- Nov 1 Lajos Asztalos, International Chess Master (1950), dies at 67
- Nov 1 Pietro Badoglio, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (1943-44) and Italian General (1922-43), dies at 85
- Nov 2 Jacob Weinberg, Russian-born Jewish composer, dies at 77
- Nov 2 Leo Baeck, President of World Union for Progressive Judaism, dies at 83
- Nov 5 Art Tatum [Arthur Tatum Jr], American jazz pianist and composer, dies from complications of uremia at 47
- Nov 7 Una Mae Carlisle, US pianist/singer, dies at 40
- Nov 9 Aino Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales), dies at 78
Harry Ford Sinclair
Nov 10 Harry Ford Sinclair, founder of Sinclair Oil, dies at 80
Harry Ford Sinclair
- Nov 11 Victor Young, orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 56
- Nov 19 Francis L Sullivan, British actor (Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, Missing Rembrandt), dies from a lung ailment at 53
- Nov 22 Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French criminal attorney, dies at 77
- Nov 22 Theodore Kosloff, Russian-born actor, ballet dancer and choreographer, dies at 74
- Nov 23 Jeanne Cappe, Belgian author (Tres Grand Cardinal), dies at about 61
- Nov 24 Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor, dies at 36
- Nov 26 Tommy Dorsey, big bandleader, dies at 51