Famous people and celebrities who died in December 1957

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in December 1957. 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

• Dec. 2 Harrison Ford

  Legendary Hollywood actor known for iconic roles in Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises. He is one of the most recognizable and successful actors in cinema history. Ford has starred in numerous blockbuster films and is renowned for performing many of his own stunts.

• Dec. 3 Frank E Gannett

  Newspaper publisher dies at the age of 81.

• Dec. 9 Ali İhsan Sâbis

  Turkish general (b. 1882)

• Dec. 9 Carswell Adams

  Sportscaster (your sports special).

• Dec. 10 Napoleon Zervas

  General and politician from greece (d. 1957).

• Dec. 11 Musidora

  French actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889)

• Dec. 11 Musidora (Jeanne Roques)

  French actress (born 1889).

• Dec. 12 Robert Frank Kurka

  Composer dies at 35

• Dec. 14 Fred Chapman

  American baseball player (born in 1872)

• Dec. 17 Dorothy L. Sayers

  English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)

• Dec. 17 Dorothy Sayers [Atherton Fleming]

  Author (whose body), passes away at 64

• Dec. 19 John W Van Druten

  At 56, a us screenwriter/stage actor (i remember mama) dies.

• Dec. 21 Eric Coates

  British composer and viola musician who was a specialist in semi-classical orchestral works. his songs and instrumental pieces were very popular, including "sleepy lagoon", 1930, and "london suite," 33. he was an ex-member of the hambourg string quartet and was a violinist for major symphonies 1912-1918. he also played on international tours and performed radio shows.

• Dec. 22 Frank George Woollard

  English engineer (b. 1883)

• Dec. 24 Norma Talmadge

  American actress, silent screen, vaudeville and radio star, oldest of three talmadge sisters, who was promoted by her stage-driven mother. after she married joseph schenck in 1916, her stardom began. she divorced schenck in 1934 and married george jessel. they divorced in 1939. she married a beverly hills doctor in her third marriage.

• Dec. 25 Charles Pathé

  French record producer, founded pathé records (b. 1863)

• Dec. 25 Frederick Law Olmsted

  American architect (central park) dies at the age of 87.

• Dec. 26 Artur Malawski

  Composer dies at 53

• Dec. 27 Alan Bridge

  Actor (hail to the conquering hero), passes away at 66