Margarita Sierra Dead at 25
Sept. 6, 1963 - Margarita Sierra, 25, one of the stars of the ABC-TV series “Surfside 6,” died at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Hollywood...
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- Aug 22
Major General Charles D.W. Canham Is Dead
Aug. 22, 1963 - Major General Charles D.W. Canham (right during WWII), who accepted the surrender of 244,000 German prisoners in one day...
- Aug 17
Richard Barthelmess Is Dead
Aug. 17, 1963 - Richard Barthelmess (right with Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, and Marlene Dietrich in 1935), the boyish matinee idol of the...
- Aug 12
Clem Bevans Is Dead
Aug. 12, 1963 - Funeral services for Clem Bevans (left with James Arness in 1957), the spry “old feller” of the movies and television,...
- Aug 6
Philip Graham Laid to Rest, President Attends Service
Aug. 6, 1963 - President Kennedy and other national leaders paid final tribute today to Philip Graham, publishing executive. About 2,000...
- Aug 3
Philip Graham, CEO of Washington Post, Commits Suicide
Aug. 3, 1963 - Philip L. Graham (pictured right in 1961), president and CEO of The Washington Post and chairman of the board of Newsweek...
- Jun 28
“Home Run” Baker Is Dead
June 28, 1963 - John Franklin “Home Run” Baker (pictured right in 1921), a baseball slugger of the “dead-ball” era, died today at his...
- Jun 18
Actor Pedro Armendáriz Kills Himself
June 18, 1963 - Mexican actor Pedro Armendáriz (left with Sean Connery), star of such films as “The Fugitive” (1947) and “Three...
- Jun 7
Actress ZaSu Pitts is Dead
June 7, 1963 - Actress ZaSu Pitts (pictured in 1932) died of cancer this morning at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Hollywood, where she...
- Jun 4
Body of Pope Taken to St. Peter’s Basilica
June 4, 1963 - The body of Pope John XXIII was taken today to St. Peter’s Basilica, where he had received the homage and acclaim of...
- Jun 3
Romans Speculate on Pope John XXIII’s Successor
June 3, 1963 - Amid the drama of Pope John XXIII’s final hours, Romans speculated whether his successor would be an Italian or a...
- Jun 3
🚨Pope John XXIII Is Dead
June 3, 1963 - Pope John XXIII died in the Vatican tonight while Cardinals and other prelates and several of his relatives prayed around...
- Apr 9
Wife of Igor Cassini Dies of Overdose
Apr. 9, 1963 - Mrs. Charlene Wrightsman Cassini, wife of Igor Cassini, the society columnist, died in New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital...
- Mar 6
🚨Country Singer Patsy Cline, Three Others Dead in Plane Crash
Mar. 6, 1963 - The shattered bodies of Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, and Cowboy Copas — all top country singers — were found today in...
- Mar 4
Physician-Poet William Carlos Williams Dead at 79
Mar. 4, 1963 - Dr. William Carlos Williams (pictured in 1955), a leading American poet for half a century, died in his sleep this morning...
- Jan 29
Poet Robert Frost Dead at 88
Jan. 29, 1963 - Robert Frost (pictured in 1913), dean of American poets, died today at the age of 88. He was pronounced dead at Boston’s...
- Jan 28
Hollywood Director John Farrow Is Dead
Jan. 28, 1963 - John Farrow (pictured in 1946), motion picture director and producer, was found dead of an apparent heart attack today at...
- Jan 5
Baseball Star Rogers Hornsby is Dead
Jan. 5, 1963 - Baseball great Rogers Hornsby died this morning of a heart attack at the age of 66. Hornsby was elected to baseball’s Hall...
- Jan 5
Jack Carson Eulogized in Hollywood
Jan. 5, 1963 - Jack Carson (pictured in 1955), the fourth Hollywood star to die of cancer in 18 days, was eulogized today as “a big man...
- Jan 4
Hollywood Stars Attend Dick Powell’s Funeral
Jan. 4, 1963 - Scores of Hollywood’s vintage stars attended memorial services today for one of their own — Dick Powell — and left with...
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