The following is a list of notable deaths in November 1983.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
November 1983 1 Maurice Woods, 45, American actor, cancer
3 Alfredo Antonini, 82, Italian–American orchestral conductor and composer, worked for the CBS radio and television networks from the 1930s until the early 1970s,The New York Times, July 2, 1948, pg. 24The New York Times, October 5, 1948, pg. 30The New York Times, April 25, 1957, pg. 34The New York Times, February 12, 1960, pg. 22 died during his heart surgery
5 Jean-Marc Reiser, 42, French comics creator and black comedy artist, bone cancer
7 Germaine Tailleferre, 91, French composer, the only female member of the group of composers known as Les Six
8 James Hayden, 29, American actor, heroin overdoseFreedman, Samuel G. (November 9, 1983). Actor Who Played An Addict Dies, Apparently Of Overdose New York Times Betty Nuthall, 72, English tennis player, coronary arrest
13 Aliagha Aghayev, 70, Azerbaijani actorBöyük gülüş ustası Jam Handy, 97, American Olympic breaststroke swimmer, water polo player, film producer, and pioneer in distance education Junior Samples, 57, American comedian, heart attack Louise Tracy, 87, founder of the John Tracy Clinic, a private, non-profit education center for the deaf
15 John Le Mesurier, 71, English actor, recurring haemorrhage, had slipped into a coma shortly before his deathGeneral Register Office, England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes, volume 16, p. 1890.
19 Peter Coffield, 38, American actor, AIDS-related illness Tom Evans, 36, English bass guitarist, singer, and songwriter, member of the Welsh rock band Badfinger and influential musician in the power pop genre,suicide by hanging Carolyn Leigh, 57, American lyricist, heart attackCarolyn Leigh, Lyricist for Peter Pan, Dies", The New York Times, November 21, 1983, p. D20
20 Richard Loo, 80, American character actor
22 Michael Conrad, 58, American actor, urethral cancer Leonard Wibberley, 68, Irish novelist, satirist, historian, and biographer, heart attackKerr, Peter (25 November 1983). "LEONARD WIBBERLEY, 68, DIES; WROTE 'MOUSE THAT ROARED'". The New York Times.
23 Waheed Murad, 45, Pakistani film actor, producer, and screenwriter, died after chewing a paan leaf containing an unidentified substance; unclear if the cause of death was a heart attack or suicide.. Rise and fall of a silver screen hero. Retrieved on 2008-09-10.Fame and fidelity -DAWN Magazine; 11 March 2007. Daily Dawn. Retrieved on 2008-09-10.
23 Alberto Uribe Sierra, 50, Colombian rancher, businessman, and father of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez, assassination.
27 Jorge Ibargüengoitia, 55, Mexican novelist, playwright, satirist, and short-story writer, one of the victims of the Avianca Flight 011 Ángel Rama, 57, Uruguayan academic and literary critic, one of the victims of the Avianca Flight 011 Rosa Sabater, 54, Spanish pianist, one of the victims of the Avianca Flight 011 Manuel Scorza, 55, Peruvian novelist, poet, and exiled political activist, one of the victims of the Avianca Flight 011planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 1980s Marta Traba, 53, Argentine art critic, museum director, and university teacher, one of the victims of the Avianca Flight 011
28 Christopher George, 52, American actor, heart attack."It was totally unexpected- Actor Christopher George dies at 54". Galveston Daily News. Associated Press. p. 4A. November 30, 1983. George had a known heart disease, and had undergone coronary bypass surgery about five years prior to his death.
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George Headley, 74, Jamaican cricketer, considered one of the best batsmen to play for the West Indies cricket team and one of the greatest cricketers of all time Richard Llewellyn, 77, British novelist, heart attack Michael Witney, 52, American actor, minor league pitcher for the Hornell Dodgers and the Great Falls Electrics,heart attack
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External links List of November 1983 deaths at IMDb