Famous people and celebrities who died in June 1977

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in June 1977. 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

• June 2 Stephen Boyd

  Irish-born actor known for his iconic roles in epic films like 'Ben-Hur' and 'The Fall of the Roman Empire'. He was a prominent leading man in Hollywood during the late 1950s and 1960s.

• June 2 Albert Bittlmayer

  German footballer (born 1952)

• June 2 Forrest Lewis

  Actor (great gildersleeve ichabod & me), is killed at 77

• June 3 Roberto Rossellini

  Pioneering Italian film director who revolutionized cinema through neo-realism, creating landmark post-World War II films that captured raw human experiences and social realities.

• June 3 Archibald Hill

  MED - English physiologist and politician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1886)

• June 3 Archibald Vivian Hill

  Nobel Prize laureate for his discovery relating to the production of heat in the muscle

• June 5 "Sleepy" John Estes

  Rocker (electric), is killed at 74

• June 6 Sophie Stewart

  Actress (as you like it), dies at the age of 69

• June 9 Hans Andreus [Johan W van de Zant]

  Dutch poet dies at 51

• June 13 Matthew Garber

  British child actor best known for his role in the classic Disney film Mary Poppins alongside Julie Andrews. He tragically died young at the age of 21 from pancreatitis.

• June 13 Tom C Clark

  Former supreme court justice (1949-1967), dies at 77 in new york

• June 14 Alan Reed

  Famous American actor and voice actor best known for voicing Fred Flintstone in the iconic animated series 'The Flintstones' and starring in the TV show 'Adam's Rib'.

• June 14 Robert Middleton

  American composer and music educator who specialized in modern counterpoint and opera. He composed the one-act opera 'Life Goes to a Party' in 1947 and was a professor at Vassar College from 1953.

• June 16 Wernher von Braun

  Rocket scientist (v1/v2) dies after 65 years of smoking

• June 20 Abner Biberman

  American film and television professional who worked as a screenplay writer, actor, director, and acting coach at Universal Studios. He coached notable actors like Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis, and directed episodes of popular TV series such as 'Ben Casey' and 'Ironside'.

• June 22 Jacqueline Audry

  Pioneering French film director who began her career as a script girl and assistant director, becoming a notable filmmaker in the 1940s. Her husband Pierre Laroche collaborated closely with her, writing scripts that explored psychological themes. Her sister Colette was also a screenwriter and scholar.

• June 24 Andre-Gilles Fortin

  Canadian politician (born 1943)

• June 25 Endre Szervánszky

  Hungarian pianist and composer (b. 1911)

• June 25 Olave Baden-Powell

  Girl guides was founded by an english scout leader (d. 1977).

• June 25 Petko Staynov

  Composer dies at age 80

• June 26 Oskar Morgenstern

  Oskar Morgenstern was a prominent German-American economist known for his groundbreaking work in game theory and economic research. He co-authored the seminal book 'Theory of Games and Economic Behavior' with John von Neumann, which revolutionized economic thinking.

• June 26 Lou Reizner

  Rock vocalist / producer (rod stewart, tommy), dies at 43

• June 27 Arthur Perdue

  American businessman (b. 1885)

• June 29 Magda Lupescu

  Carol ii of romanian married to romanian (d. 1977).