Canadian politician, heart attack. Sabri Kiraz, 66-67, Turkish football manager. Paul Luty, 52, British actor and wrestler. T. T. Macan, 74, British zoologist. Éloi Machoro, 35-36, New Caledonian politician, shot.
13 Baek Nak-jun, 89, South Korean politician, acting president (1960). Peter Chong, 86, American actor. Curt Dawson, 45, American actor, AIDS.Curt Dawson, 43, Who ActedIn Stage and TV Productions Jerome H. Holland, 69, American diplomat and academic administrator, cancer.JEROME HOLLAND, FORMER U.S. ENVOY Pug Manders, 71, American football player, heart attack. Adam Marczyński, 76, Polish painter. Sir Kenneth O'Connor, 88, British judge. Madan Puri, 69, Indian actor. Mitani Takanobu, 92, Japanese diplomat. Irena Trečiokaitė-Žebenkienė, 75, Soviet Lithuanian painter. Sam Valentine, 50, American football player. Moira Verschoyle, 81, Irish novelist and playwright. Adam Walsh, 83, American football player and coach, lung cancer.Adam Walsh of Notre Dame, Led Four Horsemen Team Carol Wayne, 42, American actress, drowned.Carol Wayne, Sexy Blonde on Carson Show, Drowns
14 Teodoro Agoncillo, 72, Filipino historian. Alfred Allen, Baron Allen of Fallowfield, 70, British trade unionist. Avis Christiansen, 89, American hymnwriter. Jetta Goudal, 93, Dutch-American actress.JETTA GOUDAL Anagarika Govinda, 86, German Buddhist monk and poet. Ed Gross, 68, American Olympic gymnast (1932). Rubin Juster, 61, American football player. Suzanne Kiffer-Porte, 83, French Olympic swimmer (1924). Annada Munsi, 79, Indian painter and musicologist. Robert Odeman, 80, German composer and pianist. Cleo O'Donnell Jr., 63, American basketball coach. Karl Schmitt-Walter, 84, German opera singer. Allan Shivers, 77, American politician, governor of Texas (1949–1957), heart attack.ALLAN SHIVERS OF TEXAS DEAD; WAS GOVERNOR IN THE 1950'S June Tripp, 83, British-American actress. Gisken Wildenvey, 92, Norwegian novelist.
15 Louis Abramson, 97, American architect.LOUIS A. ABRAMSON Đuka Agić, 78, Yugoslav Croatian footballer. Martin Dzúr, 65, Czechoslovak politician. Marshall Kent, 76, American actor. Bill Murphy, 70, American football player. Edward Peter, 82-83, Trinidadian cricketer. Margaret Pilkington, 78, British scouting organization executive. Puccio Pucci, 80, Italian Olympic runner (1924) and lawyer. Jessie Sanders, 91, American politician and ranch operator. Josef Sedláček, 91, Austrian footballer. Fumio Yanoguchi, 67, Japanese recording engineer.
16 Keith Brennan, 69, Australian diplomat. Lou Bruce, 51, Canadian football player. Ken Chase, 71, American baseball player. Robert Fitzgerald, 74, American poet, literary critic and translator.ROBERT FITZGERALD, 74, POET WHO TRANSLATED THE CLASSICS Paul Gipson, 38, American football player, heart attack.PAUL THEODIS GIPSON Daniel Lecourtois, 82, French actor. Stanley Nibbs, 70, British Virgin Islander educator. Arnt Njargel, 83, Norwegian politician. Leo O'Connor, 94, Australian cricketer. Ruth Orkin, 63, American photographer and filmmaker, cancer.RUTH ORKIN, PHOTOJOURNALIST AND FILM MAKER, DEAD AT 63 Saidie Patterson, 78, Northern Irish trade unionist and peace activist. Cyril Snedden, 91, New Zealand cricketer. Árpád Szenes, 87, Hungarian-French painter.
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