Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1961

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in February 1961. 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

• Feb. 2 Anna May Wong

  Pioneering Chinese-American actress who was the first Chinese-American Hollywood movie star, breaking significant racial barriers in early 20th-century cinema.

• Feb. 2 Adolf Vogl

  Composer dies at 87

• Feb. 3 William Morrison

  1st viscount dunrossil, scottish-australian captain and politician, 14th governor-general of australia (b. 1893)

• Feb. 3 Viscount Dunrossil

  Governor-general of australia (1959-1961), dies aged 67.

• Feb. 5 Anthony G de Rothschild

  British philanthropist dies at the age of 73

• Feb. 6 Archibald T Davison

  Composer dies at 77

• Feb. 9 Grigory Levenfish

  At 70, a russian international chess grandmaster dies.

• Feb. 11 Eduard R Verkade

  Dutch actor/director (pygmalion) dies at 82

• Feb. 14 Wallis Clark

  Actress (easy money) dies at 78

• Feb. 15 Bradley Lord

  American figure skater (born 1939)

• Feb. 15 Laurence Owen

  American figure skater (born 1944)

• Feb. 15 Marubel Vinaon Owen

  Figure skater (1932 olympics - silver medalist)

• Feb. 15 Jack Whiting

  Actor (top speed and life of the party), dead at 59

• Feb. 16 Dazzy Vance

  American baseball player (b. 1891)

• Feb. 17 Nita Naldi

  Actress (dr jekyll and mr hyde) dies at 63 from a heart attack

• Feb. 17 Lütfi Kırdar

  Turkish physician and politician, turkish minister of health (b. 1887)

• Feb. 20 Percy Grainger

  Australian-born composer and pianist known for his innovative musical compositions.

• Feb. 20 Percy Aldridge Grainger Australian/US composer/pianist

  At the age of 78, he dies.

• Feb. 20 Otto E Huiswoud [Frank Billings]

  At 67, editor (negro worker) dies

• Feb. 22 Nick LaRocca

  American trumpet player and bandleader (original dixieland jass band), (d. 1961).

• Feb. 22 George de las Cuevas Bustillo y Teheran

  Chilean marquis dies at 75

• Feb. 23 Davey Crockett

  American baseball player (born 1875).

• Feb. 25 Violet Oakley

  Violet oakley was an american painter known for her work in mural painting and for being one of the first american women to receive a public mural commission.

• Feb. 26 Karl Albiker

  German sculptor, "problem of the plastic", dies at the age of 83.

• Feb. 26 Mohammed V ibn Yusuf

  At 51 years old, the sultan/king of morocco, dies.

• Feb. 26 King Mohammed

  V of morocco (born in 1909)

• Feb. 27 Platt Adams

  High jump (1912 olympics - gold medalist).

• Feb. 28 Joris Vriamont

  Flemish music publisher/writer, who dies at the age of 64.