Deaths by...
114 Notable deaths
by pulmonary emphysema
John Laurie
Scottish actor (1897–1980).
Born March 25th, 1897 in Dumfries. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 83 years old in Buckinghamshire (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Arthur Godfrey
American radio personality and television actor (1903-1983).
Born August 31st, 1903 in Manhattan.
Died March 16th, 1983 at 79 years old in Manhattan (pulmonary emphysema).
Dorothy Provine
American singer, dancer, actress and comedienne (1935-2010).
Born January 20th, 1935 in Deadwood.
Died April 25th, 2010 at 75 years old in Bremerton (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Dietrich von Choltitz
German general.
Born November 9th, 1894 in Łąka Prudnicka.
Died November 5th, 1966 at 71 years old in Baden-Baden (pulmonary emphysema).
Brad Dexter
American actor (1917-2002).
Born April 9th, 1917 in Goldfield. [ref]
Died December 12th, 2002 at 85 years old in Rancho Mirage (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
George Brent
Irish-american actor (1899-1979).
Born March 15th, 1904 in Shannonbridge. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1979 at 75 years old in Solana Beach (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Signe Toly Anderson
American singer (1941–2016).
Born September 15th, 1941 in Seattle.
Died January 28th, 2016 at 74 years old in Beaverton (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Ernest Tubb
American singer-songwriter.
Born February 9th, 1914 in Crisp. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1984 at 70 years old in Nashville (pulmonary emphysema).
Richard Russell
66th governor of georgia (1931–1933), u.s. senator from georgia (1933–1971).
Born November 2nd, 1897 in Winder.
Died January 21st, 1971 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C. (pulmonary emphysema).
Allan Sherman
American comedian (1924-1973).
Born November 30th, 1924 in Chicago.
Died November 20th, 1973 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
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