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Notable deaths in 1997 list of entertainers and public figures
A compiled obituary roundup lists musicians actors directors and TV figures who died in 1997. It notes Jan to Sept losses including songwriters Burton Lane and Randy, actors Jesse White Sheldon Leonard and James Stewart, dancers choreographers and industry icons from Disney to NBC and beyond, with ages and causes of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pancho
Lefty
Burton Lane
Finian
Jesse White
Sheldon Leonard
Hollywood
Nnis Cosby
Bill
Los Angeles
Laurence Austin
James Dickey
Adriana Caselotti
Prince
Disney
Tom Parker
Damnival Barker
Elvis Presley
Sage
Irwin Jesse Levine
Richard Berry
Gerald Marks
Marjorie Reynolds
Bing Crosby
Fred Astaire
Woarterstteianer
Gregory Peck
Kelly
Robert Duvall
Don Porter
Annother
Renee
Pat Paulsen
White House
John Beal
Katharine Hepburn
Gert Eee Gees
Bog
Van
Gypsy Rose Lee
Sydney Guilaroff
Judy Garland
Lucille Ball
George Fenneman
Groucho Marx
Adolphus
Doc” Cheatham
Bessie Smith
Cab Calloway
Stroke
Dennis James
Cancer Lawrence Payton
Four Tops
Motown
Arthur Prysock
Rosina Lawrence
Brian Keith
Uncle Bill
Rita Morley
America
William Hickey
Prizzi
Robert Mitchum
Annie Fratellini
France
James Stewart
Mr. Smith
Washington
Alexandra Danilova
School of American Ballet
Willian Reynolds
Linda Stirling
Albert Schoepper
Marine Corps
Marine Band
Stroke Richter
Soviet Union
Cartier Moss