Famous people and celebrities who died in November 1971

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in November 1971. 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. 1 G von Le Fort

  Writer dies at 95

• Nov. 2 Martha Vickers

  Actress (alimony) dies at 46 after a long battle with cancer

• Nov. 2 Robert Mensah

  Ghanaian olympian, association football player (born 1939).

• Nov. 5 Sam Jones

  American baseball player (born in 1925).

• Nov. 9 Maude Fealy

  American screenwriter and actress (d. 1971).

• Nov. 10 Walter Van Tilburg Clark

  American novelist and writer best known for his Western novel 'The Ox-Bow Incident', a critically acclaimed work exploring themes of mob justice and moral complexity.

• Nov. 14 William Bendeck

  Bolivian rally driver (born 1934).

• Nov. 15 Rudolf Abel

  Rudolf Abel was a famous Soviet intelligence officer and spy who was captured in the United States during the Cold War and later exchanged in a high-profile prisoner swap.

• Nov. 16 Edie Sedgwick

  Iconic Andy Warhol superstar and underground fashion icon of the 1960s, known for her striking appearance and tumultuous lifestyle. She was a central figure in Warhol's Factory scene and appeared in multiple avant-garde films. Her tragic life was marked by substance abuse and early death at age 28.

• Nov. 16 Edward Sedgwick

  Director dies at 28 from barbiturate overdose

• Nov. 16 Charlie Dell

  Comedy legend, who dies at the age of 90

• Nov. 17 Gladys Cooper

  Gladys Cooper was an English actress who had a successful career on stage and screen, earning multiple awards.

• Nov. 18 Junior Parker

  Rocker, dies during a brain operation at 44

• Nov. 19 Bill Stern

  Bill Stern was a prominent American sportscaster known for his radio broadcasts of Saturday Night Fights, helping popularize boxing coverage in the mid-20th century.

• Nov. 22 Walter Sande

  Actor, red planet mars, dies at 65 from a heart attack

• Nov. 25 Hank Mann

  Actor (keystonekops), dies in 84

• Nov. 26 Giacomo Alberione

  Italian priest and publisher (born in 1884)

• Nov. 27 Korneel Goossens

  At 70, flemish literary/art historian dies

• Nov. 27 Jakabs Medins

  Composer dies at 86

• Nov. 28 Wasfi al-Tal

  Jordanian captain and politician, 34th prime minister of jordan (b. 1920)

• Nov. 28 Wasfi Tel

  Jordanian prime minister (born in 1920)

• Nov. 29 Heinz Tiessen

  Composer dies at 84