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756 Notable deaths
by lung cancer
Dashiell Hammett
American writer.
Born June 25th, 1894 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1961 at 66 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Cameron Mitchell
Actor (1918-1994).
Born November 4th, 1918 in Dallastown. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1994 at 75 years old in Pacific Palisades (lung cancer). [ref]
Forrest Tucker
American actor.
Born February 12th, 1919 in Plainfield. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1986 at 67 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer). [ref]
Woody Strode
American athlete and actor (1914-1994).
Born July 25th, 1914 in Los Angeles.
Died December 31st, 1994 at 80 years old in Glendora (lung cancer). [ref]
Freddy Fender
American musician.
Born June 4th, 1937 in San Benito. [ref]
Died October 14th, 2006 at 69 years old in Corpus Christi (lung cancer). [ref]
Isao Takahata
Japanese animator, animation director, director, producer (1935-2018).
Born October 29th, 1935 in Ise.
Died April 5th, 2018 at 82 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer). [ref]
Teruo Nakamura
Imperial japanese army soldier.
Born October 8th, 1919 in TaitÅ Prefecture.
Died June 15th, 1979 at 59 years old in Taipei (lung cancer).
Franchot Tone
American stage and film actor (1905-1968).
Born February 27th, 1905 in Niagara Falls. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1968 at 63 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Sigrid Valdis
American actress (1935-2007).
Born September 21st, 1935 in Bakersfield.
Died October 14th, 2007 at 72 years old in Anaheim (lung cancer).
Bugs Moran
Chicago gangster.
Born August 21st, 1893 in Saint Paul.
Died February 25th, 1957 at 63 years old in United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth (lung cancer).
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