Dominique Dunne November 23, 1959 (Santa Monica, CA, USA) November 4, 1982 (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
	Dominique Dunne, 22, actress, sister of actor Griffin Dunne (An American Werewolf in London, After Hours), and daughter of producer/writer Dominick Dunne (The Two Mrs. Grenvilles, An Inconvenient Woman, and A Season in Purgatory); On October 30th, her ex-boyfriend, John David Sweeney, strangled Dunne during an argument. She lapsed into a coma and she died 5 days later.

Julian Beck May 31, 1925 (New York, NY, USA) September 14, 1985 (New York City, NY, USA)
Julian Beck, 60, an actor, a producer, and a director. He was "known for his experimental and improvisatory approach." He was co-founder, with wife Judith Malina, of the influential Living Theater, The Life of the Theater (1972) was one of his publications; Julian died from stomach cancer.

	Will Sampson September 1935 (Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA) June 3, 1987 (Houston, Texas, USA)
	Will Sampson, "6-ft, 7-in. full-blooded Creek Indian actor, painter and rodeo bull rider"; he made his debut in 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as Chief Bromden; he also found the American Indian Registry for the Performing Arts; he died from kidney failure following a successful heart-and-lung transplant.

Heather O'Rourke December 27, 1975 (San Diego, CA, USA) February 1, 1988 (San Diego, CA, USA)
Heather O'Rourke, 12, actress; star of the "Poltergeist" movies; she died during surgery from a congenital intestinal obstruction; O'Rourke also starred in Happy Days, Webster, and Still the Beaver.

Beatrice Straight

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