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Events on Sunday 6 September 1959 3
1877 – 1959Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959)English actor, the Santa Claus of Miracle on 34th Street.
1926 – 1959Kay Kendall (1926-1959)Died 6 September 1959, aged 32Kendall was a British actress known for comic roles in films such as Genevieve and Les Girls. She continued acting after being diagnosed with leukemia, reportedly without being told the diagnosis herself. Her death shortly before her 33rd birthday cut short a rapidly rising career.
1959Edmund Gwenn dies in Woodland HillsEdmund Gwenn dies aged 81.