Famous People Who Died in 1997

• Bronner, Emanuel

  Creator of Dr. Bronner's soap products

• Burroughs, William S.

  The author of Naked Lunch

• Cousteau, Jacques-Yves

  Underwater explorer and filmmaker

• Denver, John

  Folk-pop singer of "Rocky Mountain High"

• Diana, Princess of Wales

  The "People's Princess" and ex-wife of Britain's Prince Charles

• Dixon, Jeane

  Popular astrologer and psychic

• Farley, Chris

  Star of TV's Saturday Night Live

• Fuller, Samuel

  The director of Pickup on South Street and The Naked Kiss

• Ginsberg, Allen

  The Beat-era poet who wrote Howl

• Kamakawiwo'ole, Israel

  Super-sized Hawaiian singer of "Over the Rainbow"

• Kennedy, Michael

  The Kennedy who died while skiing

• Levertov, Denise

  The politically-active poet who wrote With Eyes at the Back of our Heads

• Lichtenstein, Roy

   The Pop Art master who did the comic-style Whaam!

• Mitchum, Robert

  The wicked preacher in The Night of the Hunter

• Mother Teresa

  The humanitarian nun of Calcutta who was made a saint in 2016

• Robbins, Harold

  The author of The Betsy

• Stewart, Jimmy

  The lanky, aw-shucks star of It's A Wonderful Life

• Versace, Gianni

  The superstar Italian fashion designer who was killed in Miami Beach

• Xioping, Deng

  Leader of China, 1978-89

• Young, Coleman

  Mayor of Detroit, 1974-1993

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