Deaths in May 1985

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The following is a list of notable deaths in May 1985.

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

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  1. ARCHIBALD CROSLEY DIES AT 88; HELPED DEVELOP SCIENTIFIC POLLING
  2. Frank Glieber Is Dead; CBS Sports Announcer
  3. Denise Robins obituary
  4. LEONARD M. ROSS, LAW SCHOLAR, DIES
  5. WILLIAM JAY SCHIEFFELIN JR., 94, IMPORTER OF WINES AND SPIRITS
  6. Bridget D'Oyly Carte, Leader Of Gilbert
  7. LARRY CLINTON, BAND LEADER WHO WROTE 'DIPSY DOODLE'
  8. MILTON S. EISENHOWER DIES AT 85: SERVED AS ADVISER TO PRESIDENT
  9. Salesman is slain in Brooklyn
  10. Bill Kunkel, Former Pitcher And Umpire, Is Dead at 48
  11. Sir Donald Bailey, WW II Engineer, Dies (subscription required)
  12. CARTER BROWN, WRITER; BOOKS SOLD IN MILLIONS
  13. Dan McLeod, 71, who served as South… (subscription required)
  14. CHARLES PAYSON, 86; WEALTHY SPORTSMAN AND PHILANTHROPIST
  15. Kirby Higbe Is Dead at 70; Former Pitcher for Dodgers
  16. Francis L. Urry, 77, Dies; Noted for Acting Career
  17. DAWN ADDAMS, 54, ACTRESS IS DEAD
  18. CARLOS MOTA PINTO, 48, JURIST; SERVED AS PORTUGAL'S PREMIER
  19. Halperin
  20. THEODORE STURGION DIES; WRITER OF FANTISIES
  21. Dolph Sweet--Popular Stage, TV Series Actor--Dead at 64 (subscription required)
  22. Frances Mossiker Dies; Author and Historian
  23. EDMOND O'BRIEN, ACTOR, DIES AT 69
  24. CHESTER GOULD, CARTOONIST, DIES AT AT 84
  25. JEAN DUBUFFET, PAINTER AND SCULPTOR, IS DEAD
  26. CORNELIUS ENGERT, DIPLOMAT; WORKED FOR U.S. IN MIDEAST
  27. Josephine Miles Dies; A Poet and Professor
  28. SELMA DIAMOND, 64, IS DEAD; COMEDY WRITER AND ACTRESS
  29. Leatrice Joy, 91, Dies; Actress in Silent Films
  30. Dr. Mildred Scheel obituary (subscription required)
  31. JOHN T. CLANCY, 82, EX-BOROUGH CHIEF
  32. Frank Westmore, 62, A Film Makeup Artist
  33. Jackie Curtis, 38, Performer And Writer for Warhol Films
  34. MARGARET HAMILTON, 82, DIES; PLAYED WICKED WITCH IN 'OZ'
  35. ABE BURROWS, BROADWAY WRITER-DIRECTOR, IS DEAD
  36. Former Cambodian Prime Minister Penn Nouth, who… (subscription required)
  37. Rev. Victor Wierwille, Founder of The Way
  38. CHARLES F. MURPHY, CHICAGO ARCHITECT (subscription required)
  39. Wolfgang Reitherman Dead; An Oscar-Winning Animator
  40. Blues Pianist Lloyd Glenn; Performed With B. B. King (subscription required)
  41. Joseph Darensbourg Dies; Considered Top Clarinetist (subscription required)
  42. ROBERT NATHAN, AUTHOR, 91, DIES
  43. Robert Coe Dies at 83; Former U.S. Diplomat
  44. HAROLD HECHT, FILM PRODUCER AND A BURT LANCASTER PARTNER
  45. SKEETER BEST
  46. Kay Campbell; Veteran Soap Opera Actress
  47. Archie Stark dead at 88
  48. LOREN L. RYDER, AN ENGINEER IN SOUND-RECORDING FOR FILM
  49. HENRY GUERLAC
  50. W.A. 'Tony' Boyle dies