List of Famous people who died at 79

Adolf Lang

First Name Adolf
Last Name Lang
Born on May 4, 1913
Died on January 1, 1993 (aged 79)
Born in Germany, Bavaria
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Gino Leurini

First Name Gino
Last Name Leurini
Born on November 20, 1934
Died on August 12, 2014 (aged 79)
Born in Italy, Lazio

Gino Leurini was an Italian film, stage and television actor.

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Giovanni Roma

First Name Giovanni
Last Name Roma
Born on March 2, 1928
Died on August 9, 2007 (aged 79)
Born in Italy, Veneto

Giovanni Roma was an Italian racing cyclist. He finished in seventh place in the 1953 Giro d'Italia.

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Giò Stajano

First Name Giò
Born on December 11, 1931
Died on July 26, 2011 (aged 79)
Born in Italy, Apulia
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Rolf Illig

First Name Rolf
Last Name Illig
Born on May 30, 1925
Died on February 24, 2005 (aged 79)
Born in Germany
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Billy Curtis

First Name Billy
Last Name Curtis
Born on June 27, 1909
Died on November 9, 1988 (aged 79)

Billy Curtis was an American film and television actor with dwarfism, who had a 50-year career in the entertainment industry.

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Vittorio Metz

First Name Vittorio
Born on July 18, 1904
Died on March 1, 1984 (aged 79)
Born in Italy, Lazio

Vittorio Metz was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 113 films between 1939 and 1977.

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Sidney Franklin

First Name Sidney
Last Name Franklin
Born on March 21, 1893
Died on May 18, 1972 (aged 79)

Sidney Arnold Franklin was an American film director and producer. Franklin, like William C. deMille, specialized in adapting literary works or Broadway stage plays.

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Jean Jadot

First Name Jean
Last Name Jadot
Born on April 2, 1928
Died on November 14, 2007 (aged 79)
Born in Belgium, Wallonia
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Herman Hoffman

First Name Herman
Last Name Hoffman
Born on June 29, 1909
Died on March 26, 1989 (aged 79)
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