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1,776 Notable deaths
by cancer
Tino Insana
American actor (1948-2017).
Born February 15th, 1948 in Chicago.
Died May 31st, 2017 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Jackie Blanchflower
Northern irish footballer (1933-1998).
Born March 7th, 1933 in Belfast.
Died September 2nd, 1998 at 65 years old in Manchester (cancer).
Mary Treen
American actress (1907-1989).
Born March 27th, 1907 in St. Louis.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 82 years old in Newport Beach (cancer).
Celeste Yarnall
American actress (1944-2018).
Born July 26th, 1944 in Long Beach.
Died October 7th, 2018 at 74 years old in Westlake Village (cancer). [ref]
Bukka White
American singer-songwriter.
Born November 12th, 1909 in Houston.
Died February 26th, 1977 at 67 years old in Memphis (cancer). [ref]
Eric Montross
American basketball player (1971-2023).
Born September 23rd, 1971 in Indianapolis.
Died December 17th, 2023 at 52 years old in Chapel Hill (cancer). [ref]
Charles Jencks
American architecture theorist, critic and landscape architect.
Born June 21st, 1939 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2019 at 80 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Lilyan Tashman
Actress (1896-1934).
Born October 23rd, 1896 in Brooklyn.
Died March 21st, 1934 at 37 years old in New York City (cancer).
Paul Motian
American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer (1931-2011).
Born March 25th, 1931 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2011 at 80 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Ronald Knox
English priest and theologian.
Born February 17th, 1888 in Kibworth. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1957 at 69 years old in Mells (cancer). [ref]
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