1959 Deaths
- Chandler, Raymond (26 March)
- Flynn, Errol (14 October)
- Holiday, Billie (17 July)
- Holly, Buddy (3 February)
- Marshall, George C. (16 October)
- Reeves, George (16 June)
- Valens, Ritchie (3 February)
- Wright, Frank Lloyd (9 April)
- Young, Lester (15 March)