In late 1949, Putnam fell ill, suffering from kidney failure and he died in Trona, California in 1950, aged 62, and was cremated, his ashes interred in the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles.
In late 1949, Putnam fell ill, suffering from kidney failure; he died in Trona, California in the first week of 1950, aged 62. He was cremated and his ashes were interred in the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles.