In memoriam: actors and TV figures we lost in 1949

Remembering 19 people from the world of film and television who died in 1949, most recent first, with the work they are best known for.

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Maria Ouspenskaya

3 Dec 1949 · aged 73

Acting

Bill Robinson

25 Nov 1949 · aged 71

Acting

Elmer Clifton

15 Oct 1949 · aged 59

Directing

Fritz Leiber

14 Oct 1949 · aged 67

Acting

Bolek Prchal

19 Sep 1949 · aged 50

Acting

Frank Morgan

18 Sep 1949 · aged 59

Acting

Margaret Mitchell

16 Aug 1949 · aged 48

Writing

Harry Davenport

9 Aug 1949 · aged 83

Acting

Don Stannard

9 Jul 1949 · aged 33

Acting

Owen Davis Jr.

21 May 1949 · aged 41

Acting

Charles Middleton

22 Apr 1949 · aged 74

Acting

Wallace Beery

15 Apr 1949 · aged 64

Acting

Wheeler Oakman

19 Mar 1949 · aged 59

Acting

Felix Bressart

17 Mar 1949 · aged 57

Acting

Leyland Hodgson

16 Mar 1949 · aged 56

Acting

Roman Bohnen

24 Feb 1949 · aged 47

Acting

William Stack

15 Jan 1949 · aged 66

Acting

Willie Howard

14 Jan 1949 · aged 62

Acting

Hannah Jones

1 Jan 1949 · aged 76

Acting