Famous people and celebrities who died in November 1952

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in November 1952. 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

• Nov. 1 Dixie Lee

  American singer and actress best known as the first wife of legendary crooner Bing Crosby. She was a talented performer in her own right during the early Hollywood era and appeared in several films.

• Nov. 1 Dixie Lee American actress

  Singer, dancer (born 1911).

• Nov. 2 Mehmet Esat Bülkat

  Greek-turkish general (b. 1862)

• Nov. 9 Chaim Weizmann

  Russian-born chemist, zionist leader, and first president of israel. he held this post for largely ceremonial purposes from his death on 9 november 1952 to 17 february 1949. weizmann, a chemist, discovered how to use bacteria fermentation to produce acetone, which was used in the production cordite explosive propellants crucial to the british effort during ww i. david lloyd george …

• Nov. 9 Philip Murray

  Scottish-american labor leader, president 1940-52, president of u.s. steelworkers. he was responsible for the expulsion communist-dominated unions.

• Nov. 13 Margaret Wise Brown

  Influential children's book author known for classic works like 'Goodnight Moon' that revolutionized children's literature in the mid-20th century.

• Nov. 18 Paul Éluard

  French poet and author of "le devoir et l'inquietude", a collection he wrote during his time in ww i's ambulance unit. he fled his home as a child and traveled the globe. he was active in the surrealist movement of the 1920s, which attempted to destroy all cultures and moral values. he wrote resistance poetry in 1942, "poesie et verite."

• Nov. 20 Benedetto Croce

  Italian philosopher and politician (b. 1866)

• Nov. 21 William Green

  American union leader. he was president of the afl for twelve years. the afl membership dropped from four million in 1930, to half by 1933. he was a middle-of the-road man and was known for his willingness to take the least restrictive route.

• Nov. 23 Aaro A Hellaakoski

  Finnish poet/geographer, dies at 59

• Nov. 23 Albert van Raalte

  Conductor (radio philharmonic orch), dies at 62

• Nov. 25 Antonio Guarnieri

  Composer dies at 72

• Nov. 25 Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin

  Composer dies at 71

• Nov. 26 Sven Hedin

  Swedish explorer and mapmaker who created the first maps and information about central asia. he led expeditions through persia and turkestan, tibet and china. more than 30 books were written by him, including "through asia", 1898 "overland to india," 1910, and "the silk road," 1936.

• Nov. 29 Vladimir N Ipatiev

  Russian/us chemist dies at 85

• Nov. 29 Rosa Lewis

  English chef / owner (cavendish hotel london)