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218 Notable deaths
by prostate cancer
William Shockley
American physicist and inventor.
Born February 13th, 1910 in London.
Died August 12th, 1989 at 79 years old in Stanford (prostate cancer).
Frank Perry
American film director (1930–1995).
Born August 21st, 1930 in New York City. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1995 at 65 years old in Manhattan (prostate cancer). [ref]
Sam Wanamaker
Actor.
Born June 14th, 1919 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1993 at 74 years old in London (prostate cancer). [ref]
Kazimir Malevich
Russian avant-garde artist of polish ancestry. founder of the suprematist movement.
Born February 23rd, 1879 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1935 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg (prostate cancer). [ref]
Harold Gould
American actor (1923-2010).
Born December 10th, 1923 in Schenectady.
Died September 11th, 2010 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills (prostate cancer). [ref]
Hugh Masekela
South african jazz trumpeter.
Born April 4th, 1939 in Witbank.
Died January 23rd, 2018 at 78 years old in Johannesburg (prostate cancer). [ref]
Samuel E. Wright
American actor (1946–2021).
Born November 20th, 1946 in Camden. [ref]
Died May 24th, 2021 at 74 years old in Walden (prostate cancer). [ref]
Christopher Isherwood
English-american novelist (1904-1986).
Born August 26th, 1904 in Cheshire. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1986 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (prostate cancer). [ref]
Vince Flynn
American writer of fiction (1966-2013).
Born April 6th, 1966 in Saint Paul.
Died June 19th, 2013 at 47 years old in Saint Paul (prostate cancer). [ref]
Alvin Stardust
British singer and actor (1942–2014).
Born September 27th, 1942 in London.
Died October 23rd, 2014 at 72 years old in Ifold (prostate cancer).
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