Ed Wood

American screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author, and film editor.

Born October 10th, 1924 in Poughkeepsie.

Died December 10th, 1978 at 54 years old in Hollywood (acute myocardial infarction).

Marcello Mastroianni

Italian actor (1924–1996).

Born September 28th, 1924 in Fontana Liri.

Died December 19th, 1996 at 72 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer).

Ip Chun

Wing chun practitioner.

Born July 31st, 1924 (age 101 years) in Foshan.

Fess Parker

American actor (1924-2010).

Born August 16th, 1924 in Fort Worth. ^[ref]

Died March 18th, 2010 at 85 years old in Santa Ynez. ^[ref]

Jeremiah Denton

American vietnam war pow and politician (1924-2014).

Born July 15th, 1924 in Mobile.

Died March 28th, 2014 at 89 years old in Virginia Beach (heart failure).

Nipsey Russell

American entertainer (1918–2005).

Born October 13th, 1924 in Atlanta. ^[ref]

Died October 2nd, 2005 at 80 years old in New York City (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Chet Atkins

American guitarist and record producer.

Born June 20th, 1924 in Luttrell. ^[ref]

Died June 30th, 2001 at 77 years old in Nashville (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Henry Mancini

American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist (1924-1994).

Born April 16th, 1924 in Cleveland. ^[ref]

Died June 14th, 1994 at 70 years old in Beverly Hills (pancreatic cancer).

Deke Slayton

Astronaut (1924-1993).

Born March 1st, 1924 in Sparta.

Died June 13th, 1993 at 69 years old in League City (brain cancer).

Russell M. Nelson

Cardiothoracic surgeon and 17th president of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1924–2025).

Born September 9th, 1924 in Salt Lake City.

Died September 27th, 2025 at 101 years old in Salt Lake City. ^[ref]