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Celebrity deaths - Living or Dead?

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Who died on 20 December?

Celebrities who died on 20 December

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Oldest

102 years, 4 months, 7 days

Youngest

32 years, 1 month, 18 days

Born first

28 January 1887

Died first

20 December 1955

Born last

10 November 1977

Died last

20 December 2022

American writer John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

Dead

American writer

1968
American actress Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Dead

American actress

2009
American racecar driver Junior Johnson

Junior Johnson

Dead

American racecar driver

2019
American singer, songwriter and actor Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin

Dead

American singer, songwriter and actor

1973
Dead
French actress Michèle Morgan

Michèle Morgan

French actress

2016
Dead
American football player Franco Harris

Franco Harris

American football player

2022
Dead
American baseball player and coach Gabby Hartnett

Gabby Hartnett

American baseball player and coach

1972
Dead
American social psychologist Stanley Milgram

Stanley Milgram

American social psychologist

1984
Dead
Catholic cardinal Bernard Francis Law

Bernard Francis Law

Catholic cardinal

2017
Dead
Polish-American classical pianist Arthur Rubinstein

Arthur Rubinstein

Polish-American classical pianist

1982
Dead
Comic book artist Gerry Alanguilan

Gerry Alanguilan

Comic book artist

2019
Dead
Australian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Doug Anthony

Doug Anthony

Australian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

2020
Dead
Brazilian actress Nicette Bruno

Nicette Bruno

Brazilian actress

2020
Dead
Norwegian author, actor and director Klaus Hagerup

Klaus Hagerup

Norwegian author, actor and director

2018
Dead
English motorcycle road racer Peter Williams

Peter Williams

English motorcycle road racer

2020
Dead
American film and television director Robert Mulligan

Robert Mulligan

American film and television director

2008
Dead
actress Gretchen Lederer

Gretchen Lederer

actress

1955
Dead
American academic, sinologist Ezra Vogel

Ezra Vogel

American academic, sinologist

2020
Dead
CEO Bendix Corporation William Agee

William Agee

CEO Bendix Corporation

2017
Dead
Argentinian actress Inés Moreno

Inés Moreno

Argentinian actress

2020
Dead
Brazilian actress Zilda Cardoso

Zilda Cardoso

Brazilian actress

2019
Dead
Bangladeshi social worker and the founder of BRAC Fazle Hasan Abed

Fazle Hasan Abed

Bangladeshi social worker and the founder of BRAC

2019
Dead
Professional baseball player; college baseball, basketball, and football coach Art McLarney

Art McLarney

Professional baseball player; college baseball, basketball, and football coach

1984
Dead
German author Reinhard Knodt

Reinhard Knodt

German author

2022
Dead
Poet and cartoonist F.W. Bernstein

F.W. Bernstein

Poet and cartoonist

2018
Dead
Italian film director Riccardo Freda

Riccardo Freda

Italian film director

1999
Dead
German swimmer Roland Matthes

Roland Matthes

German swimmer

2019
Dead
Playwright, screenwriter, theatrical director and memoirist Moss Hart

Moss Hart

Playwright, screenwriter, theatrical director and memoirist

1961
Dead
American baseball player Kimera Bartee

Kimera Bartee

American baseball player

2021
Dead
French robotician Jean-Paul Laumond

Jean-Paul Laumond

French robotician

2021
Dead
actress Argentina Brunetti

Argentina Brunetti

actress

2005
Dead
actor Walter Chiari

Walter Chiari

actor

1991
Dead
actor Arnold Stang

Arnold Stang

actor

2009
Dead
actress Irene Hervey

Irene Hervey

actress

1998
Dead
English musician Fanny Waterman

Fanny Waterman

English musician

2020
Dead
Indonesian actor A. Hamid Arief

A. Hamid Arief

Indonesian actor

1992
Dead
American baseball player Denny Doyle

Denny Doyle

American baseball player

2022
Dead
actress Käthe von Nagy

Käthe von Nagy

actress

1973
Dead
actor, film director Jūzō Itami

Jūzō Itami

actor, film director

1997
Dead
actor William Lundigan

William Lundigan

actor

1975
Dead
American actor Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

American actor

1992
Dead
Indian businessman and politician Thomas Chandy

Thomas Chandy

Indian businessman and politician

2019
Dead
French actor Pierre Cassignard

Pierre Cassignard

French actor

2021
Dead
Australian politician Florence Bjelke-Petersen

Florence Bjelke-Petersen

Australian politician

2017
Dead
British actor, voice actor and singer Chad Stuart

Chad Stuart

British actor, voice actor and singer

2020
Dead
American football player, defensive back Jackie Simpson

Jackie Simpson

American football player, defensive back

2017
Dead
Iranian writer Ahad Gudarziani

Ahad Gudarziani

Iranian writer

2019
Dead
Argentine actress and singer Nelly Omar

Nelly Omar

Argentine actress and singer

2013
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