Obituaries of the Seventies

This is a list of people who died during the 1970's. Exact dates are listed when known.

We also have similar pages for the 80s and 90s.

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1970,Jessie Street, Australian civil rights activist, dies
1971,Edward Ballantine, composer, dies at 84
1972,Joseph F Smith Jr, leader US mormon chuch, dies at 95
1973,Betty Grable, US actress (How to Marry a Millionaire), dies at 56
1973,George Macready, US, actor (Martin Peyton-Peyton Place), dies at 73
1973,Swede Savage, dies of injuries at Indianapolis 500
1975,James Robertson Justice, actor (DR at Large, Dr om Love), dies at 70
1976,Frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73
1977,Vladimir V Nabokov, Russian/US writer (Lolita), dies at 78

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