Deaths in September 1982

The following is a list of notable deaths in September 1982.

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Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

September 1982

2

• Jay Novello, 78, American character actor, he was a regular on the sitcom McHale's Navy, where he portrayed the con artist Mayor Mario Lugatto of Volta Fiore, Italy^[1][2]

13

• Philip Ober, 80, American actor and diplomat, he served as a consular agent to the American consul in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, ^[3]lung cancer^[3]

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• Grace Kelly, 52, American actress, Princess consort of Monaco from 1956 until her death in 1982, ^[4][5]President of the Red Cross of Monaco, ^[6][7]taken off life support by decision of her husband, ^[8]after she was declared brain dead.^[9] Kelly had suffered two cerebral hemorrhages since September 13^[10]

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• Rolfe Sedan, 86, American character actor^[11][12][13]

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• Jimmy Wakely, 68, American actor, songwriter, country music vocalist, and music publisher^[14], he was one of the last singing cowboys, heart failure^[15]

24

• Sarah Churchill, 67, English actress and dancer, known as Baroness Audley as the wife and widow of Thomas Touchet-Jesson, 23rd Baron Audley^[16][17]

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• Mabel Albertson, 81, American actress, she portrayed the neurotic mother Phyllis Stephens in the sitcom Bewitched, ^[18]Alzheimer's disease^[19]
• Larry Breeding, 36, American comic actor, killed in a traffic accident, when his car struck a center divider^[20]