Famous people and celebrities who died in March 1985

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in March 1985. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• March 3 Iosif Samuilovič Šklovskij
• March 3 Sarah Gibson Blanding
• March 5 Brenda Ueland

  Brenda Ueland was an American journalist, editor, and teacher who wrote extensively on the craft of writing.

• March 5 Umberto Ilariuzzi
• March 6 Italo de Feo
• March 9 Harry Catterick
• March 10 Konstantin Chernenko

  Konstantin Chernenko was a prominent Soviet political leader who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party and head of state during...

• March 10 Konstantin Ustinovič Černenko
• March 12 Eugene Ormandy

  A Hungarian-American conductor who led the Philadelphia Orchestra for over 40 years.

• March 13 Annette Hanshaw
• March 16 Eddie Shore

  Eddie Shore was a legendary Canadian-American professional ice hockey defenseman who played primarily for the Boston Bruins.

• March 16 Roger Sessions

  American composer, teacher, and advocate of contemporary music.

• March 20 Pierre Marcel Lemoigne
• March 21 Michael Redgrave

  Michael Redgrave was an acclaimed English stage and film actor, director, and writer. Renowned for his performances with the Old Vic and Royal Shakespeare Company, he was also a prominent film star in British cinema from the 1930s through the 1970s. [bio]

• March 22 Spyros Vassiliou

  Greek painter, printmaker, illustrator, and stage designer (b. 1903).

• March 22 Raoul Ubac

  French painter, sculptor, photographer, and engraver (b. 1910)[82].

• March 23 Patricia Harris

  Patricia Harris was a groundbreaking African American politician who served as the first Black woman in the U.S.

• March 23 Peter Charanis

  Greek-american scholar and educator (b. 1908).

• March 23 Richard Beeching

  Baron beeching, english physicist and engineer (b. 1913).

• March 23 Zoot Sims
• March 23 Patricia Roberts Harris
• March 24 George London
• March 28 Marc Chagall

  Renowned painter known for his unique style blending elements of Cubism and Fauvism.

• March 29 Luther Terry

  Renowned American physician who led the groundbreaking 1964 Surgeon General's report that definitively linked smoking to serious health...

• March 29 Janet Watson

  British geologist (b. 1923).

• March 29 Sœur Sourire
• March 30 Harold Peary

  Actor (herb bleondie, willy) dies from a heart attack at 76.