People Who Died in the Year 1948:

(22 found)

Sonny Boy Williamson (original)
musician, blues, murdered

Real/Birth Name:

John Lee Williamson

Also Known As:

Sonny Boy Williamso

Nickname(s):

The Father of Modern Blues Harp

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

30 March 1914

Death Date:

1948

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Jackson, Tennessee, USA

Brief Facts:

Harmonica blues. Record/song Good Morning, School Girl in 1937 was a hit. His stage name widely copied. Killed after a mugging. See also Sonny Boy Williamson (more famous).

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Blues Hall of Fame 1980.

Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.

Herb Pennock
baseball, coach, manager

Real/Birth Name:

Herbert Jefferis Pennock

Nickname(s):

The Squire of Kennett Square

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

10 February 1894

Death Date:

30 January 1948

Age at Death:

53, 11 days before his 54^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Pitcher. Teams Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame 1995.

International League Hall of Fame 1948.

National Baseball Hall of Fame 1948.

Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame 1971.

Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame 2014.

Orville Wright
inventor, aviator, business

Real/Birth Name:

Orville Wright

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

19 August 1871

Death Date:

30 January 1948

Age at Death:

76

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Relationships:

younger brother of

Wilbur Wright

Younger than Wilbur Wright by 4 years.

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Brief Facts:

Co-inventor of the fixed-wing airplane.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame 1981.

Albert Medal 1917.

Congressional Gold Medal 1909.

International Air & Space Hall of Fame 1965.

National Aviation Hall of Fame 1962.

Samuel P. Bush
business

Real/Birth Name:

Samuel Prescott Bush

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

4 October 1863

Death Date:

8 February 1948

Age at Death:

84

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Brick Church, Orange, New Jersey, USA

Relationships:

great great grandfather of

Barbara Bush (daughter)

great grandfather of

Billy Bush

great grandfather of

Dorothy Bush Koch

grandfather of

George H.W. Bush

great great grandfather of

George P. Bush

great grandfather of

George W. Bush

great great great grandfather of

Hal Hager

son of

James Smith Bush

great grandfather of

Jeb Bush

great great grandfather of

Jenna Bush Hager

grandfather of

Jonathan Bush

great great grandfather of

Lauren Bush

great grandfather of

Marvin Bush

great great great grandfather of

Mila Hager

great grandfather of

Neil Bush

great great grandfather of

Pierce Bush

great great great grandfather of

Poppy Hager

father of

Prescott Bush

great grandfather of

Robin Bush

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Ancestors:

James Smith Bush

Descendants:

Prescott Bush

George H.W. Bush

George W. Bush

Jeb Bush

George P. Bush

Jonathan Bush

Billy Bush

Brief Facts:

On the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

Mordecai Brown
baseball

Real/Birth Name:

Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown

Nickname(s):

Three Finger
Three-Fingerer
Miner
Brownie
Mort

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

19 October 1876

Death Date:

14 February 1948

Age at Death:

71

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Nyesville, Indiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Pitcher. Teams Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers, Brooklyn Tip-Tops, Chicago Whales. Lost part of his index finger in a farm machine as a youth.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

National Baseball Hall of Fame 1949.

Zelda Fitzgerald
writer, dancer, painter, accident

Real/Birth Name:

Zelda Sayre

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

24 July 1900

Death Date:

10 March 1948

Age at Death:

47

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Relationships:

wife of

F. Scott Fitzgerald, until his earlier death.

Younger than F. Scott Fitzgerald by 3 years.

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Brief Facts:

Book Save Me the Waltz. Died in a fire in a sanatorium in North Carolina.

May Whitty
actor, activist, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Mary Louise Whitty

Also Known As:

Dame May Whitty
Dame Mary Louise Webster

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

19 June 1865

Death Date:

29 May 1948

Age at Death:

82, 21 days before her 83^rd birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Movies Gaslight, The White Cliffs of Dover, Mrs. Miniver, Night Must Fall. Broadway play Night Must Fall. In the 1918 New Year Honours, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her charity work in World War I.

Beryl Wallace
actor, singer, dancer, Broadway, radio, accident, air crash

Real/Birth Name:

Beatrice Heischuber

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

29 September 1912

Death Date:

17 June 1948

Age at Death:

35

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie Murder at the Vanities. Boadway revue Earl Carroll's Vanities (1940). Died in a plane crash at Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania. Boyfriend Earl Carroll also killed.

Earl Carroll
producer, director, Broadway, composer, accident, air crash

Real/Birth Name:

Earl Carroll

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

16 September 1893

Death Date:

17 June 1948

Age at Death:

54

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Broadway revue and film Murder at the Vanities. Plane crash, also killing his girlfriend Beryl Wallace.

Roebuck
business, famous

Real/Birth Name:

Alvah Curtis Roebuck

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

9 January 1864

Death Date:

18 June 1948

Age at Death:

84

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Brief Facts:

Co-founded Sears & Roebuck.

Carole Landis
actor, dancer, singer, overdose, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Frances Lillian Mary Ridste

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

1 January 1919

Death Date:

5 July 1948

Age at Death:

29

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Fairchild, Wisconsin, USA

Brief Facts:

Name was legally changed. Movies One Million B.C. (1940), Brass Monkey, Moon Over Miami. Suicide by drug overdose at age 29.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1765 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

King Baggot
director, actor, writer, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

William King Baggot

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

7 November 1879

Death Date:

11 July 1948

Age at Death:

68

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Brief Facts:

Silent films The Scarlet Letter (1911), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913).

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6312 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

D.W. Griffith
director, writer, producer, actor, composer

Real/Birth Name:

David Llewelyn Wark Griffith

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

22 January 1875

Death Date:

23 July 1948

Age at Death:

73

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

LaGrange, Kentucky, USA

Brief Facts:

In 1920, established United Artists with Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford. Movie Birth of a Nation. A story which glorifies racism.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6535 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Joe Tinker
baseball

Real/Birth Name:

Joseph Bert Tinker

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

27 July 1880

Death Date:

27 July 1948

Age at Death:

68, his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Muscotah, Kansas, USA

Brief Facts:

"Tinkers to Evers to Chance" - see also Frank Chance, Johnny Evers. Shortstop. Team Chicago Cubs.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.

Kansas Sports Hall of Fame 2004.

National Baseball Hall of Fame 1946.

Lucy Mercer
famous

Real/Birth Name:

Lucy Page Mercer

Also Known As:

Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

26 April 1891

Death Date:

31 July 1948

Age at Death:

57

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Relationships:

wife of

Winthrop Rutherfurd, until his earlier death.

Younger than Winthrop Rutherfurd by 29 years.

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Brief Facts:

Mistress of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Present at Warm Springs when he died. Former social secretary to Eleanor Roosevelt.

Babe Ruth
baseball

Real/Birth Name:

George Herman Ruth

Nickname(s):

the Babe
the Bambino
the Sultan of Swat

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

6 February 1895

Death Date:

16 August 1948

Age at Death:

53

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Brief Facts:

Pitcher and outfielder with 714 home runs - considered the best player ever. Team New York Yankees.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame 1995.

National Baseball Hall of Fame 1936.

Presidential Medal of Freedom 2018.

Yankee Stadium Monument Park 1949.

Billy Laughlin
actor, accident, vehicle crash

Real/Birth Name:

William Robert Laughlin

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

5 July 1932

Death Date:

31 August 1948

Age at Death:

16

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

San Gabriel, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Died when a bus hit him from behind while he was delivering newspapers while riding a motor scooter in La Puente, California. Role of Froggy in several Our Gang movies including Dancing Romeo.