Famous people and celebrities who died on March 29

Welcome to Takemeback.to's page dedicated to remembering the celebrities and famous people who passed away on March 29. On this day, we honor the lives and legacies of notable figures from various fields who left an indelible mark on the world. Explore our list to learn about their remarkable contributions and celebrate their enduring impact.

• 1891 Georges Seurat

  French artist who invented pointillism. this style involved using dots and dashes to paint rather than brush strokes. most of his work was unsold at the time of his passing. two of his sketches were displayed at the salon 1883. however, his first great painting, "la baignade," was rejected in 1883. felix feneon, who called his work neoimpressionist after seeing …

• 1903 Gustavus Franklin Swift

  American business executive (b. 1839)

• 1906 Slava Raškaj

  Croatian painter (b. 1878)

• 1980 Mantovani

  Renowned Italian conductor and composer known for his distinctive orchestral arrangements and light classical music style.

• 1981 Eric Williams

  Eric Williams was a prominent Trinidadian historian and politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, playing a crucial role in the country's independence movement and post-colonial governance.

• 1982 Walter Hallstein

  Prominent German academic and politician who served as the first President of the European Commission, playing a crucial role in early European integration.

• 1985 Luther Terry

  Renowned American physician who led the groundbreaking 1964 Surgeon General's report that definitively linked smoking to serious health risks, fundamentally changing public health policy.

• 1988 Ted Kluszewski

  Renowned Major League Baseball player who played as a first baseman, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds, known for his exceptional batting skills and muscular physique.

• 1989 Bernard Blier

  Bernard Blier was a renowned French actor known for his distinctive roles in French cinema. Born in Buenos Aires to a Pasteur Institute researcher, he was the father of famous director Bertrand Blier and frequently appeared in his son's films. He was particularly close to director Georges Lautner and was a respected character actor.

• 1991 Guy Bourdin

  Influential French fashion photographer known for his surreal and provocative artistic style, who significantly impacted visual aesthetics in photography during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly through his work with Vogue and Charles Jourdan.

• 1992 Paul Henreid

  Prominent Austrian-American actor and director known for classic films like 'Casablanca' and 'Now, Voyager', who successfully transitioned between acting and directing.

• 1994 Bill Travers

  British actor known for his role in the film 'Born Free', a wildlife conservation classic about lions in Africa.

• 1994 Paul Grimault

  Renowned French animator known for his delicately styled traditional animated films with satirical humor and lyrical storytelling.

• 1995 Terry Moore

  Terry Moore was a prominent Hollywood actress in the 1950s, known for her fresh-faced beauty and early success. She was a popular pin-up model and magazine cover girl, famously photographed by Tom Kelly, who also shot Marilyn Monroe's iconic calendar. Her career spanned film, radio, and modeling.

• 1995 Mort Meskin

  Mort Meskin was a prominent American comic book illustrator known for his work during the Golden Age of Comics, contributing significantly to the visual storytelling of the mid-20th century.

• 2001 John Lewis

  The description seems incorrect. John Lewis was a prominent civil rights leader and congressman, not a pianist born in 1920.

• 2003 Carlo Urbani

  Carlo Urbani was an Italian physician and microbiologist who played a crucial role in identifying and containing the SARS outbreak in 2003.

• 2004 Joel Feinberg

  Prominent American philosopher known for his significant contributions to legal and political philosophy, particularly in ethics and rights theory.

• 2004 Lise de Baissac

  Courageous Mauritian-born Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent who played a crucial role during World War II. Her wartime heroism and intelligence work made her a notable figure in resistance history.

• 2006 Salvador Elizondo

  Prominent Mexican writer of the 1960s literary generation, known for his experimental and avant-garde narrative style that significantly influenced contemporary Mexican literature.

• 2012 Bill Jenkins

  Prominent American race car driver and automotive engineer known for significant contributions to motorsports engineering during the mid-20th century.

• 2014 Marc Platt

  Marc Platt was a renowned American performer who made significant contributions to Broadway and Hollywood as an accomplished actor, singer, and dancer during the mid-20th century.

• 2015 William Delafield Cook

  Australian-english painter (b. 1926)

• 2016 Patty Duke

  Oscar-winning actress who overcame significant personal challenges, including childhood abuse and mental health struggles. She was a pioneering child actress and later an advocate for mental health awareness.

• 2017 Alexei Abrikosov

  Renowned Russian-American physicist who won the Nobel Prize, making significant contributions to theoretical physics and quantum mechanics.

• 2018 Anita Shreve

  Acclaimed American novelist known for emotionally powerful works like 'The Pilot's Wife' and 'The Weight of Water'.

• 2019 Agnes Varda

  Agnes Varda was a pioneering French film director known for her unique storytelling style and significant contributions to the French New Wave cinema movement.

• 2020 Philip Warren Anderson

  Nobel Prize laureate for their fundamental theoretical investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems