List of Famous people who died in 1997

Anita Pichler was an Italian author and translator from South Tyrol who wrote in German. She was the first post-war author to achieve visibility outside that region.

Helene Hanff was an American writer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is best known as the author of the book 84, Charing Cross Road, which became the basis for a stage play, television play, and film of the same name.

Eva Elizabeth "Eve" McVeagh was an American actress of film, television, stage, and radio. Her career spanned 52 years from her first stage role through her last stage appearance. Her roles included leading and supporting parts as well as smaller character roles in which she proved a gifted character actress.

Thelma Carpenter was an American jazz singer and actress, best known as "Miss One", the Good Witch of the North in the movie The Wiz. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Fred and Mary Carpenter, and attended Girls' Commercial High School, where Susan Hayward was a few years ahead.

David Shedd Bradley was an American motion picture director, actor, film collector, and university instructor.

Dick N. Lucas was an American film animator, noteworthy as part of Walt Disney's Animation Department.

Stephen Lucid Robert McNichols was an American politician who served as Colorado's 35th Governor from 1957 to 1963.

William Alland was an American actor, film producer and writer, mainly of Western and science-fiction/monster films, including This Island Earth, It Came From Outer Space, Tarantula!, The Deadly Mantis, The Mole People, The Colossus of New York, The Space Children, and the three Creature from the Black Lagoon films. He worked frequently with director Jack Arnold. Alland is also remembered for his acting role as reporter Thompson, who investigates the meaning of "Rosebud" in Orson Welles's Citizen Kane (1941).

Attilio Redolfi was an Italian-French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1949 Tour de France. Italian by birth, he was naturalized French on 14 January 1949.