Quote Authors Who Died in 1984

Jane Roberts

American Author

May 8, 1929 - Sep 5, 1984

Jessamyn West

American Author

Jul 18, 1902 - Feb 23, 1984

Joe Cronin

American Athlete

Oct 12, 1906 - Sep 7, 1984

John Betjeman

English Poet

Aug 28, 1906 - May 19, 1984

Johnny Weissmuller

American Actor

Jun 2, 1904 - Jan 20, 1984

Julio Cortazar

Argentinian Writer

Aug 26, 1914 - Feb 12, 1984

Karl Rahner

German Theologian

Mar 5, 1904 - Mar 30, 1984

Lee Krasner

American Artist

Oct 27, 1908 - Jun 19, 1984

Lila Acheson Wallace

American Publisher

Dec 25, 1889 - May 8, 1984

Lillian Hellman

American Dramatist

Jun 20, 1905 - Jun 30, 1984

Martin Niemoller

German Clergyman

Jan 14, 1892 - Mar 6, 1984

Martin Ryle

British Scientist

Sep 27, 1918 - Oct 14, 1984

Marvin Gaye

American Musician

Apr 2, 1939 - Apr 1, 1984

Michel Foucault

French Historian

Oct 15, 1926 - Jun 25, 1984

Mikhail Sholokhov

Russian Novelist

May 24, 1905 - Feb 21, 1984

Oskar Werner

Austrian Actor

Nov 13, 1922 - Oct 23, 1984

Paul Dirac

British Physicist

Aug 8, 1902 - Oct 20, 1984

Peter Lawford

English Actor

Sep 7, 1923 - Dec 24, 1984

Ray Kroc

American Businessman

Oct 5, 1902 - Jan 14, 1984

Richard Brautigan

American Writer

Jan 30, 1935 - Sep 14, 1984

Richard Burton

Welsh Actor

Nov 10, 1925 - Aug 5, 1984

Rosser Reeves

American Businessman

Sep 10, 1910 - Jan 24, 1984

Sam Peckinpah

American Director

Feb 21, 1925 - Dec 28, 1984

Stan Coveleski

American Athlete

Jul 13, 1889 - Mar 20, 1984

Stanley Milgram

American Psychologist

Aug 15, 1933 - Dec 20, 1984

Sylvia Ashton-Warner

New Zealander Educator

Dec 17, 1908 - Apr 28, 1984