Deaths in November 1983
The following is a list of notable deaths in November 1983.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
November 1983
1
- Maurice Woods, 45, American actor, cancer[1]
3
- Alfredo Antonini, 82, Italian–American orchestral conductor and composer, worked for the CBS radio and television networks from the 1930s until the early 1970s,[2][3][4][5] died during his heart surgery[6][7]
5
- Jean-Marc Reiser, 42, French comics creator and black comedy artist, bone cancer[8]
7
- Germaine Tailleferre, 91, French composer, the only female member of the group of composers known as Les Six[9][10]
8
- James Hayden, 29, American actor, heroin overdose[11]
- Betty Nuthall, 72, English tennis player, coronary arrest[12]
13
- Aliagha Aghayev, 70, Azerbaijani actor[13]
- Jam Handy, 97, American Olympic breaststroke swimmer, water polo player, film producer, and pioneer in distance education[14][15]
- Junior Samples, 57, American comedian, heart attack[16][17]
- Louise Tracy, 87, founder of the John Tracy Clinic, a private, non-profit education center for the deaf[18]
15
19
- Peter Coffield, 38, American actor, AIDS-related illness[25][26]
- Tom Evans, 36, English bass guitarist, singer, and songwriter, member of the Welsh rock band Badfinger and influential musician in the power pop genre,[27][28]suicide by hanging[29]
- Carolyn Leigh, 57, American lyricist, heart attack[30][31]
20
- Richard Loo, 80, American character actor[32]
22
- Michael Conrad, 58, American actor, urethral cancer[33][34]
- Leonard Wibberley, 68, Irish novelist, satirist, historian, and biographer, heart attack[35]
23
- Waheed Murad, 45, Pakistani film actor, producer, and screenwriter, died after chewing a paan leaf containing an unidentified substance; unclear if the cause of death was a heart attack or suicide.[36][37]
23
- Alberto Uribe Sierra, 50, Colombian rancher, businessman, and father of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez, assassination.[38]
27
- Jorge Ibargüengoitia, 55, Mexican novelist, playwright, satirist, and short-story writer, one of the victims of the Avianca Flight 011[39][40][41]
- Ángel Rama, 57, Uruguayan academic and literary critic, one of the victims of the Avianca Flight 011[41]
- Rosa Sabater, 54, Spanish pianist, one of the victims of the Avianca Flight 011[41]
- Manuel Scorza, 55, Peruvian novelist, poet, and exiled political activist, one of the victims of the Avianca Flight 011[42][41]
- Marta Traba, 53, Argentine art critic, museum director, and university teacher, one of the victims of the Avianca Flight 011[42][43][41]
28
- Christopher George, 52, American actor, heart attack.[44][45][46][47] George had a known heart disease, and had undergone coronary bypass surgery about five years prior to his death.[48]
30
- George Headley, 74, Jamaican cricketer, considered one of the best batsmen to play for the West Indies cricket team and one of the greatest cricketers of all time[49][50]
- Richard Llewellyn, 77, British novelist, heart attack[51]
- Michael Witney, 52, American actor, minor league pitcher for the Hornell Dodgers and the Great Falls Electrics,[52]heart attack[53]
References
- ↑ "Maurice Woods, 45, Is Dead – Television and Stage Actor". The New York Times. November 11, 1983. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ The New York Times, July 2, 1948, pg. 24
- ↑ The New York Times, October 5, 1948, pg. 30
- ↑ The New York Times, April 25, 1957, pg. 34
- ↑ The New York Times, February 12, 1960, pg. 22
- ↑ "Alfredo Antonini, 82; Led CBS Symphony". The New York Times. November 5, 1983.
- ↑ "Italian maestro dies during surgery". The Globe and Mail. November 5, 1983. p. E.5. ProQuest 387196129.
- ↑ "Jean-Marc Reiser". lambiek.net.
- ↑ "Classical home listening: Germaine Tailleferre; Ruth Gipps". the Guardian. April 9, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ↑ Harnsberger, Lindsey C. (1997). Essential Dictionary of Music: The Most Practical and Useful Music Dictionary for Students and Professionals. Los Angeles: Alfred Publishing Co. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-88284-728-3.
- ↑ Freedman, Samuel G. (November 9, 1983). Actor Who Played An Addict Dies, Apparently Of Overdose New York Times
- ↑ Rogers, Thomas (November 10, 1983). "Betty Nuthall, 72; British Tennis Star Captured U.S. Title". The New York Times.
- ↑ Böyük gülüş ustası
- ↑ Sandy, Bill (Spring 2002). "The Contributions of the Jam Handy Organization to American Commerce and Culture". Oakland Journal. 4. quoted in Robert T. Eberwein. Rochester, Mich.: 91.
- ↑ Hansen, John (October 13, 2016). "Through the Lens- A look at the work of Jam Handy". autoinspectors. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Junior Samples, TV comic, dies". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. wire services. November 14, 1983. p. 3.
- ↑ "Junior Samples, 56, Is Dead". The New York Times. November 14, 1983. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ↑ Thackrey, Ted Jr. (November 15, 1983). "Widow of Actor Spencer Tracy Dies at 87". Los Angeles Times. pp. Part II-1, Part II-4. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ McCann 2010, p. 294.
- ↑ Le Mesurier 1988, p. 189.
- ↑ McCann 2010, p. 298.
- ↑ General Register Office, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, volume 16, p. 1890.
- ↑ "Obituary: John Le Mesurier". The Times. London. November 16, 1983. p. 14.
- ↑ Le Mesurier, John (November 16, 1983). "Announcements". The Times. London. p. 26.
- ↑ "Peter Coffield". IMDB. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
- ↑ "AbsoluteNow Celebrity Death Date". AbsoluteNow. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ Vaziri, Aidin (April 12, 2018). "Badfinger's Joey Molland on overcoming tragedy, hanging with the Beatles". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ↑ Varga, George (March 21, 2015). "Joey Molland on Badfinger & The Beatles". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ↑ "Badfinger: last act in a rock'n'roll tragedy". The Independent. April 26, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ↑ Carolyn Leigh, Lyricist for Peter Pan, Dies", The New York Times, November 21, 1983, p. D20
- ↑ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1458. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ↑ Devine, Elizabeth (November 1984). Annual Obituary 1983. St. James. p. 552. ISBN 978-0-912289-07-6. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Michael Conrad, 58, Sgt. Esterhaus on 'Hill Street Blues,' Dies". The Washington Post. November 23, 1983 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ↑ "When a TV show loses an actor". today.com. September 15, 2003. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ↑ Kerr, Peter (25 November 1983). "LEONARD WIBBERLEY, 68, DIES; WROTE 'MOUSE THAT ROARED'". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Chowk: : Rise and Fall of a Silver Screen Hero". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
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- ↑ Semana (September 18, 2014). "El estremecedor relato de la muerte del papá de Uribe". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Accidentes en España". Archived from the original on February 23, 2008.
- ↑ "176 Are Believed Killed in Crash Of 747 Jet Near Madrid's Airport: Airliner Crashes Near Madrid". The New York Times. Vol. 133, no. 45,875. Reuters. November 27, 1983. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Death Toll in the Crash of 747 Jet Near Madrid Airport Rises to 183". The New York Times. Vol. 133, no. 45,876. Associated Press. November 28, 1983. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- 1 2 planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1980s
- ↑ Marting, Diane E. (1990). Spanish American Women Writers: A Bio-bibliographical Source Book. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-25194-8.
- ↑ "It was totally unexpected- Actor Christopher George dies at 54". Galveston Daily News. Associated Press. p. 4A. November 30, 1983.
- ↑ "Christopher George dies in L.A. hospital". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 30, 1983. p. 3.
- ↑ "'Rat Patrol' star dies at age 52". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. United Press International. November 30, 1983. p. A7.
- ↑ "Actor succumbs to heart attack". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. November 30, 1983. p. 50.
- ↑ "TV actor Christopher George dies of heart attack at age 54". Austin American-Statesman. Associated Press. November 30, 1983. p. A12.
- ↑ "George Headley (CricketArchive profile)". CricketArchive. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ↑ Westindian Digest. Hansib Pub. 1984. p. 45.
- ↑ "Richard Llewellyn Dies". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. December 2, 1983. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
- ↑ "1953 Hornell Dodgers Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- ↑ Slater, Lydia (March 19, 2004). "The One and Only". Evening Standard. London, UK. pp. 29, 30. Retrieved August 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
Sources
- Le Mesurier, Joan (1988). Lady Don't Fall Backwards: A memoir dedicated to Tony Hancock and John Le Mesurier. London: Sidgwick & Jackson. ISBN 978-0-283-99664-1.
- McCann, Graham (2010). Do You Think That's Wise? The life of John Le Mesurier. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1-84513-583-6.
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