James Beard was a chef, television personality and food writer who many consider the father of American-style gourmet cooking.
1903-1985
1906-1985
Yul Brynner was an actor of stage and screen most famous for portraying King Mongkut of Siam in The King and I.
1920-1985
Macfarlane Burnet was an Australian physician and researcher who made groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of immunology and virology.
1899-1985
James Mark Cameron was a respected and prominent British journalist who reported widely and illuminatingly on poverty, war, injustice.
1911-1985
Paul Castellano is best known for becoming the boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City.
1915-1985
Marc Chagall was a French artist whose work was generally based on emotional association rather than traditional pictorial fundamentals.
1887-1985
1910-1985
Dian Fossey was a zoologist best known for researching the endangered gorillas of the Rwandan mountain forest from the 1960s to the '80s, and for her mysterious murder.
1932-1985
British poet Robert Graves is best known for writing his first volumes of poetry, primarily about war, while serving at the Western Front during World War I.
1895-1985
Noted for his exceptional good looks and comedic film performance, Rock Hudson was an iconic actor who, later in life, contracted and died from the AIDS virus.
1925-1985
Musician Jo Jones, considered one of the most influential of all jazz drummers, noted for his swing and finesse, played with Count Basie’s Kansas City band.
1911-1985
1894-1985
Leonard Lake was a serial killer who partnered with another man to rape and kill several people in the 1980s.
1945-1985
American baseball player Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 to break the single-season record held by the legendary Babe Ruth.
1934-1985
J. Willard Marriott is a 20th-century American entrepreneur who started in food service and eventually opened a hotel chain.
1900-1985
1910-1985
American singer and songwriter Ricky Nelson was an early teen idol who acted out his real-life childhood on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
1940-1985
Bonnie Nettles is known as one of 'The Two' who started the so-called UFO cult often referred to as Heaven's Gate with Marshall Applewhite.
1927-1985
British thespian Michael Redgrave is acclaimed for his theater and film roles. He has also sired two generations of acting luminaries.
1908-1985
1921-1985
Patricia Roberts Harris was the first African-American woman to hold a cabinet position, serve as U.S. ambassador and head a law school.
1924-1985
German actress Simone Signoret performed in films like Room at the Top and Les Diaboliques, and met with international stardom. She married Yves Allegret in 1944, and later wed Yves Montand.
1921-1985
Phil Silvers is an American comedian best known for his portrayal of the fast-talking gambler Sergeant Ernest Bilko in The Phil Silvers Show.
1911-1985
Ian Stewart was one of the founding members of the Rolling Stones, later serving as their road manager and pianist.
1938-1985
1915-1985
Orson Welles wrote, directed and starred in the film Citizen Kane, among others, which remains one of the most influential films ever made.
1915-1985
1907-1985
Dan White assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist, in 1978.
1946-1985
1899-1985
1908-1985