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Who died in January 1986

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L. Ron Hubbard

L. Ron Hubbard

19111986

American writer and Scientology founder who authored Dianetics and established a global religious movement

Joseph Beuys

Joseph Beuys

19211986

German artist, teacher, and theorist who pioneered Performance Art and integrated humanism and sociology into his works

Donna Reed

Donna Reed

19211986

American actress best known for It's a Wonderful Life and her eponymous television show, who was also an Academy Award winner and peace activist

Juan Rulfo

Juan Rulfo

19171986

Celebrated Mexican writer, screenwriter, and photographer best known for the novel Pedro Páramo and the collection El Llano en llamas, deeply influencing Latin American literature

Christopher Isherwood

Christopher Isherwood

19041986

English-American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter known for "Goodbye to Berlin" and his contributions to gay fiction