List of Famous people who died at 88

Jean-Claude Romer was a French actor, film critic, and film historian.

Dorothy Adams was an American character actress of stage, film, and television.

Edwin Harvey Blum was an American screenwriter.

James Henderson Douglas Jr. was a lawyer and senior-level official in the United States Government. He was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, serving under both President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin Roosevelt. During the Eisenhower Administration, he served in the United States Department of Defense as Secretary of the Air Force and Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Vimalachatra, was a Princess of Thailand, a member of Thai Royal Family. She was one of the longest-living royal personages in Thailand. She was the direct granddaughter of King Chulalongkorn.

Friederike "Fritzi" Burger was an Austrian figure skater. She was a two-time Olympic silver medalist, a four-time World medalist, the 1930 European champion, and a four-time Austrian national champion (1928–1931).

Gerald Drayson Adams was a former business executive and literary agent when he began writing for films in the 1940s. The Oxford University-educated Adams specialized in action/adventure and western films. His films include Dead Reckoning (1947) starring Humphrey Bogart, The Big Steal (1949), Armored Car Robbery (1950), His Kind of Woman, The Black Sleep (1956), and Kissin' Cousins (1964), starring Elvis Presley, for which he received a WGA award nomination. Adams also wrote for television series, including the pivotal episodes "Hostage" and "Stampede" for Maverick (1957).