Celebrity Deaths in 1979

1979 was a tragic year for a lot of celebrities. Below is a list of actors and actresses who died in are Beauford Delaney, Charles Wilbert White and Young Peter Jackson (boxer born 1912).

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Mickey McBan

🕯️ Passed away October 30, 1979 at the age of 60

Minnie Riperton

🕯️ Passed away July 12, 1979 at the age of 31

Frank Fredrickson

🕯️ Passed away May 28, 1979 at the age of 83

Vivian Vance

🕯️ Passed away August 17, 1979 at the age of 70

John Wayne

🕯️ Passed away June 11, 1979 at the age of 72

Tommy Lockhart

🕯️ Passed away May 18, 1979 at the age of 87

Jimmy Dunn (sports executive)

🕯️ Passed away January 7, 1979 at the age of 80

Dorsey Burnette

🕯️ Passed away August 19, 1979 at the age of 46

Jack Haley

🕯️ Passed away June 6, 1979 at the age of 81

Cyclone Taylor

🕯️ Passed away June 9, 1979 at the age of 94

Jean Seberg

🕯️ Passed away August 30, 1979 at the age of 40

Corinne Griffith

🕯️ Passed away July 13, 1979 at the age of 84