Fats Waller
Dec 15 Fats Waller [Thomas Wright], American jazz singer and composer (Ain't Misbehavin', Hot Chocolate), dies at 39
Beatrix Potter
Dec 22 Beatrix Potter, English children's writer and illustrator (The Tale of Peter Rabbit,) dies aged 77
- Dec 23 Theo[dorus J] Thijssen, Dutch writer (Kees de Jongen), dies at 64
- Dec 25 Ilona Durigo, Hungarian contralto singer, dies at 62
- Dec 25 Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer, dies at 82
- Dec 29 William Henry Singer, American painter and collector (Singer Museum, Laren), dies at 75
- Dec 30 Hobart Bosworth, American actor (Woman of Affairs, Big Parade), dies at 76