Barbiturates-related deaths

Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million by her death in 1962.

Judy Garland was an American actress, singer, and vaudevillian whose career spanned four decades. She is known for her artistic range and strong contralto voice, working in a variety of genres including musicals, comedies, and dramas. Her career and personal life, marked by both public fascination and private struggle, made her a cultural icon.

American guitarist (1942–1970)

Austrian writer (1881–1942)

American playwright (1911–1983)

Japanese writer (1892–1927)

Italian writer, literary critic, and translator (1908–1950)

Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida (, ; ), was an Italian naturalized French singer and actress. Throughout her international career, Dalida sold more than 140 million records worldwide. Some of her best known songs include "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", and "" featuring spoken word by film star Alain Delon.

American painter of Latvian-Jewish descent (1903–1970)

German filmmaker, playwright and actor (1945-1982)

Jewish-German journalist, satirist and writer (1890–1935)

French actor (1899–1978)

German mathematician (*1868 – †1942)

British actor (1906–1972)

American actress (1938–1979)

British writer (1909–1957)

American actress

American singer, songwriter, pianist (1924-1963)

actress (1932-1971)

American fashion model and actress

American socialite, actress and model (1943-1971)

French silent film actor and director (1883–1925)

Mexican actress, dancer and vedette (1908—1944)

Iranian princess (1970-2001)

British actress (1927-1980)

American activist (1936–1989)

American actress (1919–1948)

German poet and playwright (1890–1940)

American actor (1918-1951)

American writer (1926–1968)

American actor (1901–1970)

Swedish-American actress (1934–1970)

French poet, novelist, playwright, musician, and chess enthusiast (1877-1933)

Belgian nun and musician

Portuguese poet (1894–1930)

British stage and film actress (1933-1975)

American musician (1943-1970)

unidentified woman found dead at Isdalen near Bergen, Norway on 29 November 1970

British Labour Party politician (1891–1947)

American actor (1909–1965)

death of American actress

British actor and comedian (1926–1988)

American actress (1899–1960)

actress (1907-1972)

American rhythm-and-blues singer (1949–1995)

American actress (1934–1972)

American actress (1902–1948)

American journalist, television personality (1913-1965)

Canadian-American evangelist and media celebrity (1890-1944)

Italian poet (1912–1938)

American film actor (1905-1959)

Chilean writer (1893-1921)

British actress (1931–1990)

English comedy actor (1924–1968)

Mexican actress (1934–1964)

English actress (1942-1980)

American aviator (1901–1960)

Czechoslovak-Mexican actress (c. 1926-1955)

French actor (1901–1932)

painter (1896-1934)