Famous people and celebrities who died in November 1953

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in November 1953. 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. 4 Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge

  Composer dies at 89

• Nov. 6 John Parsons Beach

  Composer dies at 76

• Nov. 8 Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

  Nobel Prize laureate for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing

• Nov. 8 Ivan Bunin

  LIT - Russian author and poet, nobel prize laureate (b. 1870)

• Nov. 8 John van Melle

  Dutch-south african author and educator (b. 1887)

• Nov. 9 Dylan Thomas

  Dylan Thomas was a renowned Welsh poet and writer, famous for his lyrical and emotionally powerful poetry. He is best known for his iconic poem 'Do not go gentle into that good night' and his significant contributions to 20th-century literature.

• Nov. 9 Louise DeKoven Bowen

  American philanthropist and activist (b. 1859)

• Nov. 9 Ibn Saud

  Saudi arabian king (b. 1880)

• Nov. 9 King Abdul

  Aziz al-saud, the first saudi arabian monarch (born 1880).

• Nov. 11 Princess Irene

  Hesse and by rhine (born in 1866).

• Nov. 21 Felice Bonetto

  Felice Bonetto was a prominent Italian racing driver who competed in Formula One during the 1950s. He was known for his skill and courage on the track, participating in several Grand Prix events. Bonetto tragically died in a racing accident in 1953.

• Nov. 21 Larry Shields

  American clarinet player (original dixieland band) (d. 1953).

• Nov. 21 António Cabreira

  Portuguese polygraph (b. 1868)

• Nov. 22 Syed Sulaiman Nadvi

  Pakistani biographer and religious scholar of muhammad (born 1884).

• Nov. 24 George Alexander Russell

  Composer dies at 73

• Nov. 24 Robert H Lightfoot

  English theologist/exegetist dies at age 70

• Nov. 27 Eugene O'Neill

  American journalist and playwright. he won the pulitzer prize four years running: "beyond the horizon," 1920; "anna christie," 1922; "strange interlude," 1928; and "long day's journey into night," 1956.

• Nov. 27 Eugene Gladstone O'Neill

  Nobel Prize laureate for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy

• Nov. 29 Sam De Grasse

  Canadian-american actor (b. 1875)

• Nov. 29 Milt Gross

  American animator and comic book illustrator (born 1895).

• Nov. 29 Alfons Fryland

  Austrian actor (born 1888).

• Nov. 30 Francis Picabia

  French avant-garde artist associated with the Dada movement.