In memoriam: actors and TV figures we lost in 1926

Remembering 7 people from the world of film and television who died in 1926, most recent first, with the work they are best known for.

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Annie Oakley

3 Nov 1926 · aged 66

Acting

Rudolph Valentino

23 Aug 1926 · aged 31

Acting

Willard Louis

22 Jul 1926 · aged 44

Acting

Felix Dzerzhinsky

20 Jul 1926 · aged 48

Acting

Lillian Lawrence

7 May 1926 · aged 58

Acting

Carrie Clark Ward

6 Feb 1926 · aged 64

Acting

Barbara La Marr

30 Jan 1926 · aged 29

Acting