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The following is a list of notable deaths in April 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.

April 1983

1

• John R. Buckmaster, 67, English actor and cabaret singer-songwriter, suicide at the end of 23 years of confinement at the Priory Hospital ^{[1] [2]}

4

• Jacqueline Logan, 80, American actress, screenwriter, and film director, named a WAMPAS Baby Star of 1922. ^{[3] [4]}
• Gloria Swanson, 84, American actress, heart disease ^{[5] [6]}

7

• Gavin Gordon, 82, American actor ^{[7] [8]}
• Kenyon Hopkins, 71, American film composer and arranger, representative of the jazz music tradition ^{[9] [10] [11]}

11

• Dolores del Río, 78, Mexican actress, one of the most important female figures in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, ^[12] , famed in American cinema for portraying a feminine version of the Latin lover, ^{[13] [14]} liver failure ^[15]

12

• Desmond Bagley, 59, English journalist and novelist, he specialized in writing thrillers and he is credited with setting the genre's conventions ^[16] , complications from a stroke ^[17]

13

• Gloria Marín, 63, Mexican actress, emphysema ^{[18] [19]}

14

• Elisabeth Lutyens, 76, English composer and autobiographer ^{[20] [21] [22]}

15

• Corrie ten Boom, 91, Dutch watchmaker, Christian writer and autobiographer, public speaker, former prisoner in the Ravensbrück concentration camp, ^[23] stroke ^[24]
• Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., 67, Mexican-American actor ^{[25] [26]}
• Ernestine Wade, 76, American actress, portrayed Sapphire Stevens on both the radio and TV versions of The Amos 'n' Andy Show ^{[27] [28] [29]}

17

• Siegfried Müller, 62, German-born soldier and mercenary, he was an officer-candidate in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a commander in the 5 Commando during the Congo Crisis, ^{[30] [31]} stomach cancer ^[32]
• Felix Pappalardi, 43, American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist, he served as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Mountain ^[33] , shot and killed by his own wife, Gail Collins Pappalardi ^{[33] [34] [35] [36]}

21

• Walter Slezak, 80, Austrian actor, suicide by firearm ^[37] while suffering from a series of health problems, including heart and prostate ailments, and a shoulder injury ^{[38] [39] [40]}

22

• Earl Hines, 79, American jazz pianist and bandleader, heart attack ^{[41] [42]}
• Lamberto Maggiorani, 73, Italian actor ^[43]

23

• Anita Blanch, 72, Spanish-born Mexican actress, ^[44] member of the activist group Rosa Mexicano, which requested protection for actresses and their children, and the formation of nurseries for the children of actresses ^{[45] [46]}
• Buster Crabbe, 75, American Olympic swimmer and actor, he portrayed in film adaptations the top three syndicated comic-strip heroes of the 1930s: Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers, heart attack ^{[47] [48]}
• Selena Royle, 78, American actress, cookbook writer, writer and editor for magazines ^{[49] [50]}

25

• Jack Ritchie, 61, American crime fiction writer, primarily a short story writer, he published well over 500 stories during his career, ^[51] heart attack ^{[52] [53]}
• Saloma, 48, Singaporean-Malaysian singer, actress, and fashion icon, liver failure associated with jaundice ^[54]

26

• Shirley Deane, 70, American actress, portrayed Princess Aura in the third Flash Gordon serial, Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe , ^[55] cancer ^[56]
• Bronisław Kaper, 81, Polish film composer, worked in the theater and the film industries of France, Germany, and the United States, co-wrote the jazz standard "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" ^{[57] [58]}
• Vaughn Taylor, 73, American actor, cerebral hemorrhage ^[59]

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• George Balanchine, 79, Georgian-American ballet choreographer, recognized as one of the most influential choreographers of the 20th century, ^[60] co-founder of the New York City Ballet, he remained its artistic director for more than 35 years. ^{[61] [62]}
• Jerry Fujikawa, 71, American actor and veteran of World War II, having taken part in military operations in Italy and France ^{[63] [64]}
• Muddy Waters, 70, American blues singer-songwriter and bandleader, regarded as the founding father of the music genre of Chicago blues, ^{[65] [66]} heart failure and cancer-related complications ^{[67] [68]}

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2. Vickers 1990, p. 300.
3. "Ex-film star dies in Florida". Herald and Review. Illinois, Decatur. April 15, 1983. p. 8. Retrieved June 25, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
4. Liebman, Roy (August 19, 2000). The Wampas Baby Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1922-1934. McFarland. ISBN   9780786407569 – via Google Books.
5. Flint, Peter B. (April 5, 1983). "Gloria Swanson Dies. 20's Film Idol". The New York Times . p. A1. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Gloria Swanson, a symbol of enduring glamour who was perhaps the most glittering goddess of Hollywood's golden youth in the 1920s, died of a heart ailment yesterday in New York Hospital. The actress entered the hospital two weeks ago after suffering what friends said was a mild heart attack...
6. "Gloria Swanson Dies". Herald-Journal . Associated Press. April 5, 1983. Retrieved October 10, 2012. Gloria Swanson, the quintessential glamour girl who reigned in Hollywood's golden age died in her sleep at New York Hospital early Monday. ...
7. Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland. p. 287. ISBN   978-1-4766-2599-7.
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12. Zolov (2015), p.  260.
13. Hall (2013), p.  2.
14. Hall (2013), p.  15.
15. Javier García Java (April 11, 2018). "Hoy se cumplen 35 años del fallecimiento de la actriz Dolores del Río". El Sol de México (in Spanish). Retrieved May 14, 2018.
16. "CIS: Rediscovering the crime novels of Desmond Bagley » CRIME FICTION LOVER". crimefictionlover.com. September 16, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
17. "Desmond Bagley, 59, Is Dead; Adventure and Thriller Writer". The New York Times. April 15, 1983. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
18. "Biografía de Gloria Marín" [Gloria Marín Biography] (in Spanish). May 15, 2003. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
19. "Gloria Marín, la actriz que "mató" de amor a Jorge Negrete" [Gloria Marín, the actress which 'killed' Jorge Negrete with love] (in Spanish). InfoBae. April 19, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
20. Blume, Mary (November 5, 1999). A French Affair: The Paris Beat, 1965-1998. Simon and Schuster. p. 179. ISBN   9781439136386 . Retrieved July 27, 2020– via Google Books.
21. "Miss Elisabeth Lutyens", The Times, 15 April 1983, p. 12
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24. Siino, Denise Marie (January 28, 1996). "At Peace". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
25. "Rodolfo Hoyos". Daily News . New York, New York. April 18, 1983. p. 24. Retrieved November 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
26. "Rodolfo Hoyos, 67, Dodger Announcer". Newsday . New York, New York. April 19, 1983. p. 29. Retrieved November 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
27. "2008 Living History Tour". West Adams Heritage. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
28. Bogle, Donald. Primetime Blues: African Americans on Network Television, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001. ISBN   0-374-52718-0
29. MacDonald, J. Fred. "Blacks and White TV, African Americans in Television Since 1948". jfredmacdonald.com. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
30. Bunnenberg, C. (2006): Der "Kongo-Müller": Eine deutsche Söldnerkarriere. Münster: Lit Verlag.
31. "Congo Muller: A Nazi and an African mercenary with a Devil's Smile". Pictolic - Picture news. January 30, 2025. Archived from the original on May 29, 2025. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
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34. Black, Johnny (April 17, 2021). "Drugs, guns, and the tragic death of Mountain's Felix Pappalardi". Loudersound.com. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
35. "Record Producer Slain. Police Charge His Wife". The New York Times . April 18, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2009. Mr. Pappalardi, who was 41 years old, had been shot once in the neck and was pronounced dead when the police arrived at the couple's apartment, at 30 Waterside Plaza on the East Side, according to authorities.
36. "New York Post article, by Mike Pearl and Peter Fearon, 9/15/83, posted at pappalardi.com". Archived from the original on August 5, 2002.
37. "Turner Classic Movies: Biography for Walter Slezak". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
38. Jones, Jack. "Actor Walter Slezak Shoots Self to Death at New York Home". Los Angeles Times. 23 April 1983. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
39. "WALTER SLEZAK, ACTOR, IS A SUICIDE AT 80 ON L.I." The New York Times. April 23, 1983.
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41. Rodríguez, José (December 8, 2009). "Campus Musicians Receive Gift from Pianist Earl Hines' Estate". No. UC Berkeley News.
42. Doerschuk 2001 , p. 28
43. AP (April 24, 1983). "Lamberto Maggiorani Dead; Starred in 'The Bicycle Thief'". The New York Times. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
44. "La niña prodigio Shirley Temple nació hace 82 años" (in Spanish). Cine Forever. April 23, 2010. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
45. Gutiérrez Segura, Eduardo (February 26, 2013). "Carmen Montejo pidió un beso, un abrazo de su familia y se fue" (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: La Crónica. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
46. Noé Murillo, Miguel (January–March 2015). "Tan solo ocho mujeres entre 107 hombres" (PDF). Revista AAPA (in Spanish). 1. Mexico City, Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: 51–63. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
47. "Buster Crabbe profile". The Philadelphia Inquirer . April 24, 1983. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
48. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Buster Crabbe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
49. "Actress-Author Shows Herself Skilled Bandage-Maker, Too". The Salt Lake Tribune . March 18, 1944 – via Newspapers.com.
50. "Actress Selena Royle Dies in Mexico at 78". Santa Cruz Sentinel . Associated Press. May 6, 1983 – via Newspapers.com.
51. "2004 Notable Wisconsin Authors". Wisconsin Library Association. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
52. "Mystery writer Jack Ritchie dies". The Milwaukee Journal. April 25, 1983.
53. "John G. Reitci". The New York Times. April 26, 1983. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
54. "Saloma meninggal: Ramai yang terkejut". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
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56. "Actress Deane dies of cancer at 70". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 29, 1983. p. 30. Retrieved July 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
57. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1343. ISBN   0-85112-939-0.
58. "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
59. "Television and film actor Vaughn Taylor dies at 73". The Courier-Journal. Kentucky, Louisville. Associated Press. May 7, 1983. p. 8. Retrieved October 25, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
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61. Joseph Horowitz (2008). Artists in Exile: How Refugees from 20th-century War and Revolution Transformed the American Performing Arts. Archived May 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine HarperCollins. ISBN   0-06-074846-X
62. Jane Philbin Wood (November 1998). "Memories of Ballet Society and choreographer George Balanchine". Dance Magazine . Archived from the original on December 24, 2005. Retrieved June 5, 2008.
63. Iwai, Warren (September 1996). "Charlie Chapter News" (PDF). Puka-Puka Parade. 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans Club. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
64. Gates-Fujikawa, Cynthia (February 11, 2013). "Cindy Fuj's Vaudeville Family #5: Marion 'Skeeter' Gates and Jerry Fujikawa". Travalanche. Trav S.D. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
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66. Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied (DVD). Winstar Communications. 2003.
67. Palmer, Robert (May 1, 1983). "Muddy Waters, Blues Performer, Dies". The New York Times . Retrieved December 4, 2017.
68. Ward, Clifford (April 15, 2015). "Late bluesman Muddy Waters at center of legal dispute in DuPage". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 25, 2018.

Sources

• Bunnenberg, Christian (2007). Der "Kongo-Müller" : eine deutsche Söldnerkarriere. Berlin: Lit. ISBN   9783825899004.
• Doerschuk, Robert L. (2001), 88: The Giants of Jazz Piano , San Francisco: Backbeat Books, ISBN   0-87930-656-4 .
• Hall, Linda (2013). Dolores del Río: Beauty in Light and Shade (1st ed.). Redwood City, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN   978-0-8047-8621-8.
• Morley, Sheridan (1979). Gladys Cooper : A Biography (hardcover). London: Heinemann. ISBN   978-0-434-47896-5.
• Vickers, Hugo (1990) [First published 1988]. Vivien Leigh (softcover). London: Pan Macmillan. ISBN   978-0-330-31166-3.
• Zolov, Eric (2015). Iconic Mexico: An Encyclopedia from Acapulco to Zócalo. New York: ABC-CLIO. ISBN   978-1-61069-044-7 . Retrieved March 28, 2016.

External links

• List of April 1983 deaths at IMDb