Deaths by...
278 Notable deaths
by leukemia
Edward Said
Professor of literature and a public intellectual.
Born November 1st, 1935 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2003 at 68 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Mike Connors
American actor (1925-2017).
Born August 15th, 1925 in Fresno. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2017 at 91 years old in Tarzana (leukemia). [ref]
Maureen Starkey Tigrett
Wife of ringo starr (1946–1994).
Born August 4th, 1946 in Liverpool.
Died December 30th, 1994 at 48 years old in Seattle (leukemia).
Mary Travers
American singer-songwriter.
Born November 7th, 1936 in Louisville.
Died September 16th, 2009 at 72 years old in Danbury (leukemia). [ref]
Peter Scolari
American actor (1955–2021).
Born September 12th, 1955 in New Rochelle.
Died October 22nd, 2021 at 66 years old in Manhattan (leukemia). [ref]
Béla Bartók
Hungarian composer and pianist.
Born March 25th, 1881 in Sânnicolau Mare. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1945 at 64 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Louis B. Mayer
Canadian-american film producer (1884–1957).
Born July 12th, 1884 in Dymer.
Died October 29th, 1957 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Christine Cavanaugh
American voice, film, and television actress (1963-2014).
Born August 16th, 1963 in Layton.
Died December 22nd, 2014 at 51 years old in Cedar City (leukemia).
Clive James
Australian writer, critic, and broadcaster (1939–2019).
Born October 7th, 1939 in Kogarah.
Died November 24th, 2019 at 80 years old in Cambridge (leukemia). [ref]
Bill Nunn
American actor (1953–2016).
Born October 20th, 1953 in Pittsburgh.
Died September 24th, 2016 at 62 years old in Pittsburgh (leukemia). [ref]
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