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207 Notable deaths
 by prostate cancer

Allan Edwall

Actor, film director (1924-1997).

Born August 25th, 1924 in Rödön's parish. [ref]

Died February 7th, 1997 at 72 years old in Stockholm (prostate cancer). [ref]

Stanford R. Ovshinsky

Prolific american inventor and scientist.

Born November 24th, 1922 in Akron.

Died October 17th, 2012 at 89 years old in Bloomfield Hills (prostate cancer). [ref]

Happy Hairston

Basketball player (1942-2001).

Born May 31st, 1942 in Winston-Salem.

Died May 1st, 2001 at 58 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).

Odvar Nordli

28th prime minister of norway.

Born November 3rd, 1927 in Stange. [ref]

Died January 9th, 2018 at 90 years old in Oslo (prostate cancer). [ref]

Tony Scott

American jazz clarinetist, musician (1921-2007).

Born June 17th, 1921 in Morristown. [ref]

Died March 28th, 2007 at 85 years old in Rome (prostate cancer). [ref]

Mikhail Zhvanetsky

Russian writer (1934-2020).

Born March 6th, 1934 in Odesa.

Died November 6th, 2020 at 86 years old in Moscow (prostate cancer). [ref]

Al Plastino

American artist (1921-2013).

Born December 15th, 1921 in Manhattan.

Died November 25th, 2013 at 91 years old in Patchogue (prostate cancer). [ref]

Ed van der Elsken

Dutch photographer.

Born March 10th, 1925 in Amsterdam. [ref]

Died December 28th, 1990 at 65 years old in Edam (prostate cancer). [ref]

David Levine

American caricaturist (1926-2009).

Born December 20th, 1926 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died December 29th, 2009 at 83 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]

Josef Suk

Czech violinist, violist and conductor.

Born August 8th, 1929 in Prague. [ref]

Died July 7th, 2011 at 81 years old in Prague (prostate cancer). [ref]

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