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798 Notable deaths
by lung cancer
Georges Perec
French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist.
Born March 7th, 1936 in 19th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1982 at 45 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine (lung cancer). [ref]
Jacqueline Pearce
British actress (1943-2018).
Born December 20th, 1943 in Woking.
Died September 3rd, 2018 at 74 years old in Lancashire (lung cancer). [ref]
Sergei Parajanov
Soviet armenian and georgian film director (1924-1990).
Born January 9th, 1924 in Tbilisi.
Died July 21st, 1990 at 66 years old in Yerevan (lung cancer).
Jimmy Walker
American basketball player.
Born April 8th, 1944 in Amherst.
Died July 2nd, 2007 at 63 years old in Kansas City (lung cancer). [ref]
Mary McCarthy
American writer.
Born June 21st, 1912 in Seattle. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1989 at 77 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
Indian poet (1938-2019).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Kolkata.
Died November 7th, 2019 at 81 years old in Kolkata (lung cancer). [ref]
Jacqueline Scott
American actress (1931–2020).
Born June 25th, 1931 in Sikeston. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2020 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Eduardo Galeano
Uruguayan writer and journalist.
Born September 3rd, 1940 in Montevideo.
Died April 13th, 2015 at 74 years old in Montevideo (lung cancer). [ref]
Joe Sample
American jazz musician and composer (1939–2014).
Born February 1st, 1939 in Houston.
Died September 12th, 2014 at 75 years old in Houston (lung cancer).
Beverly Sills
American operatic soprano (1929-2007).
Born May 25th, 1929 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2007 at 78 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
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