Deaths by...
1,926 Notable deaths
by cancer
Lucian Blaga
Romanian writer.
Born May 21st, 1895 in Lancrăm. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1961 at 65 years old in Cluj-Napoca (cancer). [ref]
Sidney Blackmer
American actor (1895-1973).
Born July 13th, 1895 in Salisbury. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1973 at 78 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Alice Brady
American actress (1892–1939).
Born November 2nd, 1892 in New York City.
Died October 28th, 1939 at 46 years old in New York City (cancer).
Lucio Battisti
Italian singer-songwriter (1943-1998).
Born March 5th, 1943 in Poggio Bustone.
Died November 9th, 1998 at 55 years old in Molteno (cancer). [ref]
Hubert Dreyfus
American philosopher (1929–2017).
Born October 15th, 1929 in Terre Haute.
Died April 22nd, 2017 at 87 years old in Berkeley (cancer). [ref]
Leo Carrillo
American actor, vaudevillian, political cartoonist, and conservationist.
Born August 6th, 1881 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1961 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Julia Phillips
American film producer and author.
Born April 7th, 1944 in New York City.
Died January 1st, 2002 at 57 years old in West Hollywood (cancer).
Zalman King
American director, writer, producer, actor (1941-2012).
Born May 23rd, 1942 in Trenton. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2012 at 69 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Dave Sime
American olympic sprinter, multi-sport athlete, and a pioneering ophthalmologist, who won a silver medal in the 100-meter dash at the 1960 olympic games.
Born July 25th, 1936 in Paterson.
Died January 12th, 2016 at 79 years old in Miami (cancer).
Jimmy Boyd
American singer, musician, and actor (1939-2009).
Born January 9th, 1939 in McComb.
Died March 7th, 2009 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 441 to 450 of 1926
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