Deaths by...
245 Notable deaths
by kidney failure
Oscar Peterson
Canadian jazz pianist, band leader, composer.
Born August 15th, 1925 in Montreal. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2007 at 82 years old in Mississauga (kidney failure). [ref]
Ivan Dixon
Actor, director, producer.
Born April 6th, 1931 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2008 at 76 years old in Charlotte (kidney failure). [ref]
Paul Fix
American film and television character actor, best known for his work in westerns (1901-1983).
Born March 13th, 1901 in Dobbs Ferry. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1983 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure). [ref]
Aron Eisenberg
American actor.
Born January 6th, 1969 in Hollywood.
Died September 21st, 2019 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure). [ref]
Eric Carle
American children's illustrator and writer.
Born June 25th, 1929 in Syracuse. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2021 at 91 years old in Northampton (kidney failure). [ref]
Mikhail Bulgakov
Russian-ukrainian author.
Born May 15th, 1891 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1940 at 48 years old in Moscow (kidney failure). [ref]
Zelda Rubinstein
American actress (1933-2010).
Born May 28th, 1933 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 27th, 2010 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure). [ref]
Robert Aldrich
American film director, screenwriter and producer.
Born August 9th, 1918 in Cranston. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1983 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Edgar Bergen
American actor, radio performer, comedian and ventriloquist (1903-1978).
Born February 16th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died September 30th, 1978 at 75 years old in Las Vegas (kidney failure).
James A. Michener
American author (1907-1997).
Born February 3rd, 1907 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1997 at 90 years old in Austin (kidney failure). [ref]
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