Deaths in December 1997

The following is a list of notable deaths in December 1997.

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November December January

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

  • Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

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References

  1. "Julius Barnathan, pioneer in use of TV cameras at sports events, dies". The Buffalo News. December 7, 1997. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  2. Smith, Geoffrey (2 December 1997). "Obituary: Stephane Grappelli". The Independent. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. "Edwin Rosario Is Dead at 34, Troubled Boxing Champion", The New York Times, December 3, 1997. Retrieved 4 April 2020
  4. Irvin Molotsky (4 December 1997). "Endicott Peabody, 77, Dies; Governor of Massachusetts in 60's". The New York Times. p. B 13. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. Perrone, Pierre (3 December 1997). "Obituary: Big Daddy". The Independent. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  6. Frank Litsky (4 December 1997). "Steve Hamilton, 62, 'Floater' Pitcher for Yankees". The New York Times. p. B 13. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. Bendersky, Ari (4 December 1997). "Guitarist Michael Hedges Dies In Car Accident". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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  9. Barth Healey (21 December 1997). "Leo August, 83, an Innovator In the Art of Stamp Collecting". The New York Times. p. 1 50. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  10. Eric Pace (14 December 1997). "Morton Bard, 73, Authority on Crime Victims". The New York Times. p. 1 59. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  11. "Former cowboy TV actor Buck Barry dies in El Paso". Austin American-Statesman. December 6, 1997. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  12. "Obituary: Richard Vernon". 13 December 1997. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  13. Edmund L. Andrews (11 December 1997). "Rudolf Bahro Is Dead at 62; Dissident in Both Germanys". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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  15. Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr. (6 December 1997). "John E. Moss, 84, Is Dead; Father of Anti-Secrecy Law". The New York Times. p. D 15. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  16. Alan Truscott (22 December 1997). "Peter A. Leventritt, 82, Bridge Player Who Won 13 National Titles". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  17. Cees Zevenbergen (1998-12-31). Willy den Ouden (1918–1997) (in Dutch), Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  18. Timothy W. Smith (9 December 1997). "Willie Pastrano, 62, Boxing Champ in 1960's". The New York Times. p. B 15. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  19. "Soccer star Billy Bremner dies". BBC News. 9 December 1997. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  20. Anthony Tommasini (9 December 1997). "Barry S. Brook, Musicologist And Educator, Is Dead at 79". The New York Times. p. B 15. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  21. "Muere a los 87 años el arquitecto Félix Candela". El País (in Spanish). 1997-12-07. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  22. Lancaster, Terence (9 December 1997). "Obituary: Lord Wyatt of Weeford". The Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  23. "Bob Bell, the first 'Bozo the Clown' on WGN-TV, Dies". WGN-TV. 8 December 1997. Archived from the original on 5 December 1998. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  24. "L. Poliakov, 87, Historian of Anti-Semitism". The New York Times. 10 December 1997. p. D 25. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  25. Celestine Bohlen (11 December 1997). "Laurean Rugambwa, Chosen Africa's First Cardinal, 85". The New York Times. p. B 13. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  26. Jack Anderson (11 December 1997). "Tamara Geva Is Dead at 91; Ballet Dancer and Actress". The New York Times. p. B 13. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  27. William N. Wallace (11 December 1997). "Keith Piper, 76, Football Coach Who Restored the Single Wing". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  28. "Eve McVeagh Gordon dies at 78". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
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  30. "R. Stanton Avery, 90, Inventor and Producer of Self-Sticking Labels". The New York Times. 22 December 1997. p. B 6. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  31. Yardley, Jim (26 November 1999). "After a Murder Trial, Amarillo Asks, 'Is This a Tolerant Place?'". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  32. Eric Pace (17 December 1997). "Don E. Fehrenbacher, 77 Authority on the Civil War". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  33. Kirkup, James (15 December 1997). "Obituary: Claude Roy". The Independent. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  34. Pace, Eric (December 29, 1997). "John Adair, 84, Anthropologist Who Studied Navajo Culture". The New York Times. New York City, New York. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  35. Sarah Lyall (20 December 1997). "Owen Barfield, 99, Word Lover And C. S. Lewis Associate". The New York Times. p. D 15. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  36. Mel Gussow (24 December 1997). "Marion Bell, Star of 'Brigadoon,' Dies at 78". The New York Times. p. A 18. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  37. "Leola Hay". All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  38. Rick Lyman (16 December 1997). "Stubby Kaye, 79, Rotund Comic and Singer". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  39. "Profile of Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904 1997)". Dar-ul-Tazkeer.com website. 8 April 2004. Archived from the original on 4 September 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  40. Roberta Smith (18 December 1997). "Ralph Fasanella, 83, Primitive Painter, Dies". The New York Times. p. B 14. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  41. Oliver, Myrna (December 18, 1997). "Nicolette Larson; Award-Winning Singer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  42. Holcomb B. Noble (26 December 1997). "William Smalley, 74, Linguist for the Hmong". The New York Times. p. D 7. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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  45. "Uzi Narkiss, Israeli Army General, 72". The New York Times. 19 December 1997. p. B 13. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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  47. James Barron (19 December 1997). "Chris Farley, 33, a Versatile Comedian-Actor". The New York Times. p. B 13. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  48. Buster Olney (20 December 1997). "Jack Bruen, 48, Colgate Basketball Coach". The New York Times. p. D 15. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  49. James Sterngold (20 December 1997). "Masaru Ibuka, 89, Engineer And Sony Co-Founder, Dies". The New York Times. p. D 16. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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  54. Irvin Molotsky (22 December 1997). "Esther Peterson Dies at 91; Worked to Help Consumers". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  55. Bernard Weinraub (22 December 1997). "Dawn Steel, Studio Chief And Producer, Dies at 51". The New York Times. p. B 6. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  56. Michaelson, Judith (1997-12-23). "Radio's Roger Barkley Dies Following Illness". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  57. "Johnny Coles, 71, Warm Jazz Trumpeter". The New York Times. 31 December 1997. p. B 6. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  58. Mee, Bob (1997) "Obituary: Bruce Woodcock", The Independent, 31 December 1997. Retrieved 30 May 2020
  59. Larry Rohter (28 December 1997). "Sebastian Arcos Is Dead at 65; Human Rights Fighter in Cuba". The New York Times. p. 1 29. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  60. Wolfgang Saxon (28 December 1997). "Thomas Moorman, 87, Leader Of Air Force Academy in 60's". The New York Times. p. 1 29. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  61. "Page, Frederick (Fred)". The Chronicle-Journal. Thunder Bay, Ontario. December 26, 1997. p. 31.
  62. Kirkup, James (2 January 1998). "Obituary: Toshiro Mifune". The Independent. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  63. Venables, Stephen (28 January 1998). "Obituary: Anatoli Boukreev". The Independent. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  64. "Denver Pyle". Texas, Paris. The Paris News. December 31, 1997. p. 16. Retrieved April 2, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  65. Mel Gussow (27 December 1997). "Giorgio Strehler, 76, Dies; Director of Italian Theater". The New York Times. p. B 24. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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  68. Allan Kozinn (12 January 1998). "Ewart Abner Jr., 74, President of Motown Label". The New York Times. p. B 7. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  69. Eric Pace (30 December 1997). "James M. Nabrit Jr. Dies at 97; Led Howard University". The New York Times. p. B 8. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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  72. "Bill Anderson; Film, TV Producer for Disney". Los Angeles Times. January 13, 1998. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  73. "Death notice - Stephen Joseph Musseau". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Idaho- Washington. January 1, 1998. p. 3A. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  74. Miall, Leonard. "Obituary: Helen Kirkpatrick Milbank". The Independent. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  75. Car Crash Kills Daryl Arnold, Ex-Envoy to Singapore, 73 January 1998, Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 2011
  76. Danilo Dolci, the Gandhi of Sicily, died on December 30th, aged 73, The Economist, January 8, 1998, retrieved April 2, 1998
  77. Peter Steinfels (7 January 1998). "John H. Yoder, Theologian At Notre Dame, Is Dead at 70". The New York Times. p. A 17. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  78. Mel Gussow (6 January 1998). "Billie Dove, Damsel in Distress In Silent Films, Is Dead at 97". The New York Times. p. D 21. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  79. Wolfgang Saxon (2 January 1998). "Richard Elman, Novelist, Poet And Teacher, Is Dead at 63". The New York Times. p. D 7. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  80. Franken, Bob (January 1, 1998). "Coroner: Kennedy death accidental". CNN. Time Warner Company. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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