In memoriam: actors and TV figures we lost in 1939

Remembering 6 people from the world of film and television who died in 1939, most recent first, with the work they are best known for.

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Douglas Fairbanks

12 Dec 1939 · aged 56

Acting

Max Skladanowsky

30 Nov 1939 · aged 76

Directing

Alice Brady

28 Oct 1939 · aged 46

Acting

Owen Moore

9 Jun 1939 · aged 52

Acting

Herbert Mundin

5 Mar 1939 · aged 40

Acting

Tom Ricketts

19 Jan 1939 · aged 86

Acting