Charles Addams was an American cartoonist whose work was frequently featured in The New Yorker. His most famous creation was the humorously macabre Addams Family.
1912-1988
1911-1988
Henry Armstrong was a U.S. pro boxer who held three championship titles simultaneously. He later became a minister and champion for at-risk youth.
1912-1988
1929-1988
1902-1988
Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Neo-Expressionist painter in the 1980s. He is best known for his primitive style and his collaboration with pop artist Andy Warhol.
1960-1988
1911-1988
1912-1988
In 1935, actor John Carradine began a non-stop film career. He appeared in 10 films by director John Ford, including The Prisoner of Shark Island.
1906-1988
1937-1988
I.A.L. Diamond was a Romanian-born American screenwriter who worked extensively with director Bill Wilder.
1920-1988
1918-1988
British singer Andy Gibb released the popular album Shadow Dancing and was the youngest brother of the sibling singing group the Bee Gees.
1958-1988
1919-1988
1902-1988
1930-1988
1924-1988
Louis L'Amour was a prolific and hugely popular writer of mostly Western novels and short stories.
1908-1988
1901-1988
Sean MacBride was an Irish politician and the former chief of staff of the IRA
1904-1988
Louise Nevelson was an iconoclast artist known for her monochromatic abstract expressionist sculptures. She rose to be an internationally known artist and worked into her 80s.
1899-1988
1950-1988
Singer-songwriter Roy Orbison wrote romantic 1960s pop ballads like "Oh, Pretty Woman." In 1987, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1936-1988
1901-1988
1894-1988
1879-1988
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was Pakistani chief of Army staff, chief martial-law administrator, and president of Pakistan (1978–88).
1924-1988