- Nov 1 W H van Eemlandt [Haasse], author (Treasure Hunter of Amstel), dies
- Nov 1 Dale Carnegie, American writer (b. 1888)
Cy Young
Nov 4 Cy Young, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Cleveland Spiders, Boston Americans; most wins in MLB history 511), dies of a heart attack at 88
- Nov 5 Maurice Utrillo, French artist (b. 1883)
- Nov 6 Charley Toorop [Annie CP Fernhout-Toorop], Dutch painter, dies at 64
- Nov 6 Cornelis GN de Vooys, translator, dies at 82
- Nov 9 Tom Powers, actor (Station West, Destination Moon), dies at 65
- Nov 11 John Loudon, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1913-18), dies at 87
- Nov 12 Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (b. 1878)
- Nov 12 Tin Ujević, Croatian poet (Žedan kamen na studencu), dies at 64
- Nov 14 Robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59
- Nov 15 Lloyd Bacon, director (Fuller Brush Girl, 42nd Street), dies at 65
- Nov 16 Tomasz Arciszewski, 31st Prime Minister of Poland, 3rd Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile in London (1944-47), dies at 88
- Nov 17 James P. Johnson, American pianist and jazz composer (Charleston), dies at 64
- Nov 22 Guy Ropartz, French composer, dies at 91 (b. 1864)
- Nov 22 Shemp Howard [Samuel Horwitz], American actor and comedian (3 Stooges), dies of a heart attack at 60
Arthur Honegger
Nov 27 Arthur Honegger, Swiss composer (King David; Pacific 231), dies of a heart attack at 63
