Quote Authors Who Died in 1959

Abraham Flexner

American Educator

Nov 13, 1866 - Sep 21, 1959

Bernard Berenson

American Historian

Jun 26, 1865 - Oct 6, 1959

Billie Holiday

American Musician

Apr 7, 1915 - Jul 17, 1959

Boris Vian

French Writer

Mar 10, 1920 - Jun 23, 1959

Buddy Holly

American Musician

Sep 7, 1936 - Feb 3, 1959

Carlos Saavedra Lamas

Argentinian Politician

Nov 1, 1878 - May 5, 1959

Cecil B. DeMille

American Producer

Aug 12, 1881 - Jan 21, 1959

Claude Williams

American Athlete

Mar 9, 1893 - Nov 4, 1959

Ed Walsh

American Athlete

May 14, 1881 - May 26, 1959

Edgar Guest

American Poet

Aug 20, 1881 - Aug 5, 1959

Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax

British Statesman

Apr 16, 1881 - Dec 23, 1959

Ernest Newman

English Critic

Nov 30, 1868 - Jul 7, 1959

Errol Flynn

Australian Actor

Jun 20, 1909 - Oct 14, 1959

Ethel Barrymore

American Actress

Aug 15, 1879 - Jun 18, 1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

American Architect

Jun 8, 1867 - Apr 9, 1959

George C. Marshall

American Soldier

Dec 31, 1880 - Oct 16, 1959

George Grosz

German Artist

Jul 26, 1893 - Jul 6, 1959

Jacob Epstein

British Sculptor

Nov 10, 1880 - Aug 19, 1959

John Foster Dulles

American Public Servant

Feb 25, 1888 - May 24, 1959

Laurence Housman

English Playwright

Jul 18, 1865 - Feb 20, 1959

Lou Costello

American Comedian

Mar 6, 1906 - Mar 3, 1959

Max Baer

American Athlete

Feb 11, 1909 - Nov 21, 1959

Maxwell Anderson

American Playwright

Dec 15, 1888 - Feb 28, 1959

Preston Sturges

American Writer

Aug 29, 1898 - Aug 6, 1959

Raymond Chandler

American Writer

Jul 23, 1888 - Mar 26, 1959

Stanley Spencer

English Artist

Jun 30, 1891 - Dec 14, 1959