2015 Event 90-year-old Jimmy Carter, former U.S. president, announces that he has an unspecified cancer that has spread throughout his body; the cancer was discovered during a recent liver surgery 2014 Event Dominican fashion designer Oscar de la Renta dies at age 82 at his home in Kent, Connecticut, after battling cancer for 8 years 2014 Event Celine Dion announces that she will not be performing for the indefinite future; the singer will be focusing on taking care of her husband as he recovers from throat cancer surgery; she is also recovering from an illness affecting her vocal cords 2014 Event A home-based colon cancer screening test by Exact Sciences Corp. has received approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; patients must receive a doctor's prescription in order to purchase the test 2014 Event Tobacco company R. J. Reynolds must pay over $23 billion in resolution of a lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who died from lung cancer at age 36; the suit accused the company of hiding the health risks and habit-forming nature of cigarettes 2014 Death Tommy Ramone, former drummer and the last living member of punk rock band The Ramones, dies at age 65 of cancer 2014 Event A study announced today that high levels of vitamin D in the blood may increase the probability of survival for breast cancer patients 2013 Event Researchers in Vietnam completed a two-year project to use nanotechnology to produce Nano Curcumin, a substance that can help treat cancer; the substance Curcumin has a low absorption rate and does not dissolve well in water 2013 Event American actress Angelina Jolie announces she underwent elective double mastectomy surgery because she carried the BRCA1 gene and had a family history of breast cancer 2013 Event Drug manufacturer Roche announces that Kadcyla, a late-stage drug approved for the treatment of breast cancer, has been approved by the FDA 2013 Event Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice determines they can defer the latest inauguration of President Hugo Chavez while his cancer operation recovery continues 2012 Event Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez recovers from a cancer operation; his Cabinet ministers get together to pray for his recovery 2012 Event The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, undergoes surgery for cancer in Cuba 2012 Event Four genetically different types of breast cancer are identified by researchers; the study, part of the Cancer Genome Atlas, will help scientists understand how to cure breast cancer in the future 2012 Event America's first female astronaut, Sally Ride, dies of pancreatic cancer at age 61 2012 Event President Hugo Chavez, of Venezuela, announces he has recovered from pelvic cancer 2012 Event Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns to his home after successfully completing radiotherapy treatments for cancer in Cuba 2012 Event U.S. billionaire Warren Buffet discloses that he has prostate cancer 2012 Event Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns home after a three-week recovery from cancer surgery 2012 Event Vice-President of Argentina Amado Boudou assumes temporary power as President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has surgery for thyroid cancer 2011 Event American innovator, businessman, co-founder and longtime CEO of Apple Inc., dies of pancreatic cancer at the age of 56 2011 Event Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Wangari Maathai of Kenya, dies while undergoing treatments for cancer 2011 Event According to the WHO, leading causes of death in the world include chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes 2010 Death Dennis Hopper, actor, True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider, dies in Venice, California, of prostate cancer, at age 74 2009 Death Mike Francis, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis', produced before dying of lung cancer, at age 47 2009 Death John Updike dies of lung cancer, at 76 2008 Death Paul Newman, dies of lung cancer, at 83 2008 Death Tony Snow, dies in Washington, D.C., of colon cancer, at 53 2008 Death Sydney Pollack, dies in California, of stomach cancer, at 73 2008 Death William Louis Dickinson, Representative-R-Alabama 1965 - 1993, died from colon cancer 2008 Death Janez Drnovsek, dies in Slovenia, of cancer, at 57 2008 Death Tom Lantos, dies in Bethesda, Maryland, of complications of esophageal cancer, at 80 2007 Death Dan Fogelberg, dies in Deer Isle, Maine, of prostate cancer, at 56 2007 Death Luciano Pavarotti, died in Modena, Italy, of pancreatic cancer, at 71 2007 Death Grace Paley, dies in Vermont, of breast cancer, at 84 2007 Death Lee Hazlewood, dies in Henderson, Nevada, of renal cancer, at 78 2007 Death Beverly Sills, dies of lung cancer at 78 2007 Death Joel Siegel, died in New York, of color cancer complications, at 63 2007 Death Richard Rorty, dies in Palo Alto, California, of pancreatic cancer, at 75 2007 Death Mary Douglas, dies in London, from complications of cancer, at 86 2007 Death Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist, conductor, commissioned new works, enlarged cello repertoire more than any cellist, considered greatest cellist of 20th century, died of intestinal cancer 2007 Death Sol LeWitt, dies in New York, of complications from cancer, at 78 2007 Death Betty Hutton, dies in California, complications of colon cancer, at 86 2007 Death Charlie Norwood, dies in Augusta, Georgia, of cancer, at 65 2007 Death Louis W. Ballard, Native American composer, author, artist, wrote 'Incident at Wounded Knee', dies of cancer in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at age 75 2007 Death Molly Ivins, died in Austin, Texas, of inflammatory breast cancer, at 62 2006 Death Thomas J. Manton, Representative-D-New York 1985 - 1999, died from cancer 2006 Death Chic Hecht, Missouri, Senator-R-Nevada 1983 - 1989, died of prostate cancer 2006 Death Jack Wild, actor, theater, stage, Academy Award nominee at age 16 for role of Artful Dodger in film production of 'Oliver!', favorite subject, teen magazines, dies of cancer, in Tebworth, England, at age 53 2005 Death J. J. Pickle, Representative-D-Texas 1963 - 1995, died of cancer 2004 Death Carl Wayne, Colin David Tooley, actor, lead vocalist 'The Move', 1960's Birmingham rock group, dies of esophageal cancer, at age 61 2004 Death Alexandra Scott, young philanthropist, raised over $700,000 for cancer research in 4 years by selling lemonade, dies at 8 2003 Death Frank McCloskey, Representative-D-Indiana 1983 - 1995, died of cancer 2003 Death John Jacob Rhodes, Representative-R-Arizona 1953 - 1983, died from cancer 2003 Death Maki Ishii, composer, contemporary classical music, dies of thyroid cancer in Kashiwa, Japan, at age 66 2003 Death Barry Sheene, motorcycle road racer, winner, Formula 750 World Championship and 1976 British Grand Prix, dies of esophagus and stomach cancer 2002 Death S. William Green, Representative-R-New York 1978 - 1983 and 1983 - 1993, died of liver cancer 1998 Death Dante Fascell, Representative-D-Florida 1955 - 1993, died of colorectal cancer 1998 Death Jo Clayton, author, Cancer Died, Drums of Chaos, dies at 58 1998 Event Olympic figure skater Peggy Fleming undergoes breast cancer surgery 1998 Death Buddy the Wonder Dog, dog (Air Bud), dies of cancer at 9 1998 Death Carl Wilson, rock vocalist (Beach Boy), dies of lung cancer at 51 1998 Death Jay Monahan, husband of Katie Couric, dies of cancer at 42 1997 Death Floyd Cramer, pianist, session player, architect of the 'Nashville Sound', played piano on Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel, dies of lung cancer at age 64 1997 Death Steve Hamilton, pitcher (New York Yankees), dies of cancer at 63 1997 Death Bill Rotsler, cartoonist/writer, dies of cancer at 62 1997 Death Roberto C Goizueta, CEO (Coca-Cola), dies of lung cancer at 65 1997 Death Ruth Picardie, journalist, editor, The Guardian, The Independent newspapers, author of Before I Say Goodbye, memoir of living with breast cancer, dies in Lambeth, London, of breast cancer, at age 33 1997 Death Derek Taylor, Beatles publicist, dies of cancer at 65 1997 Death Luther Allison, blues performer (Motown), dies of cancer at 57 1997 Death Don Steele, LA radio personality (KRTH), dies of cancer at 61 1997 Death Richard Jaeckel, actor, Starman, The Dark, dies of cancer at 70 1997 Death Edward Mulhare, actor, TV's The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, dies of lung cancer at 74 1997 Death Harry Blackstone, Jr., magician, dies of cancer at 62 1997 Death Susan Seddon Boulet, artist, dies of cancer 1997 Death Michael Stroka, TV actor, Aristede-Dark Shadows, dies of cancer at 57 1997 Death Laura Nyro, singer, dies of ovarian cancer at 49 1997 Death Charles Hayes, Representative-D-Illinois 1983 - 1993, died from lung cancer at the age of 79 1997 Death Nancy Woodhull, news editor for USA Today, dies of cancer at 52 1997 Death Jermaine Stewart, singer, soul, pop, funk-rock genres, known for Billboard hit 'The Word is Out', dies liver cancer in Homewood, Illinois, at age 39 1997 Death Herb Caen, columnist, Lung cancer, dies at 80 1997 Death Curt Flood, centerfielder (Cards), dies of throat cancer at 59 1997 Death Vince Williams, actor (Hamp-Guiding Light), dies of cancer at 39 1996 Death Mark Lenard, actor (Sarek-Star Trek), dies of cancer at 68 1996 Death Bill Emerson, Representative-R-Missouri 1981 - 1996, died of cancer 1996 Death Timothy Francis Leary, Harvard professor and LSD guru, dues of cancer at 75 1996 Death Jack McCarthy, kiddie show host (Popeye), dies of cancer at 81 1996 Death Vince Edwards, actor (Ben Casey), dies of cancer at 67 1996 Death Alison McCartney, pathologist/Breast Cancer campaigner, dies at 45 1996 Death Bob Shaw, science fiction writer, dies of cancer at 64 1996 Death Francois Mitterrand, President of France (1981-95), dies of cancer at 79 1995 Death Junior Walker, tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 64 1995 Death Ted Sannella, square dance caller, dies of cancer 1995 Death Rosalind Cash, actress (General Hospital), dies of cancer at 56 1995 Death Bobby Riggs, tennis star, dies of prostate cancer at 77 1995 Death Alison "Night Bird" Steele, DJ (WNEW-FM, WXRK-FM), dies of cancer 1995 Death Olga Ivinskaya, mistress of Boris Pasternak, dies of cancer at 83 1995 Death Mickey Mantle, baseball great, New York Yankees, dies of cancer at 63 1995 Death Richard "Pancho" Gonzalez, tennis great, dies of stomach cancer at 67 1995 Death Gail Gordon, actor (Our Miss Brooks, Lucy Show), dies of cancer at 89 1995 Death Lana Turner, actress (Madame X), dies of cancer at 75 1995 Death Roger Joseph Zelazny, sci-fi writer, dies of cancer at 60 1995 Death Harold Wilson, British Prime Minister (1964-70, 74-76), dies of cancer at 79 1995 Death Elizabeth Montgomery, actress (Bewitched), dies of cancer at 62 1995 Death Michael Caesar, pope of pot, dies of liver cancer at 52 1994 Death Dean A. Gallo, Representative-R-New Jersey 1985 - 1994, died of prostate cancer 1994 Death Robert Lansing, actor (Blade Runner, Equalizer), dies of cancer at 66 1994 Death Fred Lebow, U.S. founder of New York Marathon, dies of cancer 1994 Death Dennis Wolfberg, comedian (Quantum Leap), dies from cancer at 48 1994 Death Warwick Hutton, illustrator, artist, author, created illustrations for children's books, worked with texts by Hans Christian Andersen, dies at 55 of cancer in Cambridge, England 1994 Death Robert Bloch, screenwriter (Psycho), dies of cancer at 77 1994 Death Jessica Tandy, actress (Driving Miss Daisy), dies of cancer at 85 1994 Death Edna Manilow, mother of singer Barry Manilow, dies at 70 of cancer 1994 Death Duccio Tessari, Italian director, dies of cancer at 67 1994 Death Danitra Vance, comedienne (SNL), dies of breast cancer at 35 1994 Death John Doucette, actor (Fighting Mad, Gang War), dies of cancer at 73 1994 Death Peter Cushing, actor (Star Wars, Dr. Who), dies of cancer at 81 1994 Death Earl Strum, referee (NBA), dies of brain cancer at 66 1994 Death Dick Sargent, actor (Darren-Bewitched), dies of cancer at 64 1994 Death Dominic Lucero, dancer/singer, dies of lymphatic cancer 1994 Death Robert E Lee, dies of cancer at 75 1994 Death Cameron Mitchell, actor (High Chapparral), dies of lung cancer at 75 1994 Death Cameron Mitchell, actor (Man on Tightrope), dies of lung cancer at 76 1994 Death Henry Morgan, TV panalist (To Tell the Truth), dies of cancer at 74 1994 Death Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 1st lady (1961-63), dies of cancer at 64 1994 Event Jacqueline Onassis admitted to the hospital for cancer treatment 1994 Death Ruth Gillette, actress (Wild Gold), dies of cancer at 88 1994 Death Macdonald Carey, actor (Days of Our Lives), dies of cancer at 81 1994 Death Mai Zetterling, actress (Night is My Future), dies of cancer at 68 1994 Death Gundaris Pone, composer, professor, State University College at New Paltz, New York, dies of cancer in Kingston, New York, at age 61 1994 Death Robert Shea, author, dies of cancer 1994 Death Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (French Connection), dies of cancer at 76 1994 Death John Ewart, Sydney Australia, dies of cancer at 55 1994 Death Anita Morris, actress (Nine), dies of cancer at 50 1994 Death Bill Hicks, comedian, social critic, dark comedic style, challenged mainstream beliefs, performed on HBO special, 'One Night Stand', dies of pancreatic cancer and liver cancer 1994 Death Dinah Shore, singer (Chevrolet), dies of cancer at 76 1994 Death Olan Soule, radio voice (Super Friends), dies of lung cancer at 83 1994 Death Nick Cravat, midget (Gremlin-Twilight Zone), dies of lung cancer at 81 1994 Death Claude Akins, actor (Rio Bravo, Lobo), dies of cancer at 75 1994 Death Sherry Mathis, actress (Search for Tomorrow), dies of cancer at 44 1994 Death Telly Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies of prostate cancer at 70 1994 Death Bob Horen, dies of cancer at 67 1994 Death Edward Duke, actor (Decadence, Silver Bears), dies of cancer at 40 1994 Death Tip O'Neill, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1977 - 1987, Speaker of the House, dies of cancer at 81 1993 Death Sam Wanamaker, actor (Pvt Benjamin), dies from cancer at 74 1993 Death Sam Wanamaker, actor (Pvt Benjamin), dies of prostate cancer at 74 1993 Death Janet Margolin, U.S. actress (Annie Hall), dies at 50 of ovarian cancer 1993 Event Robert Goulet undergoes prostate cancer surgery 1993 Death Janet Margolin, actress (David and Lisa), dies of ovarian cancer at 50 1993 Death Don Ameche, actor (Cocoon), dies of prostate cancer at 85 1993 Death Lewis Thomas, biologist, dies of cancer at 80 1993 Death Anthony Burgess, novelist (Clockwork Orange), dies of cancer at 76 1993 Death Bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian), dies from cancer at 59 1993 Death Bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian), dies of prostate cancer at 59 1993 Death Heather Farr, golfer, dies of cancer at 28 1993 Death Evelyn Venable, model (Columbia Pictures logo), dies of cancer at 80 1993 Death Charles Aidman, actor (Kotch, Zoot Suit), dies of cancer at 68 1993 Death George Sheehan, cardiologist/marathoner, dies of prostate cancer at 74 1993 Death Edwin A Walker, U.S. Major-General, dies of lung cancer at 84 1993 Death Vincent Price, actor (Raven, Fly), dies of lung cancer at 82 1993 Death Gwen Wells, actress (Nashville), dies of cancer at 42 1993 Death Fran Carlon, dies of cancer at 80 1993 Death Gordon Douglas, actor and director (Tony Rome), dies of cancer at 85 1993 Death William Cort, actor/producer (Ghost, Dear Heart), dies of cancer at 53 1993 Death Raymond Burr, actor (Perry Mason), dies of liver cancer at 76 1993 Death Janice Carroll, actress (End, April Fools), dies of cancer at 61 1993 Death Helen O'Connell, singer (Green Eyes), dies of cancer at 74 1993 Death Stewart Granger, actor 'Scaramouche', dies of cancer at 80 1993 Death Ewing Kaufman, founder/owner (Kansas City Royals), dies of lung cancer at 76 1993 Death Anne Shirley, actress (Stella Dallas), dies of lung cancer at 75 1993 Death Fred Gwynne, actor (Herman-Munsters), dies of pancreatic cancer at 66 1993 Death Catherine Leno, mother of Tonight Show host Jay, dies of cancer at 82 1993 Death Pat Nixon, 1st lady (1969-75), dies of lung cancer at 81 1993 Death Alexis Smith, actress (Constant Nymph), dies of cancer at 72 1993 Death Alexis Smith, dancer/actress (Follies), dies of cancer at 72 1993 Death James Bridges, writer and director (Paper Chase), dies of cancer at 57 1993 Death Lenore Kingston Jenson, dies of cancer at 79 1993 Death Jim Valvano, basketball coach (North Carolina State), dies of cancer at 47 1993 Death Wayne Mack, sportscaster/actor (Storyville), dies of cancer at 68 1993 Death Clifford Jordan, tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 61 1993 Death Kate Reid, British actress (Lil-Dallas), dies of cancer at 62 1993 Death Chishu Ryu, Japanese actor (Autumn Afternoon), dies of cancer at 86 1993 Death June Valli, singer (Crying in the Chapel), dies of cancer at 62 1993 Death Bob Crosby, swing-era bandleader (Bobcats), dies of cancer at 79 1993 Death Ruby Keeler, actress (42nd Street, Dames), dies of cancer at 82 1993 Death Ruby Keeler, actress (42nd Street), dies of cancer at 83 1993 Death Gerhard Gesell, judge (Pentagon Papers), dies of liver cancer at 82 1993 Death Jacqueline Hill, dies of cancer at 63 1993 Death Kate Wilkinson, actress (Clara-Another World), dies of cancer at 76 1993 Death Audrey Hepburn, actress (Roman Holiday), dies of colon cancer at 63 1993 Death Reginald Lewis, CEO (Beatrice), dies of brain cancer at 50 1993 Death William LeMassena, actor (All that Jazz), dies of lung cancer at 76 1993 Death Lacey Fosburgh, author (Closing Time), dies of breast cancer at 50 1993 Death Richard Branda, actor (2 Minute Warning), dies of colon cancer at 57 1993 Death John B "Dizzy" Gillespe, blues trumpeter, dies of cancer at 75 1993 Death Ronnie Welsh, actor (Patterns), dies of brain cancer at 52 1993 Death Joe Keenan, actor (Conviction of Kitty Dodd), dies of cancer at 69 1993 Death Phyllis Hill, actress (Singing in the Dark), dies of lung cancer at 72 1992 Death Hilary Tindall, dies of cancer at 54 1992 Death Robert Shayne, U.S. actor (Tora! Tora! Tora!), dies of cancer at 92 1992 Death Bill Kearns, U.S. actor (Playtime), dies of lung cancer at 69 1992 Death Gene O'Donnell, actor (Ape, Miracle Kid), dies of lung cancer at 81 1992 Death Charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer, dies of cancer at 81 1992 Death Regina Carrol, actress (Jessi's Girl), dies of cancer at 49 1992 Death Joan Maloney Rio, dancer, dies of cancer at 57 1992 Death Dottie Green, female baseball player (Peaches), dies of cancer at 71 1992 Death Laurel Cronin, actor (Beethoven, Housesitter), dies of cancer at 53 1992 Death Cleavon Little, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies of colon cancer at 53 1992 Death Willy Brandt, chancellor of West Germany (1969-74), dies of cancer at 78 1992 Death Eddie Kendricks, singer (Temptations), dies of lung cancer at 52 1992 Death Laurie Anders, singer, dies of cancer 1992 Death Keith Prentice, U.S. actor (Boys in the Band), dies of cancer at 52 1992 Death David Jones, actor, commits suicide (had terminal cancer) at 76 1992 Death Wayne McLaren, Marlboro Man, dies of lung cancer at 51 1992 Death Lou Krugman, actor (I Want to Live), dies of cancer at 78 1992 Death Ralph Cooper, creator (Amateur Night at the Apollo), dies of cancer 1992 Death Chico Alvarez, trumpeteer, Stan Kenton Orchestra, dies of cancer at 72 1992 Death Joseph L George, dies of cancer at 65 1992 Death Jenny Karezi, Greek actress (Red Lanterns), dies of cancer at 56 1992 Death Ron Webber, dies of cancer at 60 1992 Death Hope Miller, actress (Bwana Devil), dies of breast cancer at 63 1992 Death Wayne McLaren, model (Marlboro Man), dies of lung cancer at 51 1992 Death Allen James, vocalist/actor (Show Boat), dies of lung cancer at 84 1992 Death Marlene Hazlett, entertainer, dies of cancer 1992 Death Cathy Bennett, jury selection expert, dies of breast cancer at 41 1992 Death Bob Sweeney, director/actor (Toby Tyler), dies of cancer at 73 1992 Death Philip Dunne, founder (Screen Writers Guild), dies of cancer at 84 1992 Death Pippa Steele, actress (Vampire Lovers), dies of cancer at 44 1992 Death Nancy Walker, actress (Ida Morgenstein-Rhoda), dies of cancer at 71 1992 Death George Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87 1992 Death Marisa Mell, actress (Hostages), dies of cancer at 53 1992 Death Lyle Alzado, NFL defense linesman (Raiders), dies of cancer at 43 1992 Death Richard Derr, actor (When Worlds Collide), dies at 74 of cancer 1992 Death Dick Yarmy, dies of lung cancer at 58 1992 Death Philip Dunne, screenwriter, dies of cancer at 84 1992 Death Brian Macleod, Canadian musician, dies of cancer at 39 1992 Death Deron Johnson, 1965 NL run leader, dies of cancer at 53 1992 Death Alice Mary Riley, entertainer, dies of cancer at 51 1992 Death Florence Randall, model/designer (Bill Blass), dies at 54 of cancer 1992 Death David Miller, dies of cancer at 82 1992 Death Eve Merriam, poet (Inner City Mother Goose), dies of cancer at 75 1992 Death Alix Talton, former Miss Georgia, dies of lung cancer at 72 1992 Death Sam Walton, Billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart), dies of cancer at 74 1992 Death Sy Kramer, singer/comedy writer dies of cancer at 59 1992 Death Margaret Barker, actress (Fathers and Son), dies of lung cancer at 83 1992 Death Wendell Mayes, writer, dies of cancer at 72 1992 Death Nancy Walker, actress (Ida Morgenstern-Rhoda), dies of cancer at 69 1992 Death C V Wood, Jr., theme park developer (Disneyland), dies of cancer at 71 1992 Death Mary Osborne, jazz guitarist, dies at 70 of liver cancer 1992 Death Sandy Dennis, actress (Up the Down Staircase), dies of cancer at 54 1992 Death Angela Carter, British novelist (Magic Toyshop), dies of cancer at 51 1992 Death Angelique Pettyjohn, actress (Biohazard), dies of cancer at 48 1992 Death Florence Tarlow, dies of cancer at 70 1992 Death Jeanne Gerson, dies of cancer and pneumonia at 87 1992 Death Charlie Ventura, jazz sax (Bop for the people), dies at 75 of cancer 1992 Death Yvonne Bryceland, actress (Road to Mecca), dies of cancer at 66 1992 Death Steve Brodie, actor (Desperate, Bodyguard), dies of cancer at 72 1992 Death Avon Jaeger Hill, entertainer, dies of cancer at 44 1992 Death Virginia Field, actress (Dream Girl), dies of cancer at 74 1991 Death Julia McCarthy, dies of cancer at 64 1991 Death Cassandra Harris, actress (For Your Eyes Only), dies of cancer at 39 1991 Death June Storey, actress (South of the Border), dies of cancer at 73 1991 Death Eric Carr, born Paul Charles Caravello, drummer, member of rock band Kiss, dies of heart cancer at age 41 in New York 1991 Death Reggie Nalder, actor (Mark of Devil), dies of bone cancer at 80 1991 Death Paul Reid Roman, actor (Aviator, Blue Knight), dies of cancer at 55 1991 Death Cyril Poitier, actor (Uptown Saturday Night), dies of cancer at 80 1991 Death Fran Stevens, singer, dies of cancer in Bronx New York at 72 1991 Death Bert Bertram, actor (How to Steal a Million), dies of cancer at 97 1991 Death Joseph Papp, Broadway producer (Chorus Line), dies of cancer at 70 1991 Death Sheila Florance, Australian actress (Cactus), dies of cancer at 75 1991 Death Klaus Barbie, Gestapo chief of Lyon, dies of cancer at 77 1991 Death Theodore Geisel, author (Dr. Seuss), dies of cancer at 87 1991 Death John Hoyt, actor (My Favorite Brunette), dies of lung cancer at 87 1991 Death Julie Bovasso, actress (Saturday Night Fever), dies at 61 of cancer 1991 Death Alex North, music composer (Spartacus), dies at 80 of cancer 1991 Death Ben Piazza, actor (Consenting Adults), dies of cancer at 58 1991 Death Colleen Dewhurst, actress (Murphy Brown), dies of cancer at 67 1991 Death Stuart Karl, CEO (Karl Home Video), dies at 38 of skin cancer 1991 Death Soichiro Hondo, CEO and founder (Honda), dies of liver cancer at 84 1991 Death Gerome Ragal, author (Hair), dies of cancer at 48 1991 Death Lee Remick, actress (Days of Wine and Roses), dies of cancer at 55 1991 Death Michael Landon, actor (Bonanza, Hwy to Heaven), dies of cancer at 54 1991 Death Kevin O'Connor, actor (Bogie), dies of cancer at 56 1991 Death Joan Caulfield, actress (My Favorite Husband), dies of cancer at 69 1991 Death Mary Bacon, jockey, dying of cancer, commits suicide by gun at 43 1991 Death Coral Browne, Australian actor (Ruling Class), dies of cancer at 77 1991 Death Bud Freeman, jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 84 1991 Death Jimmy McPartland, jazz cornetist, dies of cancer at 83 1991 Event A new cancer drug is announced, which can only be found in bark of a rare tree in the Pacific Northwest 1991 Event Michael Landon appears on Tonight Show to talk about his cancer 1991 Death Natalie Schafer, actress (Gilligan's Island), dies at 90 from cancer 1991 Event Michael Landon announces he has inoperable cancer of pancreas 1991 Death Aldo Ray, western actor (Battle Cry), dies at 64 of cancer 1991 Death Marcella Markham, dies of breast cancer at 68 1991 Death Webb Pierce, U.S. country singer (Bye Bye Love), dies of cancer at 64 1991 Death Silvio O. Conte, Representative-R-Massachusetts 1959 - 1991, died of prostate cancer 1991 Death Dimitris Myrat, dies of cancer at 62 1991 Death Joe Hicks, baseball coach, dies of cancer at 64 1991 Death Ada Moore, entertainer, dies of cancer at 64 1990 Death Kiel Martin, actor (Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 46 1990 Death Marguerite N Wittenberg, entertainer, dies of cancer at 77 1990 Death Mary Martin, actress (Peter Pan), dies of cancer at 76 1990 Death William French Smith, attorney general (1980), dies at 73 of cancer 1990 Death Art Blakey, jazz drummer (Jazz Messengers), dies of cancer at 71 1990 Death Douglas Edwards, WW II correspondent, dies of cancer at 73 1990 Death Jackie Moran, actor (Janie, Barefoot Boy), dies of cancer at 65 1990 Death Loretta Tupper, radio/TV entertainer, dies of cancer at 84 1990 Death Raymond St. Jacques, actor/dir (Falcon Crest), dies of cancer at 60 1990 Death Nina Bara, actress (Missile to the Moon), dies of cancer at 66 1990 Death Charles Arnt, actor (Double Exposure), dies of pancreatic cancer at 82 1990 Death Bobby Day, rocker (Rockin' Robin), dies of cancer at 58 1990 Death Preben Neergaard, Danish actor (Mordskab), dies of cancer at 70 1990 Death Eddie Quillan, actor (Brigadoon, Summer Magic), dies of cancer at 83 1990 Death Johnny Wayne, comedian (Wayne and Shuster), dies of cancer at 72 1990 Death Karl Menninger, psychatrist (Menninger Clinic), dies at 96 of cancer 1990 Death Lois Moran Young, dies of cancer at 81 1990 Death Bill Cullen, game show host (Price is Right), dies at 70 of cancer 1990 Death Anna Palk, actress (Play it Cool, Frozen Dead), dies of cancer at 48 1990 Death Jack Gilford, comedic actor (Cocoon II), dies at 82 of stomach cancer 1990 Death Rex Harrison, actor (My Fair Lady), dies of cancer at 82 1990 Death Jill Ireland, actress (Carry on Nurse, Family), dies of cancer at 54 1990 Death Susan Oliver, actress (Disorderly Orderly), dies of cancer at 61 1990 Death Walker Percy, physician/novelist (Lancelot), dies of cancer at 73 1990 Death Jessica James, actress (Spring Break), dies of breast cancer at 60 1990 Death Irmtraud Morgner, writer, freelance author, used magical realism to address the role of gender in East German society, dies of cancer in Berlin, East Germany 1990 Death Sarah Vaughn, jazz singer, dies of lung cancer at 66 1990 Death International Chrysis, Transvestite actor (Q&A), dies of cancer at 38 1990 Death An Wang, computer manufacturer (Wang), dies at 70 of cancer 1990 Death Rene Enriquez, actor (Hill St. Blues), dies of pancreatic cancer at 56 1990 Death Gloria Carter Spann, President Carter's sister, dies at 63 of cancer 1990 Death Melanie Appleby, rocker (Mel and Kim), dies of liver cancer at 23 1990 Event Actor Joseph Cotton undergoes vocal cancer operation at 84 1990 Death Alan Hale, Jr., Skipper on Gilligan's Island, dies of cancer at 71 1989 Death Jay Ward, animator (Rocky and His Friends), dies at 69 of cancer 1989 Death Graham Chapman, comedian (Monty Python), dies of cancer at 48 1989 Event Cancer sufferer/San Francisco Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky breaks arm on mound 1989 Event In 2nd start since after cancer treatment, Giants Dave Dravecky breaks his pitching arm while throwing to Tim Raines 1989 Death Terry Drinkwater, CBS news correspondent, dies at 53 of cancer 1988 Death Hal Ashby, academy-award winning director, dies of cancer at 59 1988 Death John Houseman, actor (Paper Chase, Fog), dies of spinal cancer at 86 1988 Event Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor OK after breast cancer surgery 1988 Death Billy Daniels, singer, dies of cancer at 73 1988 Death Billy Carter, President Carter's brother Billy, dies of cancer at 51 1988 Death Louis Quinn, actor (Unholy Rollers), dies at 73 of cancer 1988 Death Anne Ramsey, actress (Throw Mama From Train), dies of cancer at 59 1988 Death Louis L'Amour, western writer (Bowdrie), dies at 80 of cancer 1988 Death Ella Raines, actress (Brute Force), dies of throat cancer at 66 1988 Death Andrew Duggan, actor (Jigsaw, Firehouse), dies of cancer at 64 1988 Death Carroll Righter, astrologer, dies at 88 of postrate cancer 1988 Death Gregory (Pappy) Boyington, ace WW II pilot, dies at 75 of cancer 1987 Death Jackie Gleason, comedian (Honeymooners), dies of colon cancer at 71 1987 Death Dick Howser, manager (New York Yankees and Kansas City Royal), dies of brain cancer at 51 1987 Death Sala Burton, Representative-D-California 1983 - 1987, died of colon cancer 1986 Death Ron Kass, record co President (MGM), dies at 52 of cancer 1986 Death Carmol Taylor, country songwriter, dies at 53 of cancer 1986 Death Desi Arnaz, actor (Ricky Ricardo-I Love Lucy), dies at 69 of cancer 1986 Death Corita Kent, artist, educator, mediums include silkscreen, serigraphy, producing fine art with messages of love and peace, famous work includes the 1985 Love Samp and Rainbow Swash, dies of cancer 1986 Death Thad Jones, jazz trumpeter, dies of cancer at 63 1986 Death Donna Reed, actress (Donna Reed Show, Dallas), dies of cancer at 64 1985 Death Roger Maris, home run hitter, 61 in 61, New York Yankees, dies of cancer at 51 1985 Death Tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer 1985 Death Yul Brynner, Taidje Khan, actor (King and I), dies of cancer at 65 1985 Death Lloyd Nolan, actor (Dr. Chegley-Julia), dies of lung cancer at 83 1985 Death Johnny Desmond, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies of cancer at 65 1985 Death Grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58 1985 Death James F Nolan, actor (Dante), dies of cancer at 69 1985 Death Rafael Campos, actor (Ramon-Rhoda, Sancho-V), dies of cancer at 49 1985 Death James Craig, actor (Human Comedy, Kismet), dies of lung cancer at 74 1985 Death Harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer 1985 Death Selma Diamond, comedienne (Selma-Night Court), dies of cancer at 64 1985 Death Louis Hayward, actor (Lone Wolf, Survivors), dies of lung cancer at 75 1984 Death Francois Truffaut, dir (Fahrenheit 451), dies of brain cancer at 52 1984 Death Peggy Ann Garner, actress (Ford Theater), dies at 53 of cancer 1984 Death Carl Foreman, producer, dies of cancer at 69 1984 Death Andrea Leeds, actress (Stage Door, Earthbound), dies of cancer at 70 1984 Death Andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35 1984 Death Diana Dors, actress (Berserk!), dies at 52 of cancer 1984 Death Sam Jaffe, actor (Dr. Zorba-Ben Casey), dies of cancer at 93 1984 Death Garry Winogrand, prolific photographer, known for 20th century portraits of America, focusing on social issues of the time, exhibited at Museum of Modern Art, published 'The Animals', 'Public Relations', dies of gallbladder cancer at age 56 1984 Death Avon Long, dancer/actor (Roots: Next Generation), dies of cancer at 73 1984 Death Frances Goodrich, (Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 93 of lung cancer 1983 Death Fifi D'Orsay, "French Bombshell" (Dixie Jamboree), dies cancer at 79 1983 Death Michael Conrad, actor (Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 58 1983 Death Joan Hackett, actress (Group, Flicks, Rivals), dies of cancer at 49 1983 Death Mike Kellin, actor (Honestly Celeste), dies at 61 of cancer 1983 Death Judy Canova, singer/comedienne (Chatterbox), dies of cancer at 66 1983 Death Carolyn Jones, actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies at 54 of cancer 1983 Death Eddie Foy, Jr., actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at 78 1983 Death Faye Emerson, actress (I've Got a Secret), dies of cancer at 65 1983 Death Marian Nixon, actress (Dr. Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at 78 1983 Death Robert Christian, actor (Bustin' Loose), dies of cancer at 42 1983 Death Shepperd Strudwick, actor (Psychomania), dies of cancer at 75 1983 Death Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74 1983 Death Gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72 1983 Death Harriet Parsons, producer (Susan Slept Here), dies at 76 of cancer 1982 Death John Leonard Swigert, Jr., astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51 1982 Death James Broderick, actor (Doug-Family), dies of cancer at 55 1982 Death Fernando Lamas, actor and director (Lost World), dies of cancer at 67 1982 Death Jay Novello, actor (Harum Scarum, Rebel Breed), dies of cancer at 78 1982 Death Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (Zulu), dies of bone cancer at 53 1982 Death Tom Drake, actor (Green Years, Warkill), dies of lung cancer at 63 1982 Death Marjorie Bennett, actress (Blossom-Dobie Gillis), dies at 87 of cancer 1982 Death Leigh Snowden, actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies at 51 of cancer 1982 Death Eleanor Powell, tap dancer/wife of Glenn Ford, dies at 69 of cancer 1982 Death Lightning Hopkins, rocker, dies of cancer at 69 1981 Death Vera-Ellen, actress (Big Leaguer, On the Town), dies of cancer at 55 1981 Death Paddy Chayefsky, screenwriter (Network, Hospital) dies of cancer at 58 1981 Death Bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain and lung cancer at 36 1980 Death Bobby Van, actor/TV host (Make Me Laugh), dies of cancer at 49 1980 Death Helen Gahagan, Representative-D-California 1945 - 1951 died of cancer 1979 Death Vivian Vance, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), diesof cancer at 67 1979 Death Jack Haley, actor (Wizard of Oz), dies of cancer at 79 1979 Death Jim Hutton, actor (Ellery Queen), dies of liver cancer at 45 1978 Event Debbie Austin wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic 1977 Death William Powell, rocker (O'Jays), dies of cancer at 35 1977 Death William E. Vaughan, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms, died age 61 from lung cancer 1977 Event Pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic 1976 Death Rosalind Russell, actress (Mame), dies of cancer at 68 1976 Death Chou En-lai, China's Prime Minister 1949 - 1976, dies of cancer in Beijing at 78 1974 Death [Sithu] U Thant, United Nations Secretary-General (1961-72), dies in New York of cancer at 65 1974 Death Jacqueline Susann, author (Valley of the Dolls), dies of cancer at 53 1974 Death Duke Ellington, blues singer, dies of cancer at 75 1974 Death Frank McGee, Today show host, dies of cancer at 52 1973 Death William Haines, actor (Little Annie Rooney), dies of cancer at 73 1973 Death Laurence Harvey, actor (Of Human Bondage), dies of cancer at 45 1973 Death Sidney Blackmer, actor (Love Crazy), dies of cancer at 58 1973 Death Norma Crane, actress, 'Fiddler on the Roof', dies of cancer at 44 1973 Death Nick Stuart, bandleader, dies of cancer at 69 1973 Event Dean tells Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency" 1973 Death Rupert Crosse, actor (Too Late Blues), dies of cancer at 45 1973 Death Brigitte Reimann, born in Burg bei Madgeburg, East Berlin, writer, wrote 'Franziska Linkerhand' published posthumously, dies of cancer in East Berlin, at age 39 1973 Death Tim Holt, actor (Stagecoach, Hitler's Children), dies of cancer at 55 1972 Death Joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer 1971 Death Melville Cooper, actor (Diane, Bundle of Joy), dies of cancer at 75 1971 Death TC Jones, female impersonator, dies of cancer at 50 1971 Birthday Tom Green, born in Pembroke, Canada, actor, media personality, rapper, host of Tom Green's House Tonight' internet talk show, autobiography, 'Hollywood Causes Cancer' 1971 Death Guy Wilkerson, dies of cancer at 71 1971 Death Alice Tissot, actress (Italian Straw Hat), dies of cancer at 81 1971 Death Harold Lloyd, U.S. comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77 1971 Death Joseph Desire Fernandel, comedian, dies of cancer at 67 1969 Death Ruth White, actress (Fugitive), dies of cancer at 55 1969 Death Harry Williams Millard, producer, dies of cancer at 41 1969 Death Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57 1969 Death Royal Beal, actor (Death of a Salesman), dies of cancer, at 69 1968 Death Cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50 1968 Death Erich Von Stroheim, actor and director (Napoleon), dies of cancer at 52 1968 Death Lee Tracy, actor (Doctor X, Bombshell, Best Man), dies of cancer at 70 1968 Death Bea Benaderet, actress (Petticoat Junction), dies of lung cancer at 62 1968 Death Dennis O'Keefe, actor (Suspicion), dies of lung cancer at 60 1968 Death Kay Francis, actress (Charley's Aunt, Play Girl), dies of cancer at 65 1968 Death Dan Duryea, actor (Pride of the Yankees), dies of cancer at at 60 1968 Death Lois Andrews, dies of lung cancer at 44 1968 Death Helen Walker, actress (Brewster's Million), dies of cancer at 47 1967 Death Pauline Brooks, actress (Make a Million), dies of cancer at 54 1967 Death Judith Evelyn, dies of cancer at 54 1967 Death Ann Sheridan, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies of cancer at 51 1966 Death Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer 1966 Death Helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62 1966 Death Nestor Paiva, actor (3 Stooges in Orbit), dies of cancer at 61 1966 Death Anne Nagel, dies of cancer at 50 1965 Death Wild Bill Elliott, cowboy actor (49'ers), dies of cancer at 60 1965 Death Irene Browne, actress (Peg O' My Heart), dies of cancer at 69 1964 Birthday Ruth Picardie, born in Reading, England, journalist, editor, The Guardian, The Independent newspapers, author of Before I Say Goodbye, memoir of living with breast cancer 1964 Event U.S. report "Smoking and Health" connects smoking to lung cancer 1963 Death Richard Barthelmess, actor (Heroes for Sales), dies of cancer at 68 1963 Death Tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68 1963 Death Alfred Whitney Griswold, American historian and educator, President of Yale 1951 - 1963, dies of colon cancer 1962 Death Thomas Mitchell, U.S., actor (Outlaw), dies of cancer at 70 1962 Death Myron McCormick, actor (China Girl, Jigsaw), dies of cancer at 54 1962 Death Frank Jenks, actor (Colonel Flack), dies of cancer at 60 1962 Death Snub Pollard, actor (Limelight, Arizona Days), dies of cancer at 72 1962 Death Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62 1961 Death Samuel Rayburn, Representative-D-Texas, speaker of the House, 1940 - 1957, died of pancreatic cancer at age 79 1961 Death Marion Davies, actress (Not So Dumb, 5 and 10), dies of cancer at 64 1961 Death Kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67 1961 Death Ty Cobb, baseball great, Detroit Tigers, dies of cancer at 74 1961 Death Franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83 1960 Death Richard Cromwell, actor (Jezebel, Riot Squad), dies of cancer at 50 1959 Death Gerard Philipe, actor/dir (La Ronde, Gambler), dies of cancer at 36 1959 Death Helen Parrish, actress (Hour Glass), dies of cancer at 36 1958 Death Big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65 1957 Death "Black Jack" Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer 1957 Death John Coltrane, rocker, dies of cancer at 30 1957 Event U.S. Surgeon General Leroy Burney connects smoking with lung cancer 1950 Birthday Alison McCartney, pathologist/Breast Cancer campaigner 1949 Birthday Paul Nurse, dr/director-general elect, Imperial Cancer Research Fund 1940 Birthday RA Weiss, director, Institute of Cancer Research 1934 Birthday David de Peyer, cancer research campaigner 1912 Birthday E Cuyler Hammond, scientist, 1st to link smoking with lung cancer 1904 Birthday Adelle Davis, author, Lets Stay Healthy, nutritionist, died of cancer 1896 Event Emile Grubbe is 1st dr to use radiation treatment for breast cancer 1891 Birthday Henry Miller, author, Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus 1880 Death Ole Bull, famous violinist, virtuoso, compared to Niccolo Paganini, co-founder, Den Nationale Scene theater, dies of cancer, at home on Lysoen island, extensive funeral procession had 15 steamers, other vessels, transporting his body 1731 Death Mary Astell, English writer and feminist, wrote 'Some Reflections upon Marriage', dies soon after having breast cancer
