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Celebrities and Notable People Who Died in the Year 1986
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1985 * * 1987
The Dead Kennedys (band) -- Dead. Died 1986.
January
Phil Lynott
(rocker) -- Dead. Pneumonia and heart failure due to years of drug abuse. Died January 4, 1986.
Born August 20, 1951. Leader of Thin Lizzy 
Donna Reed
(actress) -- Dead. Cancer. Died January 14, 1986. Born January 27, 1921. Starred in It's a Wonderful Life. The second Miss Ellie on Dallas, briefly married to William Tuttle.
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L. Ron Hubbard (author of many fantasies) -- Dead. Died January 24, 1986. Born March 13, 1911. Marginally more dead than Elvis. Infamous for once saying: "Someday, I'm going to do something that will make P. T. Barnum look like a piker" and getting away with it
Gordon MacRae (singer/actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died January 24, 1986. Born March 12, 1921. Musical star with Shirley Jones of several big movie musicals, father of Meredith MacRae IMDb
Gregory Jarvis
(Challenger (STS-51L) astronaut) -- Dead. Shuttle explosion. Died January 28, 1986.
Born August 24, 1944. Civilian payload specialist for the Challenger
Christa McAuliffe
(Teacher/Challenger (STS-51L) astronaut) -- Dead. Shuttle explosion. Died January 28, 1986.
Born September 2, 1948. Chosen to be the first "Teacher in Space," McAuliffe trained to be a civilian payload specialist for the Challenger
Ronald McNair
(Challenger (STS-51L) astronaut) -- Dead. Shuttle explosion. Died January 28, 1986.
Born October 21, 1950. Mission specialist for the Challenger
Ellison Onizuka
(Challenger (STS-51L) astronaut) -- Dead. Shuttle explosion. Died January 28, 1986.
Born June 24, 1946. Mission specialist for the Challenger
Judith Resnik
(Challenger (STS-51L) astronaut) -- Dead. Shuttle explosion. Died January 28, 1986.
Born April 5, 1949. Mission specialist for the Challenger
Dick Scobee
(Challenger (STS-51L) astronaut) -- Dead. Shuttle explosion. Died January 28, 1986.
Born May 19, 1939. Commander of the Challenger mission
Michael Smith
(Challenger (STS-51L) astronaut) -- Dead. Shuttle explosion. Died January 28, 1986.
Born April 30, 1945. Pilot of the Challenger
February
Frank Herbert
(author) -- Dead. Pancreatic cancer. Died February 11, 1986.
Born 1920. Created the Dune series IMDb AwardWeb
Howard Da Silva (actor) -- Dead. Lymphoma. Died February 14, 1986. Born May 4, 1909. Played Ben Franklin in 1776, blacklisted during McCarthyism, played the original Jud Fry in Oklahoma. IBDB IMDb Obituary FindAGrave
March
Georgia O'Keeffe
(artist) -- Dead. Died March 6, 1986. Born November 15, 1887. Landscape and floral painter who split her life between New York and New Mexico.
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Adolph Caesar (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died March 6, 1986. Born December 5, 1933. The Color Purple, A Soldier's Story, had his fatal heart attack while on the set of Tough Guys. IBDB IMDb FindAGrave
Ray Milland (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died March 10, 1986. Born January 3, 1907. IMDb
Bernard Malamud (writer) -- Dead. Died March 18, 1986. Born April 26, 1914. The Natural
James Cagney
(actor) -- Dead. Heart attack/diabetes. Died March 30, 1986.
Born July 17, 1899. IMDb
Jerry Paris (actor/director) -- Dead. Died March 31, 1986. Born July 25, 1925. Jerry on The Dick Van Dyke Show IMDb
April
Stephen Stucker (actor) -- Dead. AIDS. Died April 13, 1986. Born July 2, 1947. Johnny on Airplane! IMDb
Jean Genet (playwright) -- Dead. Died April 15, 1986. Born December 19, 1910.
Alvin Childress (actor) -- Dead. diabetes, Parkinson's disease. Died April 19, 1986. Born September 10, 1907. Amos in the Amos 'n' Andy TV show IMDb
Otto Preminger (director) -- Dead. Alzheimer's. Died April 23, 1986. Born December 5, 1906. Saint Joan, Exodus, played Mr. Freeze on Batman, involved with Gypsy Rose Lee and Dorothy Dandridge in addition to being married many times IMDb
Broderick Crawford (actor) -- Dead. Old age. Died April 26, 1986. Born December 9, 1911. Many, many movies and Highway Patrol IMDb
May
Robert Alda (actor) -- Dead. Died May 3, 1986. Born February 26, 1914. IMDb
Tenzing Norgay
(mountaineer) -- Dead. Died May 9, 1986. Born May 15, 1914. Led Sir Edmund Hillary up Mt. Everest in 1953, becoming the first men to make it to the top.
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Lurene Tuttle
(actress) -- Dead. Died May 28, 1986.
Born August 29, 1906. Hannah on Julia, mother of Barbara Ruick, mother-in-law of John Williams.
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June
Marlin Perkins (TV host) -- Dead. Old age. Died June 14, 1986. Born March 28, 1905. Host of The Wild Kingdom IMDb
Kate Smith (singer) -- Dead. Respiratory arrest/diabetes. Died June 17, 1986. Born May 1, 1909. Famous for "God Bless America" IMDb
July
Rudy Vallee (singer/actor) -- Dead. Died July 3, 1986. Born July 28, 1901. IMDb
Frances Halop (actress) -- Dead. Lung cancer. Died July 15, 1986. Born February 23, 1923. The second bailiff on Night Court, Mrs. Hufnagle on St. Elsewhere. IMDb FindAGrave
Vincente Minnelli (Director) -- Dead. Alzheimer's. Died July 25, 1986. Born February 28, 1903. Directed movies like Gigi and Meet Me In St. Louis, married to Judy Garland, father of Liza Minnelli IMDb
August
Ted Knight
(actor) -- Dead. Kidney cancer. Died August 26, 1986.
Born December 7, 1923. Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show IMDb
September
Murray Hamilton (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died September 1, 1986. Born March 24, 1923. The mayor in Jaws IMDb
October
Keenan Wynn (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died October 14, 1986. Born July 27, 1916. Dr. Strangelove IMDb
Forrest Tucker (actor) -- Dead. Lung cancer. Died October 25, 1986. Born February 12, 1919. F Troop, Auntie Mame IMDb
November
Paul Frees (cartoon voice) -- Dead. Died November 2, 1986. Born June 22, 1920. Best-known as Boris Badenov and Ludwig von Drake IMDb
Jerry Colonna (comic) -- Dead. Died November 21, 1986. Born September 17, 1904. Bit parts in many movies, particularly the "Road" movies IMDb
Scatman Crothers
(actor) -- Dead. Died November 22, 1986.
Born May 23, 1910. The Shining, One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest.
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Cary Grant (actor) -- Dead. Died November 29, 1986. Born January 18, 1904. Once married to Dyan Cannon. What did he have in common with Tony Randall and James Doohan? IMDb
December
Desi Arnaz
(actor/producer) -- Dead. Died December 2, 1986.
Born March 2, 1917. Played with Xavier Cugat's band, Lucy's first husband, wrote A Book IMDb
Virginia C. Andrews (writer) -- Dead. Cancer. Died December 19, 1986. Born June 23, 1924. Flowers in the Attic and other works of horror IMDb
Elsa Lanchester
(actress) -- Dead. Bronchial pneumonia. Died December 26, 1986. Born December 28, 1902. The Bride of Frankenstein, married to Charles Laughton for many years.
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Lloyd Haynes (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died December 31, 1986. Born September 19, 1934. Room 222, on General Hospital during the last two years before he died IMDb