Deaths by...
836 Notable deaths
by disease
Grace Lee Whitney
American actress and entertainer (1930-2015).
Born April 1st, 1930 in Ann Arbor.
Died May 1st, 2015 at 85 years old in Coarsegold (disease).
Ann Wedgeworth
American actress (1934-2017).
Born January 21st, 1934 in Abilene.
Died November 16th, 2017 at 83 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Deanna Durbin
Canadian singer and actress (1921-2013).
Born December 4th, 1921 in Winnipeg. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2013 at 91 years old in Paris (disease).
Pierre Bergé
French industrialist and patron.
Born November 14th, 1930 in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2017 at 86 years old in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (disease). [ref]
Joan Hickson
British actress (1906-1998).
Born August 5th, 1906 in Kingsthorpe. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1998 at 92 years old in Colchester Hospital (disease). [ref]
René Girard
French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science.
Born December 25th, 1923 in Avignon.
Died November 4th, 2015 at 91 years old in Stanford (disease).
Jayne Meadows
Chinese born-american actress and author (1919–2015).
Born September 27th, 1919 in Wuchang.
Died April 26th, 2015 at 95 years old in Encino (disease).
Gala Dalí
Wife of, first, paul éluard, then salvador dalí.
Born September 7th, 1894 in Kazan.
Died June 10th, 1982 at 87 years old in Port Lligat (disease).
Richard Deacon
American actor (1921-1984).
Born May 14th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died August 8th, 1984 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Samuel Goldwyn
Polish-american film producer.
Born August 17th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died January 31st, 1974 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
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