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224 Notable deaths
by brain cancer
Ted Kennedy
United states senator (1932-2009).
Born February 22nd, 1932 in Dorchester. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2009 at 77 years old in Hyannis Port (brain cancer). [ref]
Johnnie Cochran
American attorney (1937–2005).
Born October 2nd, 1937 in Shreveport.
Died March 29th, 2005 at 67 years old in Los Feliz (brain cancer).
Susan Atkins
American convicted murderer from california (1948-2009).
Born May 7th, 1948 in San Gabriel.
Died September 24th, 2009 at 61 years old in Chowchilla (brain cancer).
John von Neumann
Hungarian and american mathematician and physicist (1903–1957).
Born December 28th, 1903 in Budapest.
Died February 8th, 1957 at 53 years old in Washington, D.C. (brain cancer).
Wes Craven
American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1939-2015).
Born August 2nd, 1939 in Cleveland.
Died August 30th, 2015 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Robert Forster
American actor (1941-2019).
Born July 13th, 1941 in Rochester.
Died October 11th, 2019 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Yves Saint Laurent
French fashion designer.
Born August 1st, 1936 in Oran. [ref]
Died June 1st, 2008 at 71 years old in Paris (brain cancer). [ref]
Edward Herrmann
American actor, director (1943-2014).
Born July 21st, 1943 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2014 at 71 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (brain cancer). [ref]
George Gershwin
American composer and pianist (1898–1937).
Born September 26th, 1898 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1937 at 38 years old in Hollywood (brain cancer). [ref]
Marie Fredriksson
Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist and painter (1958–2019).
Born May 30th, 1958 in Össjö församling.
Died December 9th, 2019 at 61 years old in Danderyd (brain cancer). [ref]
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