In memoriam: actors and TV figures we lost in 1951

Remembering 29 people from the world of film and television who died in 1951, most recent first, with the work they are best known for.

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David Torrence

26 Dec 1951 · aged 87

Acting

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Arthur Sinclair

14 Dec 1951 · aged 66

Acting

Don Zelaya

14 Dec 1951 · aged 58

Acting

J. Edward Bromberg

6 Dec 1951 · aged 47

Acting

Harry Allen

4 Dec 1951 · aged 74

Acting

Ella Gombaszögi

12 Nov 1951 · aged 52

Acting

Artúr Somlay

10 Nov 1951 · aged 68

Acting

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Sigmund Romberg

9 Nov 1951 · aged 64

Sound

Mady Christians

29 Oct 1951 · aged 59

Acting

Pierre Juvenet

13 Oct 1951 · aged 70

Acting

Ivan F. Simpson

12 Oct 1951 · aged 76

Acting

Edmund MacDonald

2 Sep 1951 · aged 43

Acting

Robert Walker

28 Aug 1951 · aged 32

Acting

Arthur Margetson

13 Aug 1951 · aged 64

Acting

Horace Hodges

6 Jul 1951 · aged 85

Acting

Jacques Baumer

20 Jun 1951 · aged 66

Acting

Eduardo Arozamena

21 May 1951 · aged 73

Acting

Frank McGlynn Sr.

18 May 1951 · aged 84

Acting

Stanley Ridges

22 Apr 1951 · aged 60

Acting

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Dobiesław Damięcki

10 Apr 1951 · aged 52

Acting

Edward Rigby

5 Apr 1951 · aged 72

Acting

Ivar Kåge

2 Apr 1951 · aged 69

Acting

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Gusztáv Pártos

22 Mar 1951 · aged 55

Acting

Charles Coleman

8 Mar 1951 · aged 65

Acting

Ivor Novello

6 Mar 1951 · aged 58

Acting

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André Gide

19 Feb 1951 · aged 81

Writing

Fyodor Kurikhin

19 Jan 1951 · aged 70

Acting

Jack Holt

18 Jan 1951 · aged 62

Acting

Richard Hart

2 Jan 1951 · aged 35

Acting