4 Classic Hollywood Stars Who Died on Their Birthday

There's something strangely mystical about dying on your own birthday. Here are four prolific Hollywood stars who sadly passed away on their birth date. And two of them were born and died on the same day! What are the chances?

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Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman (29 Aug 1915 – 29 Aug 1982) was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She starred in a variety of European and American films, and won three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award and the Tony Award for Best Actress. She is best remembered for her roles as Ilsa Lund in 'Casablanca' (1942), and as Alicia Huberman in 'Notorious' (1946), an Alfred Hitchcock thriller starring Cary Grant. In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked Bergman as the fourth-greatest female actress of classic American cinema. She was married three times and had four children: Pia Lindström, Roberto Ingmar Rossellini, Isabella Rossellini, and Isotta Ingrid Rossellini. Ingrid Bergman died in London, England of breast cancer on her 67th birthday.

(Bergman is shown here in a publicity still with Paul Henreid and Humphrey Bogart in 'Casablanca', 1942.)

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Otto Kruger

Otto Kruger (6 Sep 1885 – 6 Sep 1974) born in Toledo, Ohio was a prolific actor, who appeared in dozens of films between 1915 and 1964. Originally a Broadway matinee idol, Kruger established a niche as a charming villain in films, such as in Hitchcock's 'Saboteur' (1942). One of his best known roles was in the Douglas Sirk film 'Magnificent Obsession' (1954). Kruger also appeared in CBS's 'Perry Mason' and other TV series. He was the grandnephew of South African president Paul Kruger. Otto Kruger died in Los Angeles of a stroke on his 89th birthday.

(Kruger is shown in this publicity still with Joan Crawford in 'Chained', 1934.)

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Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor (9 Nov 1887 - 9 Nov 1977) was born in Lakewood, Ohio. Between 1915 and 1962 she appeared in over 250 movies. Her best-known silent appearances were as the visiting stage star in 'Stage Struck' (1925) with Gloria Swanson, as the vamp who plants stolen money on Harry Langdon in 'The Strong Man' (1926), and as Laura LaPlante's wisecracking traveling companion in 'The Cat and the Canary' (1927). Astor worked prolifically at Hal Roach studios with Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang, and Charley Chase. She was also kept busy in Columbia Pictures' short subjects unit. Gertrude Astor died of a stroke on her 90th birthday.

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Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver (9 Nov 1883 - 9 Nov 1942) was born Edna May Nutter in Malden, Massachusetts. During the 1930s, she was one of the better known character actresses in American films, often playing spinsters. While at MGM, David O. Selznick cast her in 'A Tale of Two Cities' (1935), as the prim but acidic Miss Pross, and in 'David Copperfield' (1935) as the eccentric Betsy Trotwood. Oliver received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1939 for her appearance in 'Drums Along the Mohawk'. A comic performance as Laurence Olivier's domineering aunt in 'Pride and Prejudice' (1940), and a scene-stealing role as Merle Oberon's aunt in the lavish 'Lydia' (1941) concluded her film career. Edna May Oliver died of an intestinal disorder on her 59th birthday.

(Oliver is shown in this publicity shot with Frank Morgan in 'Paradise for Three', 1938.)

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