- Nov 2 Jacob Weinberg, Russian-born Jewish composer, dies at 77
- Nov 5 Art Tatum, American jazz pianist and composer, dies from complications of uremia at 47
- Nov 7 Una Mae Carlisle, American jazz pianist and singer ("Walkin' By The River"), dies of pneumonia at 40
- Nov 10 Victor Young, American violinist, arranger, orchestra leader, and composer ("Street of Dreams"; "Love Letters"; "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You"), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 57
- Nov 22 Theodore Kosloff, Russian-born actor, ballet dancer and choreographer, dies at 74
- Nov 24 Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor, dies in a plane crash at Orly Airport, Paris at 36
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Nov 26 American trombonist and big band bandleader ("Opus No. 1"; "I'll Never Smile Again"; "Yes, Indeed!"), dies at 51
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