1992 Death Sandy Dennis, actress (Up the Down Staircase), dies of cancer at 54 1991 Death Gordon Heath, actor (Sapphire, Staircase, Animal Farm), dies 1979 Death Beatrix Lehmann, actress (Psyche '59, Rat, Staircase), dies at 76 1950 Death Sara Allgood, Irish actress (Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase), dies at 56 1914 Birthday Ruth White, born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, actress, Up the Down Staircase 1913 Event French painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in New York City 1903 Birthday Beatrix Lehmann, born in England, actress, Candles at Nine, Staircase 1893 Birthday Sara Allgood, Dublin Ireland, actress, Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase 1887 Birthday Marcel Duchamp, French painter, Nude Descending a Staircase
