Deaths by...
114 Notable deaths
by pulmonary emphysema
Woody Herman
American recording artist, clarinetist, band leader.
Born May 16th, 1913 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1987 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Sam Ervin
United states senator and jurist.
Born September 27th, 1896 in Morganton.
Died April 23rd, 1985 at 88 years old in Winston-Salem (pulmonary emphysema).
Bobby Helms
American country singer (1933-1997).
Born August 15th, 1933 in Bloomington.
Died June 19th, 1997 at 63 years old in Martinsville (pulmonary emphysema).
Margaret Lindsay
American actress (1910-1981).
Born September 19th, 1910 in Dubuque. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1981 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Lash LaRue
American actor (1917-1996).
Born June 15th, 1917 in Gretna.
Died May 21st, 1996 at 78 years old in Burbank (pulmonary emphysema).
Nan Martin
American actress (1927-2010).
Born July 15th, 1927 in Decatur.
Died March 4th, 2010 at 82 years old in Malibu (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Liz Dawn
English actress (1939-2017).
Born November 8th, 1939 in Leeds.
Died September 25th, 2017 at 77 years old in Whitefield (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Tom Dowd
American music producer.
Born October 20th, 1925 in Manhattan.
Died October 27th, 2002 at 77 years old in Miami (pulmonary emphysema).
Phil Woods
American saxophonist.
Born November 2nd, 1931 in Springfield.
Died September 29th, 2015 at 83 years old in Stroudsburg (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
George Gissing
English novelist.
Born November 22nd, 1857 in Wakefield. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1903 at 46 years old in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
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