List of Famous people who died in 1988

Pierre Nougaro was a French operatic baritone, the father of the singer Claude Nougaro.

René Cardona was a director, actor, producer, screenwriter, and film editor in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

Kingman Brewster Jr. was an American educator, president of Yale University, and diplomat.

José Manuel Joly Braga Santos, ComSE was a Portuguese composer and conductor, who was born and died in Lisbon. He wrote six symphonies.

Mikhail Davydovich Volpin was a Soviet screenwriter. He is known for his professional partnership with Nikolai Erdman, with whom he was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1950.

"T." (Thornton) Hee was an American animator, director, and teacher. He taught character design and caricature. He is always credited as T. Hee.

Edward James "Son" House Jr. was an American delta blues singer and guitarist, noted for his highly emotional style of singing and slide guitar playing.