Famous people and celebrities who died in March 1937

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in March 1937. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• March 2 Gustav Wohlgemuth

  Composer dies at 73

• March 6 Frank Vosper

  Actor/writer (jew suss), died at 37

• March 8 Howie Morenz

  A legendary Canadian ice hockey player who was a star in the early NHL and is considered one of the first hockey superstars. He played for the Montreal Canadiens and tragically died young after complications from a hockey injury.

• March 8 Albert Verwey

  Dutch poet / literature historian (motion), died at 71

• March 9 Paul Elmer More

  American journalist and critic (b. 1864)

• March 10 Yevgeny Zamyatin

  Russian journalist and author (b. 1884)

• March 11 Joseph S. Cullinan

  American businessman, co-founded texaco (b. 1860)

• March 11 Paul Scheinpflug

  Composer dies at 61

• March 12 Jeno Hubay

  Hungarian violinist (born 1858)

• March 12 Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor

  French composer / organist, dies at 93

• March 15 H. P. Lovecraft

  American short story writer, editor, and novelist (b. 1890)

• March 16 Austen Chamberlain

  PEA - English politician, secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs, nobel prize laureate (b. 1863)

• March 16 Alexander von Staël-Holstein

  Estonian orientalist and sinologist (b. 1877)

• March 19 Horacio Quiroga

  Uruguayan-argentinian author poet and playwright (d. 1937)

• March 23 Helge Rode

  Danish poet / essayist dies at 66

• March 25 John Drinkwater

  English poet / playwright (bird in hand) dies at 54

• March 29 Karol Szymanowski

  Polish/ukraine composer (stabat mateer) dies at 54