The Ashes Urn

American actress Claire Dodd died on this day 50 years ago, aged 61.

Nazi physician Wilhelm Beiglböck died on this day 60 years ago, aged 58.

American actor Bill Bixby died on this day 30 years ago, aged 59.

American actor Jim Siedow died on this day 20 years ago, aged 83.

American actor Peter Coffield died on this day 40 years ago, aged 38.

American painter, sculptor and print-maker Ivan Albright died on this day 40 years ago, aged 86.

American soul singer Arthur Conley died on this day 20 years ago, aged 57.

English writer, speaker and philosophical entertainer Alan Watts died on this day 50 years ago, aged 58.

American Hall of Fame jockey J. Linus McAtee died on this day 60 years ago, aged 65.

Japanese writer, editor, labor organizer, communist agent, politician, university professor and the founder of the Japanese Communist Party, Sanzō Nosaka, died on this day 30 years ago, aged 101.

Italian fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli died on this day 50 years ago, aged 83.

American professional baseball catcher and manager Bill Dickey died on this day 30 years ago, aged 86.

American trumpeter and big band leader Erskine Hawkins died on this day 30 years ago, aged 79.

German writer Otto Flake died on this day 60 years ago, aged 83.

Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas died on this day 70 years ago, aged 39.

American singer Guy Speranza died on this day 20 years ago, aged 47.

American stage, film and television actor Charles Aidman died on this day 30 years ago, aged 68.

American professional wrestler Crash Holly died on this day 20 years ago, aged 32.

American singer Bobby Hatfield died on this day 20 years ago, aged 63.

American film producer and production executive Ely Landau died on this day 30 years ago, aged 73.

Italian-American symphony conductor and composer Alfredo Antonini died on this day 40 years ago, aged 82.

American football and baseball player and coach Greasy Neale died on this day 50 years ago, aged 81.

American gossip columnist, author, songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality and professional hostess Elsa Maxwell died on this day 60 years ago, aged 80.

American professional football player, coach and team owner George Halas died on this day 40 years ago, aged 88.

Canadian-American botanist Alice Eastwood died on this day 70 years ago, aged 94.