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The following is a list of notable deaths in 1981. 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.
13 1949-05-27 Heart attack: 1 Died three days after live broadcast of the 13th episode. Ripley's friends and associates filled in as presenters for the remainder of the first season. Robert St. John took over as host for the second season. The series' final episode was on October 5, 1950, more than a year-and-a-half following Ripley's death.
A veteran of the Yiddish Art Theater from his teens, [1] Harris made his first Broadway appearance in 1937 in Schoolhouse on the Lot.His other Broadway credits include Xmas in Las Vegas (1965), Minor Miracle (1965), Foxy (1963), Look, Ma, I'm Dancin'!
Hollyoaks aired a tragic death for the McQueen family on Tuesday night (July 25) after the death of Bronzer the dog was confirmed.
Robert Swan, “The Untouchables” actor and founder of Harbor Country Opera, has died of liver cancer. He was 78. His death was confirmed by a family friend, who said his dream was to turn his ...
Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor and film director. [1] Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker on the 1978 BBC Television serial Pennies from Heaven .
Aer Lingus Flight 164 from Dublin to London was hijacked by Laurence James Downey, whose motive was to learn the 3rd of the Three Secrets of Fátima.After dowsing himself with gasoline and threatening to set himself afire, Downey ordered the Boeing 737 to fly to the French city of Le Touquet and held the 113 people on board hostage, demanding publication of his manifesto, and for Pope John ...
Robert Swan, a character actor who appeared in everything from sports films to crime flicks to firefighter dramas, has died.He was 78. His friend Betty Hoeffner confirmed his passing to The ...