Deaths by...
114 Notable deaths
by pulmonary emphysema
Reta Shaw
American actress (1912-1982).
Born September 13th, 1912 in South Paris.
Died January 8th, 1982 at 69 years old in Encino (pulmonary emphysema).
Al Capp
Cartoonist (1909-1979).
Born September 28th, 1909 in New Haven. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1979 at 70 years old in Cambridge (pulmonary emphysema).
Coleman Young
American politician (1918-1997).
Born May 24th, 1918 in Tuscaloosa.
Died November 29th, 1997 at 79 years old in Detroit (pulmonary emphysema).
George Macready
American actor (1899-1973).
Born August 29th, 1899 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1973 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
J. Carrol Naish
Actor (1896-1973).
Born January 21st, 1896 in New York City.
Died January 24th, 1973 at 77 years old in La Jolla (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Takashi Shimura
Japanese actor (1905-1982).
Born March 12th, 1905 in Asago. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1982 at 76 years old in Tokyo (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Bob Steele
American actor.
Born January 23rd, 1907 in Portland.
Died December 21st, 1989 at 82 years old in Burbank (pulmonary emphysema).
Virginia Gilmore
Actress (1919-1986).
Born July 26th, 1919 in El Monte. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1986 at 66 years old in Santa Barbara (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Richard Yates
Novelist, short story writer (1926-1992).
Born February 3rd, 1926 in Yonkers. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1992 at 66 years old in Birmingham (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Kenneth Tynan
English theatre critic and writer (1927-1980).
Born April 2nd, 1927 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1980 at 53 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
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