Quote Authors Who Died in 1953

Bill Tilden

American Athlete

Feb 10, 1893 - Jun 5, 1953

Douglas Southall Freeman

American Historian

May 16, 1886 - Jun 13, 1953

Dylan Thomas

Welsh Poet

Oct 27, 1914 - Nov 9, 1953

Edwin Powell Hubble

American Scientist

Nov 20, 1889 - Sep 28, 1953

Eugene O'Neill

American Dramatist

Oct 16, 1888 - Nov 27, 1953

Francis John McConnell

American Activist

Aug 18, 1871 - Aug 18, 1953

Francis Picabia

French Artist

Jan 22, 1879 - Nov 30, 1953

Frederick M. Vinson

American Judge

Jan 22, 1890 - Sep 8, 1953

Gerd von Rundstedt

German Soldier

Dec 12, 1875 - Feb 24, 1953

Grenville Kleiser

American Author

1868 - 1953

Hank Williams

American Musician

Sep 17, 1923 - Jan 1, 1953

Herman J. Mankiewicz

American Writer

Nov 7, 1897 - Mar 5, 1953

Hilaire Belloc

English Poet

Jul 27, 1870 - Jul 16, 1953

Jim Thorpe

American Athlete

May 28, 1887 - Mar 28, 1953

Joseph Stalin

Leader

Dec 18, 1878 - Mar 5, 1953

Kid Nichols

American Athlete

Sep 14, 1869 - Apr 11, 1953

Klement Gottwald

Czechoslovakian Politician

Nov 23, 1896 - Mar 14, 1953

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

American Author

Aug 8, 1896 - Dec 14, 1953

Maude Adams

American Actress

Nov 11, 1872 - Jul 17, 1953

Raoul Dufy

French Artist

Jun 3, 1877 - Mar 23, 1953

Robert Andrews Millikan

American Physicist

Mar 22, 1868 - Dec 19, 1953

Robert M. La Follette

American Politician

Feb 6, 1895 - Feb 24, 1953

Robert Taft

American Politician

Sep 8, 1889 - Jul 31, 1953

Ugo Betti

Italian Playwright

Feb 4, 1892 - Jun 9, 1953

Ethel Rosenberg

American Criminal

Sep 28, 1915 - Jun 19, 1953

Julius Rosenberg

American Criminal

May 12, 1918 - Jun 19, 1953