List of Famous people who died in 1984
William Brownlow, 4th Baron Lurgan
Walter Burke
Walter Lawrence Burke was an American character actor, of stage, film, and television of Irish descent. Usually cast as an Irishman or Englishman, his small stature, distinctive voice, and face made him easily recognizable in even the most minor of roles.
George Musgrave Sumner
Ruth Updegraff
Ruperta Sibyl Bromley
Yola d'Avril
Yola d'Avril was a French-American actress, who appeared in numerous productions between 1925 and 1953.
Vice-Admiral Brian Betham Schofield
Chuck Cooper
Charles Henry Cooper was an American professional basketball player. He and two others, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton and Earl Lloyd, became the first African-American players in the NBA in 1950. Cooper was also the first African American to be drafted by a National Basketball Association (NBA) team, as the first pick of the second round by the Boston Celtics. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 9, 2019.