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2,141 Notable deaths
by cancer
Miriam Karlin
English actress (1925–2011).
Born June 23rd, 1925 in Hampstead.
Died June 3rd, 2011 at 85 years old in Greater London (cancer). [ref]
Sarah Marshall
British actress (1933-2014).
Born May 25th, 1933 in London.
Died January 18th, 2014 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Kalpana Lajmi
Indian film director.
Born May 31st, 1954 in Mumbai.
Died September 23rd, 2018 at 64 years old in Mumbai (cancer).
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
Israeli business management author and thinker (1947-2011).
Born March 31st, 1947 in Mandatory Palestine. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2011 at 64 years old in Israel (cancer). [ref]
Leslie Stephen
English writer and mountaineer (1832–1904).
Born November 28th, 1832 in London.
Died February 22nd, 1904 at 71 years old in Kensington (cancer).
Jessie Matthews
English actress, singer and dancer (1907–1981).
Born March 11th, 1907 in Soho.
Died August 19th, 1981 at 74 years old in Eastcote (cancer).
George MacDonald Fraser
English-born author of scottish descent.
Born April 2nd, 1925 in Carlisle.
Died January 2nd, 2008 at 82 years old in Douglas (cancer). [ref]
Allen Hoskins
American actor (1920–1980).
Born August 9th, 1920 in Boston.
Died July 26th, 1980 at 59 years old in California (cancer).
Aleksey Tolstoy
Russian-soviet writer (1883-1945).
Born January 10th, 1883 in Pugachyov.
Died February 23rd, 1945 at 62 years old in Moscow (cancer).
John Howard Davies
English actor, director and producer (1939–2011).
Born March 9th, 1939 in Paddington.
Died August 22nd, 2011 at 72 years old in Blewbury (cancer). [ref]
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