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Celebrities and Notable People Who Died in the Year 1987
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January
Arthur Lake (actor) -- Dead. Died January 9, 1987. Born April 17, 1905. Dagwood IMDb
Ray Bolger (dancer/actor) -- Dead. Died January 15, 1987. Born January 10, 1904. Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz IMDb
February
Liberace
(musician) -- Dead. AIDS. Died February 4, 1987.
Born May 16, 1919. 
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David Susskind
(talk show host, producer) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died February 22, 1987.
Born December 19, 1920. IMDb
Andy Warhol (pop artist) -- Dead. Complications following gall bladder surgery, caused by someone at the hospital not monitoring him properly. Died February 22, 1987. Born August 6, 1928. Andy Warhol Diaries, one of the first artists to have his own museum, uncle of the artist Jim Warhola IMDb
James Coco (actor) -- Dead. Died February 25, 1987. Born March 21, 1930. Sancho Panza in Man of La Mancha. IBDB IMDb FindAGrave
March
Danny Kaye
(actor) -- Dead. Hepatitis (Leukemia?). Died March 3, 1987.
Born January 18, 1913. The pellet with the poison... IMDb
Randolph Scott (actor) -- Dead. Died March 2, 1987. Born January 23, 1898. Acted in many Westerns, a roommate of Cary Grant IMDb
Robert Preston (actor) -- Dead. Lung cancer. Died March 21, 1987. Born June 8, 1918. The Music Man and lots more IMDb
Patrick Troughton (Who? Doctor #2) -- Dead. Heart attack at a US media convention. Died March 28, 1987. Born March 25, 1920. IMDb
Maria Von Trapp
(author/singer) -- Dead. Post-death rumor. Kidney disease. Died March 28, 1987.
Born January 26, 1905. Born on a train, wrote The Story of the
Trapp Family Singers, later adapted into The Sound of
Music. Her descendents still run a gorgeous lodge outside of
Stowe, Vermont.
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April
Buddy Rich
(drummer) -- Dead. Surgical complications for a brain tumor. Died April 2, 1987. Born September 30, 1917. Kid vaudeville performer who went on to be the greatest drummer of the 20th century.
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Dick Shawn (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack while performing on stage. Died April 17, 1987. Born December 1, 1929. Probably best-known for the original version of The Producers. IBDB IMDb FindAGrave
Hugh "Lumpy" Brannum (actor, Mr. Green Jeans) -- Dead. Died April 19, 1987. Born January 5, 1910. IMDb
May
Cathryn Damon (actress) -- Dead. Cancer. Died May 4, 1987. Born September 17, 1930. Very funny as the deadpan Mary Campbell in Soap IMDb
Rita Hayworth (actress) -- Dead. Alzheimer's. Died May 14, 1987. Born October 17, 1918. IMDb
Alejandro Rey (actor) -- Dead. Cancer. Died May 21, 1987. Born February 8, 1930. Carlos on The Flying Nun. IMDb FindAGrave
Hermione Gingold (actress) -- Dead. Old age. Died May 24, 1987. Born December 9, 1897. IMDb
June
Will Sampson
(actor) -- Dead. Following heart surgery. Died June 3, 1987. Born September 27, 1933. Played enigmatic, tall Indians in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Poltergeist II.
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Elizabeth Hartman (actress) -- Dead. Suicide. Died June 10, 1987. Born December 23, 1941. A Patch of Blue, The Secret of NIHM IMDb
Geraldine Page (actress) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died June 13, 1987. Born November 22, 1924. Won an Oscar for Trip to Bountiful, married to Rip Torn IMDb
Fred Astaire
("can't sing. can't act. can dance a little.") -- Dead. Died June 22, 1987.
Born May 10, 1899. In several movies with Ginger Rogers, including The Barkleys of Broadway IMDb
Jackie Gleason (comedian) -- Dead. Colon cancer. Died June 24, 1987. Born February 26, 1916. IMDb
Boudleaux Bryant
(Songwriter) -- Dead. Died June 30, 1987.
Born February 13, 1920. Wrote
"All I Have to do Is Dream..." co-writer with Felice of many standards, including
"Rocky Top"
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July
Michael Bennett
(director/writer) -- Dead. AIDS. Died July 2, 1987.
Born April 8, 1943. Broadway director of Follies, A Chorus Line, Dreamgirls, briefly married to Donna McKenchie.
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Richard Egan (actor) -- Dead. Died July 20, 1987. Born July 29, 1923. IMDb
August
Clara Peller (pitchwoman) -- Dead. Died August 11, 1987. Born August 4, 1903. "Where's the beef?" IMDb
Hayden Rorke (actor) -- Dead. Died August 19, 1987. Born October 23, 1910. Dr. Bellows on I Dream of Jeannie IMDb
John Huston (director) -- Dead. Emphysema. Died August 28, 1987. Born August 5, 1906. Brilliant director of The African Queen (he was shooting it in Africa when daughter Angelica was born) IMDb
Lee Marvin (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died August 29, 1987. Born February 19, 1924. IMDb
September
Quinn Martin (TV producer) -- Dead. Died September 5, 1987. Born May 22, 1922. Produced major shows of the '60s and '70s (The Fugitive and The Streets of San Francisco), married for a few years to Madelyn Pugh Davis. IMDb
Lorne Greene (actor) -- Dead. Respiratory and cardiac arrest. Died September 11, 1987. Born February 12, 1915. Bonanza to Battlestar Galactica IMDb
Dan Rowan (comedian) -- Dead. Died September 22, 1987. Born July 2, 1922. Long time professional partner of Dick Martin, co-host of Laugh-In IMDb
Bob Fosse
(choreographer/director) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died September 23, 1987. Born June 23, 1927. Married to Gwen Verdon, died on the opening night of a Sweet Charity revival, directed Cabaret and All That Jazz.
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Mary Astor (actress/writer) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died September 25, 1987. Born May 3, 1906. The Maltese Falcon IMDb
Alfred Bester (writer/editor) -- Dead. Died September 30, 1987. Born December 18, 1913. Won the first Best Novel Hugo for The Demolished Man AwardWeb
October
November
Jackie Vernon (comic) -- Dead. Died November 10, 1987. Born March 29, 1924.
Morton Lowry (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died November 26, 1987. Born January 1, 1908. British actor in many movies, including How Green Was My Valley IMDb
James Baldwin
(writer) -- Dead. Cancer. Died November 30, 1987.
Born August 2, 1924. Many books, including Go Tell it on the Mountain IMDb