Death
Oskar Homolka made his home in England after 1966. He died of pneumonia in Sussex, England, on January 27, 1978, just three months after the death of his fourth wife, actress Joan Tetzel. He was 79 years old. Both he and Joan Tetzel are buried in Christ Church Churchyard, Fairwarp, East Sussex, England. Their monument there is notable in having a pair of theatrical masks carved into the surface.
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