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Celebrities and Notable People Who Died in the Year 1992
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Ling-Ling (good will ambassador) -- Dead. Heart failure. Died circa 1992. Born circa 1971. A donation from China to the National Zoo in 1972. Survived by Hsing-Hsing
January
Grace Murray Hopper (Uber
geek) -- Dead. Died January 1, 1992.
Born December 9, 1906. The mother of COBOL, she coined the term "bug" after a hardware problem in an early system turned out to be a moth on a relay
Dame Judith Anderson (actress) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died January 3, 1992. Born February 10, 1897. Won Emmies for playing Lady MacBeth, played a Vulcan in The Search for Spock IMDb
Richard Hunt (puppeteer) -- Dead. AIDS. Died January 7, 1992.
Born August 17, 1951. Muppet master, voice of Beaker and Scooter and Junior Gorg
(Fraggle Rock)
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Jose Ferrer (actor) -- Dead. Died January 26, 1992. Born January 8, 1912. Won an Oscar for Cyrano de Bergerac, once married to Rosemary Clooney IMDb
February
Bert Parks (actor) -- Dead. Died February 2, 1992. Born December 30, 1914. IMDb
John Dehner (actor) -- Dead. Emphasema, diabetes. Died February 4, 1992. Born November 23, 1915. Busy actor, particularly on Westerns IMDb
Alex Haley (author) -- Dead. Died February 10, 1992. Born August 11, 1921. Roots and The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Dick York (actor) -- Dead. Emphysema. Died February 20, 1992. Born September 4, 1928. Bewitched Darren #1. IMDb FindAGrave
S. I. Hayakawa (academic/politician) -- Dead. Died February 27, 1992. Born July 18, 1906.
March
Sandy Dennis (actress) -- Dead. Ovarian cancer. Died March 2, 1992. Born April 27, 1937. IMDb
Menachem Begin (politician) -- Dead. Died March 9, 1992. Born August 16, 1913. Israeli Prime Minister, signed Camp David accord in 1978
John Ireland (actor) -- Dead. Leukemia. Died March 21, 1992. Born January 30, 1914. IMDb
Paul Henreid (actor) -- Dead. Complications from pneumonia. Died March 29, 1992. Born January 10, 1908. Normally I don't bother with real names, but for Paul George Julius Henreid Ritter Von Wassel-Waldingau I'll make an exception IMDb
April
Isaac Asimov (extremely prolific author) -- Dead. Heart and kidney failure/AIDS. Died April 6, 1992.
Born January 2, 1920. Wrote hundreds of non-fiction and fiction works, including Foundation, a true mensch. AwardWeb IMDb
Sam Kinison (comedian) -- Dead. Killed by an idiot in a traffic accident. Died April 10, 1992. Born December 8, 1953. IMDb
Neville Brand (actor/decorated WW2 soldier) -- Dead. Emphysema. Died April 16, 1992. Born August 13, 1921. IMDb
Benny Hill (comedian) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died April 20, 1992. Born January 21, 1925. IMDb
May
Marlene Dietrich (actress) -- Dead. Died May 6, 1992. Born December 27, 1901. IMDb
Lyle Alzado (football player/actor) -- Dead. Brain cancer (caused by AIDS (steroid abuse?)). Died May 14, 1992. Born April 3, 1949. IMDb
Lawrence Welk (bandleader) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died May 17, 1992. Born March 11, 1903. The Best of Lawrence Welk IMDb
Skip Stephenson (comedian) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died May 18, 1992. Born April 18, 1940. IMDb
Nancy Walker (actress) -- Dead. Lung cancer. Died May 25, 1992.
Born May 10, 1921. Ida on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda, Bounty paper towel spokeswoman for years IMDb
June
William Gaines (publisher) -- Dead. Died June 3, 1992. Born March 1, 1922. Mad
Robert Morley (actor) -- Dead. Stroke. Died June 3, 1992. Born May 26, 1908. Tall British comedy actor IMDb
Peter Allen (Composer/singer) -- Dead. AIDS. Died June 18, 1992. Born February 10, 1944. Wrote songs like "I Honestly Love You," married to Liza Minnelli in the '60s IMDb
John Jacob Astor, V (businessman) -- Dead. Died June 26, 1992. Born August 14,1912. The son of John Jacob Astor IV and his wife, Madeleine, he was born after the Titanic went down on April 15, 1912. His father refused to enter a lifeboat but his mother, pregnant with "V", survived.
July
Eric Sevareid (TV journalist) -- Dead. Stomach cancer. Died July 9, 1992. Born November 26, 1912. IMDb
August
Jeff Porcaro (rock musician) -- Dead. Toxic substances. Died August 5, 1992. Born April 1, 1954. A member of Toto
John Cage (composer) -- Dead. Died August 12, 1992.
Born September 5, 1912.
Wayne McLaren (Marlboro Man) -- Dead. Lung cancer. Died August 23, 1992. Born circa 1941.
Mary Norton
(writer) -- Dead. Died August 29, 1992. Born December 10, 1903. Bonfires and Broomsticks (later filmed as
Bedknobs and Broomsticks) and The Borrowers.
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September
Ruth Nelson (actress) -- Dead. Old age. Died September 12, 1992. Born circa 1918. Leonard's mother in Awakenings IMDb
Anthony Perkins (actor) -- Dead. AIDS. Died September 12, 1992. Born April 4, 1932. Psycho, his wife, Berry Berenson, was murdered by terrorists on September 11, 2001 IMDb
October
Denholm Elliott (actor) -- Dead. AIDS. Died October 6, 1992. Born May 31, 1922. IMDb
Willy Brandt (politician) -- Dead. Died October 8, 1992. Born December 18, 1913. West German chancellor
Shirley Booth (actress) -- Dead. Old age. Died October 16, 1992. Born August 30, 1907. Come Back Little Sheba, TV's Hazel IMDb
Cleavon Little (actor) -- Dead. Colon cancer. Died October 22, 1992. Born June 1, 1939. IMDb
Roger Miller (singer) -- Dead. Throat cancer. Died October 25, 1992. Born January 2, 1936. Made "King of the Road" an extremely famous song IMDb
November
Hal Roach (writer/producer/director) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died November 2, 1992. Born January 14, 1892. Short subject director, especially The Little Rascals IMDb
Jack Kelly (actor) -- Dead. Stroke. Died November 7, 1992. Born September 16, 1927. Bart Maverick on TV's Maverick and one of the crew in Forbidden Planet IMDb
Chuck Connors (actor) -- Dead. Lung cancer. Died November 10, 1992. Born April 10, 1921. An early jock-turned actor, Connors played pro basketball and baseball and starred as The Rifleman IMDb
Sterling Holloway (voice) -- Dead. Died November 22, 1992. Born January 4, 1905. Voice of Winnie the Pooh IMDb
December
Vincent Gardenia (actor) -- Dead. Heart attack. Died December 9, 1992. Born January 7, 1922. IMDb
Dana Andrews (actor) -- Dead. Pneumonia. Died December 17, 1992. Born January 1, 1909. Best Years of Their Lives and Laura IMDb