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198 Notable deaths
by colorectal cancer
Simon MacCorkindale
British actor (1952–2010).
Born February 12th, 1952 in Ely. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2010 at 58 years old in London (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Sorrell Booke
American actor (1930–1994).
Born January 4th, 1930 in Buffalo.
Died February 11th, 1994 at 64 years old in Sherman Oaks (colorectal cancer).
Meshach Taylor
American actor (1947-2014).
Born April 11th, 1947 in Boston.
Died June 28th, 2014 at 67 years old in Altadena (colorectal cancer).
Betty Hutton
American actress and singer.
Born February 26th, 1921 in Battle Creek. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2007 at 86 years old in Palm Springs (colorectal cancer). [ref]
David Nelson
American actor, director, producer (1936-2011).
Born October 24th, 1936 in New York City.
Died January 11th, 2011 at 74 years old in Century City (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Lois Maxwell
Canadian actress (1927-2007).
Born February 14th, 1927 in Kitchener.
Died September 29th, 2007 at 80 years old in Fremantle (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Edsger W. Dijkstra
Dutch computer scientist.
Born May 11th, 1930 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2002 at 72 years old in Nuenen (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Russi Taylor
American voice actress (1944-2019).
Born May 4th, 1944 in Cambridge.
Died July 26th, 2019 at 75 years old in Glendale (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Yma Sumac
Peruvian singer (1922–2008).
Born September 13th, 1922 in Callao. [ref]
Died November 1st, 2008 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Alice Ghostley
American actress.
Born August 14th, 1926 in Vernon County.
Died September 21st, 2007 at 81 years old in Studio City (colorectal cancer). [ref]
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