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The following is a list of notable deaths in December 1982.

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.

December 1982

2

• David Blue, 41, American folk music singer-songwriter and actor, ^{[1] [2]} heart attack while jogging ^{[1] [3]}
• Marty Feldman, 48, British actor, comedian and writer, heart attack ^{[4] [5]}

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• Will Lee, 74, American actor, played the character Mr. Hooper on the educational children's television series Sesame Street , ^[6] heart attack ^[7]
• Sam Theard, 78, American singer, songwriter, actor and comedian, writer of the song You Rascal You (1929), ^[8] complications from a stroke ^[9]

8

• Encarnación Fuyola, 75, Spanish teacher, Communist activist and propagandist ^[10]
• Marty Robbins, 57, American country and western singer and songwriter ^[11] , pioneer of the subgenre outlaw country, ^[12] complications from his third heart attack and a subsequent quadruple coronary artery bypass surgery ^[13]

9

• Joey Forman, 53, American comedian and actor, pulmonary fibrosis ^[14]

10

• Freeman Gosden, 83, American comedian and actor, pioneer in the development of the sitcom genre, co-creator of the radio sitcom Amos 'n' Andy , ^{[15] [16]} congestive heart failure ^{[17] [18]}

11

• Worthington Miner, 82, American film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor ^[19]

16

• Colin Chapman, 54, English design engineer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry, founder of the sports car company Lotus Cars, ^[20] heart attack ^[21]

17

• Homer S. Ferguson, 93, American politician, ambassador, and judge, he served as an United States senator from Michigan from 1943 until 1955 ^{[22] [23]}
• Big Joe Williams, 79, American Delta blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter ^{[24] [25] [26]}

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• Hans-Ulrich Rudel, 66, German ground-attack pilot during World War II, neo-Nazi political activist and arms dealer in the post-war period, leading member of the Neo-Nazi party German Reich Party (Deutsche Reichspartei or DRP), ^[27] stroke ^{[28] [29]}

19

• Frederick Terman, 82, American professor and academic administrator, he spearheaded the creation of the Stanford Research Park in 1951, ^[30] and he is credited as the founding father of the Silicon Valley ^{[31] [32] [33]}

20

• Arthur Rubinstein, 95, Polish pianist, ^[34] died in his sleep ^[35]

21

• Charles Hapgood, 78, American college professor and writer ^[36] , promoted the cataclysmic pole shift hypothesis ^{[37] [38] [39]}

23

• Gino Corrado, 89, Italian character actor and restaurateur, ^{[40] [41]} he played Aramis in The Iron Mask (1929) ^[42]
• Jack Webb, 62, American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter, creator of the media franchise Dragnet and founder of the production company Mark VII Limited, ^{[43] [44]} heart attack. ^{[45] [46] [47]}

24

• Louis Aragon, 85, French poet, novelist, and editor ^[48] , among the leading figures of the surrealist movement in France ^{[49] [50] [51]}

25

• Helen Foster, 76, American actress, named a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1929 ^[52]

27

• Jack Swigert, 51, American NASA astronaut, test pilot, mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, United States Air Force pilot, and politician, command module pilot of Apollo 13, one of the 24 astronauts who flew to the Moon, ^{[53] [54]} respiratory failure ^{[55] [56] [57]}

28

• Louise Stanley, 67, American actress, cancer ^[58]

29

• Sol C. Siegel, 79, American film producer, head of studio operations and vice president in charge of production in the film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1958 ^{[59] [60]} until 1962, ^{[61] [62]} heart attack ^[63]

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• Giuseppe Aquari, 66, Italian cinematographer, died shortly before undergoing a major surgery intended to deal with his health problems ^[64]

31

• John Collins, 77, English Anglican priest and political activist ^[65] , founder of the inter-church movement Christian Action, ^{[66] [67]} anti-apartheid activist ^[68]

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2. "David Blue". Folk.uio.no. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
3. "David Blue, Singer-Actor, 41, Was Part of 60's Folk Revival" The New York Times December 7, 1982.
4. Lawson, Carol (December 4, 1982). "Marty Feldman, Film Comic, Victim Of Heart Attack At 48". The New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2021. Marty Feldman, the wild-eyed British comedian [...] died Thursday in his hotel room in Mexico City.
5. "Marty Feldman buried at upbeat services". UPI Archives.
6. Gikow, p. 68
7. "WILL LEE, 74, WAS MR. HOOPER ON TELEVISION 'SESAME STREET'". New York Times. December 9, 1982.
8. Abrams, Steve and Settlemier, Tyrone. "BRUNSWICK Records - 7000 'Race' series 78rpm numerical discography." The Online Discographical Project, accessed December 26, 2015
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10. Fuyola Miret, Encarnación, Parque de la Memoria.
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    • "Marty Robbins Biography". A&E Television Networks, LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
    • "About Marty Robbins". Country Music Television, Inc., a division of Viacom International Inc. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
12. Fraser, Max (2018). "Down in the Hole: Outlaw Country and Outlaw Culture" . Southern Cultures. 24 (3): 83–100. doi:10.1353/scu.2018.0034. ISSN   1534-1488. S2CID   149612754.
13. Pareles, Jon (December 10, 1982). "Marty Robbins, Singer, 57; Won a Grammy for 'El Paso'". New York Times. New York, NY. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
14. "Comic Joey Forman dies in L.A. at 53" . Los Angeles Times . December 10, 1982. p. 11, Section IV. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
15. Hilmes, Michelle, ed. (1997). Radio Voices: American Broadcasting, 1922–1952. University of Minnesota Press. p. 384. ISBN   0816626219 . Retrieved September 28, 2010.
16. Dunning, John (1998). "Amos 'n' Andy". On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 31–36. ISBN   978-0-19-507678-3 . Retrieved July 25, 2019.
17. Treaster, Joseph B. (December 11, 1982). "Freeman F. Gosden is Dead at 83. Amos in Radio's 'Amos 'n Andy'". New York Times . Retrieved May 24, 2008.
18. "Radio's Famous 'Amos' Dead at 83". Gadsen Times. December 11, 1982. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
19. Fraser, C. Gerald (December 13, 1982). "Worthington Miner, Producer in the Early Days of TV, Dies". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015.
20. Gérard ('Jabby') Crombac, Colin Chapman: The Man and His Cars (Patrick Stephens, Wellingborough, 1986) ISBN   1-85960-844-2 Page 15
21. Schuon, Marshall (December 17, 1982). "COLIN CHAPMAN ,54, A DESIGNER OF RACING CARS, DIES IN ENGLAND". New York Times . Retrieved November 24, 2024.
22. The Election Case of Frank E. Hook v. Homer Ferguson of Michigan (1949). United States Senate. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
23. "Ex-Sen. Homer Ferguson Dies". The Washington Post. December 19, 1982. p. B6. ProQuest   147336917.
24. Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music. Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 181. ISBN   1-904041-96-5.
25. Doc Rock. "The 1980s". The Dead Rock Stars Club. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
26. "Big Joe Williams". Thebluestrail.com. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
27. Hamilton 1996, p. 426.
28. Der Spiegel Volume 52/1982. sfn error: no target: CITEREFDer_Spiegel_Volume_52/1982 (help)
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30. Sandelin, John, The Story of the Stanford Industrial/Research Park, 2004 Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
31. Palo Alto History Project Archived 2010-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
32. Chodorow, Marvin (September 1983). "Obituary: Frederick E. Terman". Physics Today. 36 (9): 90–91. doi:10.1063/1.2915869.
33. "Biography revisits Fred Terman's roles in engineering, Stanford, Silicon Valley". Stanford. November 3, 2004. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
34. "Artur Rubinstein", Encyclopædia Britannica
35. "Arthur Rubinstein Dies in Geneva at 95". The New York Times. November 21, 1982. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
36. "Charles H. Hapgood Papers". Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library: Yale University Library. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
37. Charles H. Hapgood (1958). Earth's Shifting Crust: A Key to Some Basic Problems of Earth Science, introduction by Einstein. Pantheon Books. ISBN   9780598592422. OCLC   150491536. Alt URL
38. Martinez-Frias, Jesus; Hochberg, David; Rull, Fernando (December 13, 2005). "Contributions of Albert Einstein to Earth Sciences: A review in Commemoration of the World Year of Physics". Naturwissenschaften . 93 (2): 66–71. arXiv: physics/0512114 . Bibcode:2006NW.....93...66M. doi:10.1007/s00114-005-0076-8. PMID   16453104. S2CID   23733012.
39. Olsen, Brad. 'Modern Esoteric: Beyond Our Senses', San Francisco, CCC Publishing, 2014). ISBN   1888729503.
40. "Obituaries." Variety (Archive: 1905–2000); Los Angeles. Vol. 309, Iss. 10,  (5 January 1983): 78–79.
41. "Aramis Changes Roles". Valley Times. November 4, 1960. p. 19. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
42. "Aramis (pt. 2)". Valley Times. November 4, 1960. p. 25. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
43. Jones, Robert A. (March 20, 1991). "Jack Webb Doesn't Live Here Anymore" . Los Angeles Times .
44. Thornburg, Barbara (February 6, 2010). "Former Palm Springs home of 'Dragnet' star Jack Webb" . Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
45. Prial, Frank J. (December 24, 1982). "Jack Webb, Laconic Sgt. Friday On TV 'Dragnet' Series, Is Dead". The New York Times .
46. "Police pay tribute to Webb". The Bradenton Herald . Bradenton, Florida. AP. December 31, 1982. p. 2. Retrieved April 3, 2022– via newspapers.com. the department's first official memorial tribute for a civilian
47. Siegel, Lee (December 24, 1982). "Actor Jack Webb is dead at 62". Poughkeepsie Journal . AP. p. 5. Retrieved April 3, 2022– via newspapers.com.
48. Gale Cengage (2002). Modern French Poets. Gale Group. p. 32. ISBN   978-0-7876-5252-4.
49. Martin Travers (2001). European Literature from Romanticism to Postmodernism: A Reader in Aesthetic Practice. A&C Black. pp. 176–. ISBN   978-0-8264-4748-7.
50. "Louis Aragon | French author". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
51. "Louis Aragon". Oxford Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
52. Liebman, Roy (2000). The Wampas Baby Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1922-1934. McFarland. p. 85. ISBN   0-7864-0756-5.
53. Eicher, Diane (December 19, 1982). "Ex-astronaut's challenge". Beaver County Times. p. B2 – via Google News.
54. Treaster, Joseph B. (December 29, 1982). "Jack Swigert, astronaut elected to Congress, dies". The New York Times. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
55. Chaikin 1998, p. 606.
56. "Jack Swigert loses fight against cancer". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. December 28, 1982. p. 4D – via Google News.
57. "Ex-Astronaut, Newly Elected to House, Dies". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. December 29, 1982. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
58. Rainey, Buck (2005). Serial Film Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1912-1956. McFarland. p. 693. ISBN   978-0-7864-2010-0.
59. "Sol C. Siegel Chosen to Head MGM Studio" Los Angeles Times 23 Apr 1958: 5.
60. "Siegel Made Loew's V-P" Los Angeles Times 22 May 1958: C9.
61. MGM Undergoes Change of Guard: Weitmain Replaces Sol Siegel; Sullivan, Crawford to Spain Hopper, Hedda. Los Angeles Times 06 Jan 1962: A6.
62. Vagg, Stephen (July 1, 2025). "Forgotten Film Moguls: Bob Weitman and Bob O'Brien". Filmink. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
63. "SOL C. SIEGEL DEAD; HEADED PRODUCTION OF FILMS AT M-G-M". The New York Times . December 31, 1982.
64. Mario Bernardo. Aic, 40° Anniversario. Associazione Italiana Autori della Fotografia Cinematografica, 1990. pp. 86-89.
65. Beeson 2008.
66. "Discovery". The National Archives (UK). Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
67. "CalmView: Overview". archives.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
68. Cricket and society in South Africa, 1910-1971 : from union to isolation. Murray, Bruce K., Parry, Richard, 1956–, Winch, Jonty. Cham, Switzerland. September 2018. ISBN   978-3-319-93608-6. OCLC   1050448400.

Sources

• Beeson, Trevor (October 4, 2008). "Collins, (Lewis) John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30954.(Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
• Chaikin, Andrew (1998). A Man on the Moon . Penguin Books Ltd. ISBN   978-0-14-024146-4.
• Gérard ('Jabby') Crombac, Colin Chapman: The Man and His Cars (Patrick Stephens, Wellingborough, 1986) ISBN   1-85960-844-2
• Gikow, Louise A. (2009). Sesame Street: A Celebration— Forty Years of Life on the Street. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. ISBN   978-1-57912-638-4.
• Hamilton, Charles (1996). Leaders & Personalities of the Third Reich, Vol. 2. R. James Bender Publishing. ISBN   978-0-912138-66-4.
• "Fuyola Miret, Encarnación". Parque de la Memoria. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.

External links

• List of December 1982 deaths at IMDb