Deaths November 2011

Deaths November 2011 November in Memoriam 

The following is a list of notable deaths in 2011.Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death.

November 1

 Gumaa Al-Shawan, 74, Egyptian intelligence agent.
 Cahit Aral, 84, Turkish engineer and politician, Minister of Industry and Commerce (1983–1987).
 Heinz Ludwig Arnold, 71, German journalist.
 Karl Duschek, 64, German graphic designer, after short illness.
 Fanny Edelman, 100, Argentine politician, President of the PCA.
 Viktor Farkas, 66, Austrian journalist and author, heart disease.
 Sam Fink, 95, American calligrapher.
 Richard Gordon, 85, British horror film producer.
 André Hodeir, 90, French author, jazz arranger and composer.
 Chrysanthos Kyprianou, 85, Cypriot author and folklorist.
 Christiane Legrand, 81, French jazz singer.
 Sergio Montiel, 84, Argentine politician, Governor of Entre Ríos (1983–1987; 1999–2003).
 Dorothy Howell Rodham, 92, American homemaker, mother of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
 Gaston Rombauts, 81, Belgian television personality, cancer.
 Eilaine Roth, 82, American baseball player (AAGPBL).
 Héctor Rueda Hernández, 90, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Medellín (1991–1997).
 Seppo Sanaksenaho, 73, Finnish politician, Mayor of Vaasa (1997–2001)
  Katherine Siva Saubel, 91, American Cahuilla tribal leader and activist, one of the last speakers of the Cahuilla language.
 Robert A. Scalapino, 92, American political scientist.
 Kostas Tziantzis, 63, Greek politician.
 Ricardo Watty Urquidi, 73, American-born Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Tepic (since 2008), pancreatic cancer.



November 2

Stan Bergstein, 87, American harness racing executive.
 Sickan Carlsson, 96, Swedish actress and singer.
 Rijk de Gooyer, 85, Dutch actor, pancreatic cancer.
 Ricardo Guzmán Romero, Mexican politician, Mayor of La Piedad, shot.
 Konstantinos Karamoutsos, 70, Greek scholar, history researcher and writer, traffic collision.
 Ilmar Kullam, 89, Estonian Olympic silver medal-winning (1952) basketball player.
 Edward Lenkiewicz, 85, Polish professor.
 Lou Maletta, 74, American media executive, founder of Gay Cable Network, liver cancer.
 Eugene Maslov, 66, Russian billiards coach.
 Yoko Matsuoka McClain, 87, Japanese-born American professor (University of Oregon), granddaughter of Natsume Sōseki, stroke.
 Sid Melton, 94, American character actor (The Golden Girls, Green Acres, The Danny Thomas Show), pneumonia.
 John Opel, 86, American computer businessman, president and CEO of IBM.
 Papa Bue, 81, Danish trombonist and bandleader.
 Boots Plata, 67, Filipino film director, cancer.
 Antonio Molino Rojo, 85, Spanish film actor.
 Nikolay Saksonov, 88, Russian world champion weightlifter, Olympic silver medalist (1952).
 Angelos Skordilis, 52, Greek rock musician.
 Leonard Stone, 87, American actor (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory), cancer.
 Árpád Szűcs, 78, Hungarian painter and art restorer.
 Akihiro Takahashi, 80, Japanese government official.
 Lucy Tejada, 91, Colombian painter.
 Richárd Weninger, 77, Hungarian composer and harpist.

November 3

 Matty Alou, 72, Dominican Republic-born American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals), diabetes.
Günther Bahr, 67, Austrian radio host.
 Rosángela Balbó, 70, Italian actress, lung cancer.
 Tamás Eszes, 47, Hungarian politician and paramilitary leader, suicide.
 Bob Forsch, 61, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), aneurysm.
 H. G. Francis, 75, German science fiction author.
 Árpád Kisgyörgy, 80, Hungarian neurosurgeon.
 Peeter Kreitzberg, 62, Estonian politician, Minister of Culture and Education (1995).
 Justo Oscar Laguna, 82, Argentinian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Morón (1980–2004).
 Ivar Nørgaard, 89, Danish politician, negotiated Denmark's entry to the European Community.  (Danish)
 Morris Philipson, 85, American book publisher and novelist.
 Sir Timothy Raison, 82, British politician, Member of Parliament for Aylesbury (1970–1992).
 Bruno Rubeo, 65, Italian production designer (Platoon, Driving Miss Daisy).
 Cory Smoot, 34, American heavy metal guitarist (Gwar).
 Ana Štefok, 72, Croatian pop singer, heart attack.
 Ottokar Uhl, 80, Austrian architect, after long illness.
 Károly Vissy, 77, Hungarian meteorologist.
 John Young, 80, Scottish politician, MSP for West of Scotland (1999–2003).

November 4

Alfonso Cano, 63, Colombian guerrilla leader (FARC), shot.
 Emmanuel de Bethune, 82, Belgian politician, Mayor of Kortrijk (1987–1989, 1995–2000), after long illness.
 Arnold Green, 91, Estonian politician, President of the Estonian Olympic Committee (1989–1997).
 John Randolph Hearst, Jr., 77, American business executive (Hearst Corporation).
 Hans-Joachim Kleine, 79, German businessman, after long illness.
 Sasa Kritsi, 57, Greek actress and translator, cancer.
 Annabelle Lyon, 95, American ballet dancer.
 Albert Vanden Meersschaut, 90, Belgian politician, Mayor of Semmerzake (1953–1977).
 Cynthia Myers, 61, American model and actress.
 Nancy Monti Penkala, 93, Croatian socialite.
 Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr., 96, American physicist, Nobel Laureate (1989).
 Andy Rooney, 92, American journalist, 60 Minutes correspondent (1978–2011), surgical complications.
 Theadora Van Runkle, 83, American costume designer.
 Pierre Vinken, 83, Dutch publisher.
 Sarah Watt, 53, Australian film director, cancer.
 Dieudonné Yougbaré, 94, Burkinabé Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Koupéla (1956–1995).
 Tadeusz Walasek, 75, Polish Olympic silver (1960) and bronze (1964) medal-winning boxer.

November 5

Mario Roberto Álvarez, 97, Argentine architect.
 George Ansbro, 96, American radio announcer.
 Luigi Belloli, 88, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of the Anagni-Alatri (1987–1999).
 Les Daniels, 68, American writer.
 Norton Dodge, 84, American economist and art collector.
 Loulou de la Falaise, 63, French fashion muse and designer (Yves Saint-Laurent).
 Hannu Haapalainen, 60, Finnish ice hockey player.
 Bhupen Hazarika, 85, Indian singer.
 Sir Gordon Higginson, British educationalist and engineer.
 Takeo Nishioka, 75, Japanese politician, Minister of Education (1988–1989) and Speaker of the House of Councillors (since 2010), pneumonia.
Henry D. Owen, 91, American diplomat.
 Damaskinos Papandreou, 75, Greek-born Turkish Orthodox hierarch, Metropolitan of Hadrianopolis (since 2003).
 Paul Schulmeister, 69, Austrian journalist.
 Yuvan Shestalov, 74, Russian Mansi language writer.
 Branko Turčić, 76, Croatian journalist and writer.

November 6

 Géza Alföldy, 76, Hungarian historian.
 Gordon Beck, 75, British jazz pianist and composer.
 Isaac Chocrón, 81, Venezuelan playwright.
 Donya Feuer, 77, American dancer and choreographer, chronic ulcerative colitis.
 Margaret Field, 89, American actress (The Man from Planet X, Captive Women), mother of Sally Field, cancer.
 Philip Gould, Baron Gould of Brookwood, 61, British advertising executive and political adviser, cancer.
 Giacomo Gualco, 75, Italian politician, President of Liguria (1990–1992).
 Mel Hancock, 82, American politician, U.S. Representative from Missouri (1989–1997).
 Hickstead, 15, Dutch-born Canadian show jumping horse, Olympic champion (2008), ruptured aorta.
 Joe Holck, 85, American martial artist, Danzan-ryū professor, co-founder of Kajukenbo.
 Hal Kanter, 92, American screenwriter, director and producer (Julia), complications from pneumonia.
 Peretz Kidron, 78, Israeli writer, journalist and translator.
 Mito Loeffler, 50, French gypsy jazz guitarist.
 Jim McNeill, 32, American freestyle motocross rider, crash during practice.
 Carl Nyrén, 93, Swedish architect.
 Allan Peachey, 62, New Zealand politician, Member of Parliament for Tamaki (2005-2011), cancer.

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