Deaths in November 1983

The following is a list of notable deaths in November 1983.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

November 1983

1

• Maurice Woods, 45, American actor, cancer^[1]

3

• Alfredo Antonini, 82, Italian-American symphony conductor and composer, worked for the CBS radio and television networks from the 1930s until the early 1970s, ^[2][3][4][5]died during his heart surgery^[6][7]

5

• Jean-Marc Reiser, 42, French comics creator and black comedy artist, bone cancer^[8]

7

• Germaine Tailleferre, 91, French composer, the only female member of the group of composers known as Les Six^[9][10]

8

• James Hayden, 29, American actor, heroin overdose^[11]
• Betty Nuthall, 72, English tennis player, coronary arrest^[12]

13

• Aliagha Aghayev, 70, Azerbaijani actor^[13]
• Jam Handy, 97, American Olympic breaststroke swimmer, water polo player, film producer, and pioneer in distance education^[14][15]
• Junior Samples, 57, American comedian, heart attack^[16][17]
• Louise Tracy, 87, founder of the John Tracy Clinic, a private, non-profit education center for the deaf^[18]

15

• John Le Mesurier, 71, English actor, recurring haemorrhage^[19][20], had slipped into a coma shortly before his death^{[21][22][23][24]}

19

• Peter Coffield, 38, American actor, AIDS-related illness^[25][26]
• Tom Evans, 36, English bass guitarist, singer, and songwriter, member of the Welsh rock band Badfinger and influential musician in the power pop genre, ^[27][28]suicide by hanging^[29]
• Carolyn Leigh, 57, American lyricist, heart attack^[30][31]

20

• Richard Loo, 80, American character actor^[32]

22

• Michael Conrad, 58, American actor, urethral cancer^[33][34]
• Leonard Wibberley, 68, Irish novelist, satirist, historian, and biographer, heart attack^[35]

23

• Waheed Murad, 45, Pakistani film actor, producer, and screenwriter, died after chewing a paan leaf containing an unidentified substance, unclear if the cause of death was a heart attack or suicide.^[36][37]

27

• Jorge Ibargüengoitia, 55, Mexican novelist, playwright, satirist, and short story writer, one of the victims of the Avianca Flight 011^[38][39][40]
• Ángel Rama, 57, Uruguayan academic and literary critic, one of the victims of the Avianca Flight 011^[40]
• Rosa Sabater, 54, Spanish pianist, one of the victims of the Avianca Flight 011^[40]
• Manuel Scorza, 55, Peruvian novelist, poet, and exiled political activist, one of the victims of the Avianca Flight 011 ^[41][40]
• Marta Traba, 53, Argentine art critic, museum director, and university teacher, one of the victims of the Avianca Flight 011^[42][43][40]

28

• Christopher George, 52, American actor, heart attack. ^{[44][45][46][47]} George had a known heart disease, and had undergone coronary bypass surgery about five years prior to his death.^[48]

30

• George Headley, 74, Jamaican cricketer, considered one of the best batsmen to play for the West Indies cricket team and one of the greatest cricketers of all time^[49][50]
• Richard Llewellyn, 77, British novelist, heart attack^[51]
• Michael Witney, 52, American actor, minor league pitcher for the Hornell Dodgers and the Great Falls Electrics, ^[52]heart attack^[53]

References

1. "Maurice Woods, 45, Is Dead - Television and Stage Actor". The New York Times. November 11, 1983. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
2. The New York Times, July 2, 1948, pg. 24^{[title missing]}
3. The New York Times, October 5, 1948, pg. 30^{[title missing]}
4. The New York Times, April 25, 1957, pg. 34^{[title missing]}
5. The New York Times, February 12, 1960, pg. 22^{[title missing]}
6. "Alfredo Antonini, 82; Led CBS Symphony". The New York Times. November 5, 1983.
7. "Italian maestro dies during surgery". The Globe and Mail. November 5, 1983. p. E.5. ProQuest 387196129.
8. "Jean-Marc Reiser". lambiek.net.
9. "Classical home listening: Germaine Tailleferre; Ruth Gipps". the Guardian. April 9, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
10. Harnsberger, Lindsey C. (1997). Essential Dictionary of Music: The Most Practical and Useful Music Dictionary for Students and Professionals. Los Angeles: Alfred Publishing Co. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-88284-728-3.
11. Freedman, Samuel G. (November 9, 1983). Actor Who Played An Addict Dies, Apparently Of Overdose New York Times
12. Rogers, Thomas (November 10, 1983). "Betty Nuthall, 72; British Tennis Star Captured U.S. Title". The New York Times.
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14. Sandy, Bill (Spring 2002). "The Contributions of the Jam Handy Organization to American Commerce and Culture". Oakland Journal. 4. quoted in Robert T. Eberwein. Rochester, Mich.: 91.
15. Hansen, John (October 13, 2016). "Through the Lens- A look at the work of Jam Handy". autoinspectors. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
16. "Junior Samples, TV comic, dies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire services. November 14, 1983. p. 3.
17. "Junior Samples, 56, Is Dead". The New York Times. November 14, 1983. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
18. Thackrey, Ted Jr. (November 15, 1983). "Widow of Actor Spencer Tracy Dies at 87". Los Angeles Times. pp. Part II-1, Part II-4. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
19. McCann 2010, p. 294.
20. Le Mesurier 1988, p. 189.
21. McCann 2010, p. 298.
22. General Register Office, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, volume 16, p. 1890.
23. "Obituary: John Le Mesurier". The Times. London. November 16, 1983. p. 14.
24. Le Mesurier, John (November 16, 1983). "Announcements". The Times. London. p. 26.
25. "Peter Coffield". IMDB. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
26. "AbsoluteNow Celebrity Death Date". AbsoluteNow. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
27. Vaziri, Aidin (April 12, 2018). "Badfinger's Joey Molland on overcoming tragedy, hanging with the Beatles". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
28. Varga, George (March 21, 2015). "Joey Molland on Badfinger & The Beatles". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
29. "Badfinger: last act in a rock'n'roll tragedy". The Independent. April 26, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
30. Carolyn Leigh, Lyricist for Peter Pan, Dies", The New York Times, November 21, 1983, p. D20
31. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1458. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
32. Devine, Elizabeth (November 1984). Annual Obituary 1983. St. James. p. 552. ISBN 978-0-912289-07-6. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
33. "Michael Conrad, 58, Sgt. Esterhaus on 'Hill Street Blues,' Dies". The Washington Post. November 23, 1983 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
34. "When a TV show loses an actor". today.com. September 15, 2003. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
35. Kerr, Peter (25 November 1983). "LEONARD WIBBERLEY, 68, DIES; WROTE 'MOUSE THAT ROARED'". The New York Times.
36. "Chowk: : Rise and Fall of a Silver Screen Hero". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2014.. Rise and fall of a silver screen hero. Retrieved on 2008-09-10.
37. Fame and fidelity -DAWN Magazine; 11 March 2007. Daily Dawn. Retrieved on 2008-09-10.
38. "Accidentes en España". Archived from the original on February 23, 2008.
39. "176 Are Believed Killed in Crash Of 747 Jet Near Madrid's Airport: Airliner Crashes Near Madrid". The New York Times. Vol. 133, no. 45,875. Reuters. November 27, 1983. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
40. "Death Toll in the Crash of 747 Jet Near Madrid Airport Rises to 183". The New York Times. Vol. 133, no. 45,876. Associated Press. November 28, 1983. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
41. planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1980s
42. planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1980s
43. Marting, Diane E. (1990). Spanish American Women Writers: A Bio-bibliographical Source Book. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-25194-8.
44. "It was totally unexpected- Actor Christopher George dies at 54". Galveston Daily News. Associated Press. p. 4A. November 30, 1983.
45. "Christopher George dies in L.A. hospital". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 30, 1983. p. 3.
46. "'Rat Patrol' star dies at age 52". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. United Press International. November 30, 1983. p. A7.
47. "Actor succumbs to heart attack". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. November 30, 1983. p. 50.
48. "TV actor Christopher George dies of heart attack at age 54". Austin American-Statesman. Associated Press. November 30, 1983. p. A12.
49. "George Headley (CricketArchive profile)". CricketArchive. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
50. Westindian Digest. Hansib Pub. 1984. p. 45.
51. "Richard Llewellyn Dies". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. December 2, 1983. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
52. "1953 Hornell Dodgers Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
53. Slater, Lydia (March 19, 2004). "The One and Only". Evening Standard. London, UK. pp. 29, 30. Retrieved August 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

Sources

• Le Mesurier, Joan (1988). Lady Don't Fall Backwards: A memoir dedicated to Tony Hancock and John Le Mesurier. London: Sidgwick & Jackson. ISBN 978-0-283-99664-1.
• McCann, Graham (2010). Do You Think That's Wise? The life of John Le Mesurier. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1-84513-583-6.

External links

• List of November 1983 deaths at IMDb