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884 Notable deaths
by lung cancer
Macdonald Carey
American actor (1913–1994).
Born March 15th, 1913 in Sioux City.
Died March 21st, 1994 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer).
Neil Aspinall
Road manager, personal assistant, producer, executive (1941–2008).
Born October 13th, 1941.
Died March 24th, 2008 at 66 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Glenda Farrell
American actress (1904–1971).
Died May 1st, 1971 at 66 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Jimmy Bain
Scottish bassist (1947–2016).
Born December 19th, 1947 in Newtonmore.
Died January 23rd, 2016 at 68 years old in Atlantic Ocean (lung cancer). [ref]
Doug Fieger
American singer-songwriter.
Born August 20th, 1952 in Oak Park.
Died February 14th, 2010 at 57 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer). [ref]
William Haines
American actor, interior designer (1900–1973).
Born January 2nd, 1900 in Staunton.
Died December 26th, 1973 at 73 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
Kiel Martin
American actor (1944–1990).
Born July 26th, 1944 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 28th, 1990 at 46 years old in Rancho Mirage (lung cancer).
Raúl Alfonsín
Argentine politician.
Born March 12th, 1927 in Chascomús. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2009 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer). [ref]
Irving Kristol
American columnist, journalist, and writer (1920–2009).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died September 18th, 2009 at 89 years old in Falls Church (lung cancer). [ref]
Wisława Szymborska
Polish poet, nobel prize winner (1923–2012).
Born July 2nd, 1923 in Prowent.
Died February 1st, 2012 at 88 years old in Kraków (lung cancer). [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner