Agee, James
The author of 'A Death in the Family'
Famous People Who Died in 1955
From the Who2 database of 4,640 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Bethune, Mary McLeod
The founder of the National Council for Negro Women -
Dean, James
Movie icon and star of Rebel Without a Cause -
Einstein, Albert
Creator of the theory of relativity -
Fleming, Alexander
The bacteriologist who discovered penicillin -
Henson, Matthew
The first man to reach the North Pole -
Parker, Charlie
Influential alto saxophone player -
Sakall, S.Z. "Cuddles"
Carl the headwaiter in the film Casablanca -
Sherwood, Robert E.
The playwright who wrote the movie The Best Years of Our Lives -
Stevens, Wallace
The poet and insurance man who wrote "The Emperor of Ice Cream" -
Till, Emmett
The teenage boy killed for whistling at a woman