Famous People Who Died in 1987

• Astaire, Fred

  Hollywood's most famous dancer

• Baldwin, James

  Author of Go Tell It On The Mountain

• Fosse, Bob

  The director and choreographer of the Broadway show Chicago

• Gleason, Jackie

  Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners

• Hayworth, Rita

  1940s bombshell who ended sadly with Alzheimer's

• Huston, John

  Director of The Man Who Would Be King

• Kaye, Danny

  Song-and-dance star of The Court Jester

• Liberace

  The glitzy and popular pianist of the 1950s

• Luce, Clare Boothe

  Socialite, playwright, ambassador and wife of publisher Henry Luce

• Marvin, Lee

  Rugged star of The Dirty Dozen

• Sete, Bola

  1960s Brazilian jazzman

• Warhol, Andy

  The pop artist who painted a Campbell's Soup can

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