Quote Authors Who Died in 1970

George Szell

Hungarian Composer

Jun 7, 1897 - Jul 29, 1970

Gypsy Rose Lee

American Entertainer

Jan 9, 1914 - 1970

Hjalmar Schacht

German Economist

Jan 22, 1877 - Jun 3, 1970

Hortense Odlum

American Businesswoman

1881 - Jan 12, 1970

Janis Joplin

American Musician

Jan 19, 1943 - Oct 4, 1970

Jimi Hendrix

American Musician

Nov 27, 1942 - Sep 18, 1970

John Dos Passos

American Novelist

Jan 14, 1896 - Sep 28, 1970

John Gunther

American Journalist

Aug 30, 1901 - May 29, 1970

John O'Hara

American Writer

Jan 31, 1905 - Apr 11, 1970

Joseph Wood Krutch

American Environmentalist

Nov 25, 1893 - May 22, 1970

L. Wolfe Gilbert

Russian Musician

Aug 31, 1886 - Jul 12, 1970

Louis Fischer

American Journalist

Feb 29, 1896 - Jan 15, 1970

Louise Bogan

American Poet

Aug 11, 1897 - Feb 4, 1970

Mark Rothko

American Artist

Sep 25, 1903 - Feb 25, 1970

Max Born

German Mathematician

Dec 11, 1882 - Jan 5, 1970

Napoleon Hill

American Writer

Oct 26, 1883 - Nov 8, 1970

Nelly Sachs

German Poet

Dec 10, 1891 - May 12, 1970

Otto Heinrich Warburg

German Scientist

Oct 8, 1883 - Aug 1, 1970

Paul Celan

Romanian Poet

Nov 23, 1920 - Apr 20, 1970

Richard Hofstadter

American Historian

Aug 6, 1916 - Oct 24, 1970

Robert Laurent

American Sculptor

1890 - 1970

Robert Staughton Lynd

American Sociologist

Sep 26, 1892 - Nov 1, 1970

Rube Goldberg

American Cartoonist

Jul 4, 1883 - Dec 7, 1970

Sam Sheppard

American Scientist

Dec 29, 1923 - Apr 6, 1970

Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Ukrainian Writer

Jul 17, 1888 - Feb 17, 1970

Sonny Liston

American Athlete

May 8, 1932 - Dec 30, 1970