Famous people and celebrities who died in July 1961

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in July 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

• July 1 Louis-Ferdinand Céline

  French novelist known for his controversial and influential novels such as 'Journey to the End of the Night' and 'Death on the Installment Plan'.

• July 2 Ernest Miller Hemingway

  Nobel Prize laureate for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in <I>The Old Man and the Sea,</I> and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style

• July 4 Franklyn Farnum

  At 83, the death of cancer

• July 6 Woodall Rodgers

  American lawyer and politician, mayor of dallas (b. 1890)

• July 6 Enrique Larreta [E Rodriguez Maza]

  Argentine diplomat / writer

• July 6 Cuno Amiet

  Swiss painter dies at 93

• July 8 Julian Bautista

  Composer dies at the age of 60

• July 8 Konstantinos Logothetopoulos

  The 2nd prime minister of the collabist hellenic state (born in 1878), was a greek politician and medical doctor.

• July 9 Whittaker Chambers

  American journalist, writer, and former Soviet spy who became a prominent anti-communist witness in the Alger Hiss espionage case during the Cold War era.

• July 9 Alan Marshal

  Actor (lydia irene, exile express), died at 52

• July 12 Mazo de la Roche

  Canadian author and playwright (b. 1879)

• July 15 Nina Bari

  Nina Bari was a prominent Soviet mathematician known for her significant contributions to mathematical analysis and set theory. She was a professor at Moscow State University and made groundbreaking research in functional analysis during the mid-20th century.

• July 15 John Edward Brownlee

  Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th premier of alberta (b. 1884)

• July 16 [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries

  Actress (english prof), passes away at 88

• July 17 Ty Cobb

  Legendary baseball player known for his aggressive style of play.

• July 17 Emin Halid Onat

  Turkish architect and academic (b. 1908)

• July 18 Kit Guard

  At 67, the death of cancer

• July 23 Esther Dale

  Actress (birdie ma & pa kettle), who dies at 75 after undergoing surgery.

• July 27 Theodore Chanler

  Composer dies at 59