List of Famous people who died at 89

Marcello Ciorciolini was an Italian screenwriter, director, playwright, television and radio author and lyricist.

Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams,, is widely regarded as the "father" of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He was the first military pilot trained in Australia, and went on to command Australian and British fighter units in World War I. A proponent for air power independent of other branches of the armed services, Williams played a leading role in the establishment of the RAAF and became its first Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) in 1922. He served as CAS for thirteen years over three terms, longer than any other officer.

Helen Damico was a scholar of Old English and Old English literature.

Lucile "Lucy" Quarry Mann was an American writer, editor, and explorer who worked for the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. Mann was also the wife of William M. Mann, the director of the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park She traveled around the world with her husband, raised baby animals at home, authored several books, and worked to promote the Smithsonian and the National Zoo. Mann served as an editor for the National Zoo for fifteen years.

Sam Edwards was an American actor. His most famous role on television was as banker Bill Anderson on Little House on the Prairie.

Sidney Henry Cole was a British film and television producer. Earlier in his career he worked as a film editor.

Alberto Zedda was an Italian conductor and musicologist whose specialty was the 19th-century Italian repertoire.

Hermann Hogeback was a German bomber pilot during the Nazi era. He flew more than 100 operational sorties during the Spanish Civil War and 500 during World War II and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Hogeback's last service position was commander of the 6th Bomber Wing.

Serge Nadaud was a Russian-born French stage and film actor. He was born Eugene Rabinowitch to a Jewish family in Bakhmut which was then part of the Russian Empire. Sometime after the Russian Revolution of 1917 his family emigrated to France and settled there. He was a noted voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in France.