Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1968

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1968. 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

• May 1 Jack Adams

  Canadian-american ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1895)

• May 1 Harold Nicolson

  English author and politician (b. 1886)

• May 3 Leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev

  Composer dies at 86

• May 5 Albert Dekker

  Deaths from accidental suffocation at the age of 62

• May 7 Lurleen Burns

  Wife of Alabama Governor George Wallace who served as governor herself and died at a young age due to cancer.

• May 9 Marion Lorne

  Actress (aunt clara bewitched), dies in 1981

• May 9 Finlay Currie

  He was a scottish actor and film star, and his tv debut was in 1898. currie appeared in more than 100 films, including "great expectations", 1946, "ben hur", 1959, "huckleberry fin," 60, and "fall of the roman empire," 1964. currie married maude courtney, an american actress. they formed currie and courtney, a variety show. curried, after seven decades in entertainment, …

• May 9 Harold Gray

  American comic strip artist little orphan annie, 74, dies.

• May 9 Mercedes de Acosta

  American poet, playwright and costume designer (born in 1893)

• May 10 Scotty Beckett

  American child actor known for roles in films like 'Listen Darling' and 'Battleground', who was active during the 1930s and 1940s.

• May 10 Philippa Bevans

  Dies at 55

• May 14 Husband E. Kimmel

  American admiral (b. 1882)

• May 18 Frank Walsh

  Australian politician, 34th premier of south australia (b. 1897)

• May 20 Kees van Dongen

  Dutch/french painter dies at the age of 91.

• May 21 Doris Lloyd

  Actress oliver twist, dies at 71 from heart strain

• May 23 Merle Kendrick

  Orchestra leader (window on the world), passes away at 72.

• May 24 Bernard Rogers

  Distinguished American military general who served as U.S. Army Chief of Staff and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, playing a significant role in Cold War military strategy.

• May 25 Georg von Küchler

  German field marshal (d. 1968).

• May 25 Charles K Feldman [Gould]

  Producer (casino royale), reaches death at 63

• May 26 William E "Little Willie" John

  American r&b singer (fever) dies at the age of 30.

• May 27 Little Willie John

  Influential R&B and blues singer known for hit songs like 'Fever', who tragically died young at 30 years old.

• May 28 Fyodor Okhlopkov

  Heroic Soviet sniper during World War II, renowned for his exceptional marksmanship and bravery on the Eastern Front.

• May 28 Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov

  Soviet sniper (born 1908)

• May 29 Arnold Susi

  Estonian lawyer and politician, estonian minister of education (b. 1896)