Famous people who died in 1956

Famous people who died in 1956

Jackson Pollock

Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956)

American painter

B. R. Ambedkar

B. R. Ambedkar (1891 - 1956)

Indian politician

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi (1882 - 1956)

Hungarian-American actor

Alfred Kinsey

Alfred Kinsey (1894 - 1956)

American entomologist and sexologist

A. A. Milne

A. A. Milne (1882 - 1956)

English author

H. L. Mencken

H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)

American journalist and author

Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey (1905 - 1956)

American musician

Thomas J. Watson

Thomas J. Watson (1874 - 1956)

American businessman

Art Tatum

Art Tatum (1909 - 1956)

American pianist

Alexander Rodchenko

Alexander Rodchenko (1891 - 1956)

Russian painter and photographer

Jim Elliot

Jim Elliot (1927 - 1956)

American missionary

Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911 - 1956)

American professional golfer, track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist

Irène Joliot-Curie

Irène Joliot-Curie (1897 - 1956)

French scientist

Preston Tucker

Preston Tucker (1903 - 1956)

American businessman

Emil Nolde

Emil Nolde (1867 - 1956)

German painter

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin (1869 - 1956)

American actor

Connie Mack

Connie Mack (1862 - 1956)

American baseball manager and owner

Alben W. Barkley

Alben W. Barkley (1877 - 1956)

Vice President of the United States

Austin Osman Spare

Austin Osman Spare (1886 - 1956)

English artist

Fred Allen

Fred Allen (1894 - 1956)

comedian

Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt (1886 - 1956)

Danish director and actor

Marie Laurencin

Marie Laurencin (1883 - 1956)

French painter

Victor Young

Victor Young (1900 - 1956)

American composer

Jesse Jones

Jesse Jones (1874 - 1956)

Gottfried Benn

Gottfried Benn (1886 - 1956)

German author

Charles Edward Merrill

Charles Edward Merrill (1885 - 1956)

Robert Yerkes

Robert Yerkes (1876 - 1956)

American eugenicist

Isham Jones

Isham Jones (1894 - 1956)

Songwriter, bandleader, saxophonist, bassist

Henry Fillmore

Henry Fillmore (1881 - 1956)

Lorenzo Perosi

Lorenzo Perosi (1872 - 1956)

Italian composer

Hiram Bingham

Hiram Bingham (1875 - 1956)

Mort Dixon

Mort Dixon (1892 - 1956)

Lyricist

Bob Burns

Bob Burns (1890 - 1956)

Jean Schwartz

Jean Schwartz (1878 - 1956)

songwriter

John Henry Mears

John Henry Mears (1878 - 1956)

Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956)

German author