Obituary in 1950: Famous Faces We Lost in 1950

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  • Опубліковано 8 кві 2024
  • In 1950, some of the most famous faces in the world died. This video takes a look at some of the people who passed away in 1950 and why they were so famous. This list includes people like George Orwell, George Bernard Shaw, Sri Aurobindo, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Walter Huston and many more.
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  • @johnathanryan2117
    @johnathanryan2117 3 місяці тому +17

    Amazing to think that there are several folk in there that are still household names, almost three quarters of a century after their deaths. Lovely stuff.

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  3 місяці тому +5

      Legends never die, they just become household names!

    • @SilentPartner79
      @SilentPartner79 2 місяці тому +2

      George Orwell would puke if he saw what was happening today.

    • @user-jh9le1mf8j
      @user-jh9le1mf8j 2 місяці тому

      ​❤❤❤❤❤q❤❤❤❤qq❤

  • @cynthiacarter532
    @cynthiacarter532 3 місяці тому +5

    The year before I was born. I think I'll read 1984 again, read it in high school in the mid 60's. He was younger than our son.

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  3 місяці тому +1

      Orwell's vision of the future might be closer than we think!

  • @gonebut_nf
    @gonebut_nf 3 місяці тому +4

    It shows how little time people have in this world

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  3 місяці тому +1

      Time is indeed a precious commodity!

  • @user-sp6jk3zz5b
    @user-sp6jk3zz5b 2 місяці тому +2

    Wow 😮 George Bernard Shaw ,Edgar Rice Burrows,George Orwell. We lost literary greats in 1950

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  2 місяці тому

      It's incredible to think about the impact these literary giants had on the world of literature.

  • @wendynicklin7693
    @wendynicklin7693 3 місяці тому +5

    1984 was my first real adult book 📚 loved it

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  3 місяці тому +3

      Awesome choice for your first adult book! 1984 is a classic that really makes you think.

    • @nate61
      @nate61 3 місяці тому +1

      Some of what happened in that book 1984 is happening to this day years later

  • @vernwallen4246
    @vernwallen4246 2 місяці тому +1

    Great presentation.

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  2 місяці тому

      Glad you liked it!

  • @garysmith8276
    @garysmith8276 2 місяці тому

    Old enough to remember a lot of these

  • @lagogerundo53
    @lagogerundo53 3 місяці тому +2

    Cesare Pavese, writer, poet, a very sensitive person, but also so very unlucky in love

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  3 місяці тому +2

      It's true, Cesare Pavese's personal life was quite tumultuous.

  • @markhayward7400
    @markhayward7400 3 місяці тому +5

    Alan Hale should really be referred to as Alan Hale Snr to distinguish him from his son, Alan Hale Jnr, who was also a noted character actor, especially in TV roles (Gilligan's Island, Casey Jones)

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  3 місяці тому +3

      Alan Hale Sr. and Alan Hale Jr. - sounds like a classic case of like father, like son in the world of acting!

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  3 місяці тому +2

      Thanks for bringing that up! It's always good to clarify these distinctions for a better understanding.

    • @markhayward7400
      @markhayward7400 3 місяці тому +1

      @@funeralfy My pleasure. Thank you for your comments.

  • @kevinbutler1955NYC
    @kevinbutler1955NYC 2 місяці тому +1

    George Bernard Shaw wrote the plays"Major Barbara" and "Pygmailion"(Which was later produced as a movie in 1938 by Gabe Pascal and later became the basis for the stage and screen musical"My Fair Lady")he also met the performer..who would play"Prof.Henry Higgins"in "My Fair Lady"..Sir Rex Harrison..during the filming of the screen version of Shaw's play"Major Barbara"..which also featured the performer..who played"Ms.Eliza Doolittle"in the movie version of"Pygmailion"..Dame Wendy Hiller.."Believe it Or Else?".

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  2 місяці тому +1

      Thank you for sharing this interesting tidbit about the intersections between these legendary plays and movies. Such a rich history!

    • @Hope0702
      @Hope0702 2 місяці тому

      Milada Horàkovà loved her country and committed her life to the underground. Memory eternal 🙏🏻

  • @momonch
    @momonch 2 місяці тому

    Whats the name of the song playing? thanks

  • @billhuffman4327
    @billhuffman4327 2 місяці тому +2

    The year I was born..74yrs ago and the WEATHER has NEVER CHANGED. Ask someone older if you don't believe me?

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  2 місяці тому +1

      Sounds like the weather found its perfect groove 74 years ago and decided, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

    • @daveschmarder-1950
      @daveschmarder-1950 2 місяці тому

      My birth year too. I was coming in and they were on their way out.

  • @tracyhardyjohnson1315
    @tracyhardyjohnson1315 3 місяці тому +2

    A few of these folks were younger than my grandparents, but not many.

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  3 місяці тому

      😍 Congratulation

    • @scottknode898
      @scottknode898 3 місяці тому

      A lot of people then smoked heavily, drank and living into 50s or 60s then was considered more full life compared to now where people are living well into 80s and 90s or so. I have one grandfather left who is 90 years old but is currently in hospice.

  • @jamiej14544
    @jamiej14544 2 місяці тому

    1950 was the year I was born. Most of these people were younger than me when they died. Heart attack was the most common cause.

  • @channelsample230
    @channelsample230 3 місяці тому +2

    *R.I.P*

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  3 місяці тому

      Thank you for your sympathy.

  • @garyfaught3769
    @garyfaught3769 2 місяці тому

    In 1952, two years after the great Grover Cleveland Alexander passed, he was portrated in the movie "The Winning Team" by none other than Ronald Reagan. Great movir for its time

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  2 місяці тому

      That's a fascinating piece of history! Thanks for sharing.

  • @stude2896
    @stude2896 Місяць тому

    You missed Clara Bryant Ford

  • @hoss6048
    @hoss6048 2 місяці тому +1

    My Grandfather I never met..9-11-1950

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  2 місяці тому

      That's a cool piece of family history, thanks for sharing!

  • @Juliaflo
    @Juliaflo 3 місяці тому +1

    Before I was born.

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  3 місяці тому

      It's always fascinating to think about the time before we entered this world.

  • @gregorycoates9643
    @gregorycoates9643 2 місяці тому

    I was one year old in 1950.

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  2 місяці тому +1

      That's incredible! It must be amazing to have memories from such a historical time.

  • @tedrobinson372
    @tedrobinson372 3 місяці тому +1

    Ramana Maharshi must have been a damn fine Swiss German actor as he played a very convincing Indian Hindu

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  3 місяці тому +2

      Thank you for appreciating the depth of his portrayal!

  • @armeswilli01
    @armeswilli01 3 місяці тому +1

    Ich erinnere mich als wär es gestern gewesen

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  3 місяці тому +2

      Thank you for sharing your memory, it's amazing how certain moments stick with us.

  • @peterblood1486
    @peterblood1486 2 місяці тому

    So many died of heart attacks that would have survived today with bypass or stents...It breaks my heart (I have 12 stents)

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  2 місяці тому +1

      It's truly heartbreaking to think about the lives that could have been saved with today's medical advancements.

  • @ladyjae65
    @ladyjae65 2 місяці тому

    The great Wzlter Huston.....😢

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  2 місяці тому

      Thank you for appreciating the great Walter Huston!

  • @ladyjae65
    @ladyjae65 2 місяці тому

    Walter....typo

  • @b3j8
    @b3j8 2 місяці тому +2

    Henry L. Stimson served successfully under Republican and Democratic leadership. Lets see someone do that, or even desire to do so today.

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  2 місяці тому +1

      It's definitely a rare quality to work effectively across party lines these days.

  • @nobody-hp7fg
    @nobody-hp7fg 2 місяці тому

    Most of them died young from heart attacks.

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  2 місяці тому

      That's a sad reality, but it's important to take care of our health.

  • @kathyrama4570
    @kathyrama4570 3 місяці тому +1

    I was born May 6, 1950, Kentucky Derby Day!!!

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  3 місяці тому

      Wow, a birthday on Kentucky Derby Day? Did you arrive at the hospital in a jockey outfit and riding a toy horse?

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  3 місяці тому

      Born on Kentucky Derby Day? I bet you're a pro at picking winners, both in horses and in life!

    • @kathyrama4570
      @kathyrama4570 3 місяці тому +1

      @@funeralfy not so much, unfortunately. My Dad was listening to the Derby on the radio and my Mom's water broke. She said that event scared him worse than her.

    • @kathyrama4570
      @kathyrama4570 3 місяці тому +1

      @@funeralfy nope, My Dad insisted on seeing me before they cleaned me up, he said all he could tell was I was bald!! It always makes me smile when May 6th falls on Saturday.

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  3 місяці тому

      @@kathyrama4570 Lol

  • @BernardGreenberg
    @BernardGreenberg 3 місяці тому +2

    Yeah, but in 1950 we got Chuck Schumer, Mary Hopkin, Cybill Shepherd, Bill Murray..... and me.

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  3 місяці тому

      Looks like you fit right in with the legends! Who knew you had such famous company back then?

  • @ShawnC.T.
    @ShawnC.T. 2 місяці тому

    Why is/was a 94 year old on a ladder in the first place?🤔

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  2 місяці тому

      Haha, who knows, maybe they were just feeling adventurous!

    • @GordoGambler
      @GordoGambler 2 місяці тому

      Light bulb.

  • @Karenklutz
    @Karenklutz 2 місяці тому

    Two cancers, three unspecified and the rest heart attacks etc. Interesting.

  • @paulbourgeois4491
    @paulbourgeois4491 3 місяці тому +1

    What we will all eventually have to face: Death by some type of terrifying illness or accident

    • @funeralfy
      @funeralfy  2 місяці тому +1

      It's a sobering thought, but it's a reminder to live each day to the fullest.

    • @paulbourgeois4491
      @paulbourgeois4491 2 місяці тому

      @@funeralfy you're right, and btw, you do a great job with these videos! Thanks for that.