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In the year 2010
932 Notable deaths
Stephen J. Cannell
American television producer, writer, novelist, and occasional actor, and the founder of cannell entertainment (1941-2010).
Born February 5th, 1941 in Los Angeles.
Died September 30th, 2010 at 69 years old in Pasadena (cancer, melanoma). [ref]
Alex Chilton
American musician (1950–2010).
Born December 28th, 1950 in Memphis.
Died March 17th, 2010 at 59 years old in New Orleans (myocardial infarction). [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]
Paul Schäfer
German criminal and founder of a sect and agricultural commune colonia dignidad in chile (1921-2010).
Born December 4th, 1921 in Bonn.
Died April 24th, 2010 at 88 years old in Santiago (heart failure). [ref]
Kevin McCarthy
American actor (1914–2010).
Born February 15th, 1914 in Seattle.
Died September 11th, 2010 at 96 years old in Hyannis (pneumonia). [ref]
Lisa Blount
American actress (1957-2010).
Born July 1st, 1957 in Fayetteville. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2010 at 53 years old in Little Rock (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Andrew Koenig
American actor and film editor.
Born August 17th, 1968 in Los Angeles.
Died February 25th, 2010 at 41 years old in Vancouver (hanging).
Louise Bourgeois
French-american artist (1911–2010).
Born December 25th, 1911 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2010 at 98 years old in Beth Israel Medical Center (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frank Frazetta
American fantasy and science fiction artist (1928-2010).
Born February 9th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died May 10th, 2010 at 82 years old in Fort Myers (stroke). [ref]
Ari Up
German punk rock singer (1962–2010).
Born January 17th, 1962 in Munich.
Died October 20th, 2010 at 48 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 932
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