List of Famous people who died in 1997

Robert Wertheimer Frucht was a German-Chilean mathematician; his research specialty was graph theory and the symmetries of graphs.

Mario Gilberto Agustin Martinez Solares was a Mexican director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and actor who is considered one of the most prolific filmmakers in Mexican cinema having directed more than 160 films, most of them written by him during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He is also recognized as the most important comedy director in Mexico.

Volodymyr Sterniuk was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic archbishop and the acting head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) in Ukraine from 1972-91.

Gino Pernice was an Italian stage, television and film actor.

Dorothy Kingsley was an American screenwriter, who worked extensively in film, radio and television.

Elsa De Giorgi was an Italian film actress and writer. She appeared in twenty seven films, including Captain Fracasse (1940).

Jack Wynne May was an English actor.

Jack Purvis was a British film actor. Purvis was a dwarf, and at 4 feet 2 inches (1.27 m) was mainly cast in roles requiring actors of short stature. He appeared in three of director Terry Gilliam's early fantasy films, with significant roles in Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.

William Gear RA RBSA was a Scottish painter, most notable for his abstract compositions.