List of Famous people who died at 79

Joan Banks was an American film, television, stage, and radio actress, who often appeared in dramas with her husband, Frank Lovejoy.

Fritz Feigl was a Jewish Austrian-born chemist. He taught at the University of Brazil.

Irving Ezra Segal (1918–1998) was an American mathematician known for work on theoretical quantum mechanics. He shares credit for what is often referred to as the Segal–Shale–Weil representation. Early in his career Segal became known for his developments in quantum field theory and in functional and harmonic analysis, in particular his innovation of the algebraic axioms known as C*-algebra.

Daniel J. Bloomberg was an Academy Award-winning audio engineer. Bloomberg's first Hollywood credit was in 1934, his last his Oscar-nominated work on John Ford’s The Quiet Man 18 years later. In the intervening time, he worked on several films in the Dick Tracy and Zorro series.

Julie Gregg was an American television, film and stage actress.

Roberto Bianchi Montero was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.

Arnold Cantwell Smith was a Canadian diplomat. He was the first Commonwealth Secretary-General, serving from 1965–1975.

Mel Bourne was an American production designer and art director. He was nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. He was born Melvin B. Bornstein in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Frieda and Max Bornstein.