Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1949

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in September 1949. 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

• Sept. 6 Walter Widdop

  English tenor and actor (b. 1892)

• Sept. 7 José Clemente Orozco

  Mexican painter and illustrator (b. 1883)

• Sept. 8 Richard Strauss

  German composer, who performed widely and composed incessantly. he wrote more than 100 songs and tone poems, operas and ballets, chamber music and orchestral and choir works. he was just six years old when he composed "schneider-polka" on the piano. his career spans 60 years and he is one of the most prominent figures in european music. he was prolific …

• Sept. 11 Henri Rabaud

  French composer and conductor (d. 1949).

• Sept. 12 Erik Adolf von Willebrand

  Finnish physician (b. 1870)

• Sept. 13 Schack August Steenberg Krogh

  Nobel Prize laureate for his discovery of the capillary motor regulating mechanism

• Sept. 13 August Krogh

  MED - Danish physiologist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1874)

• Sept. 18 Frank Morgan

  Frank morgan was an american actor best known for his role as the wizard in the classic film the wizard of oz.

• Sept. 19 George Shiels

  Irish-canadian playwright and poet (d. 1949).

• Sept. 20 Richard Dix

  American actor. the image of a tough, macho man. in 1931, his film "cimarron" was nominated to win an oscar. his other films include "devil's squadron" and "man of conquest." his last appearance was in 1949 in "the fountainhead."

• Sept. 20 Nikolaos Skalkottas

  Greek classical composer known for his significant contributions to modern Greek music, particularly in blending traditional Greek musical elements with avant-garde compositional techniques.

• Sept. 22 Sam Wood

  At 66, us communist fighter/director (night at opera), is dead

• Sept. 24 Pierre Breville

  Composer dies at 88

• Sept. 29 Rosa Olitzka

  German-american contralto singer (b. 1873)