2004 Alexandra Scott, young philanthropist, ", raised over $700,000 for cancer research in 4 years by selling lemonade, ", dies at 8
1998 Jo Clayton, author, Cancer Died, Drums of Chaos, dies at 58
1998 Olympic figure skater Peggy Fleming undergoes breast cancer surgery
1998 Buddy the Wonder Dog, dog (Air Bud), dies of cancer at 9
1998 Carl Wilson, rock vocalist (Beach Boy), dies of lung cancer at 51
1998 Jay Monahan, husband of Katie Couric, dies of cancer at 42
1997 Floyd Cramer, pianist (Nashville Sound), dies of cancer at 64
1997 Steve Hamilton, pitcher (New York Yankees), dies of cancer at 63
1997 Bill Rotsler, cartoonist/writer, dies of cancer at 62
1997 Roberto C Goizueta, CEO (Coca-Cola), dies of lung cancer at 65
1997 Derek Taylor, Beatles publicist, dies of cancer at 65
1997 Luther Allison, blues performer (Motown), dies of cancer at 57
1997 Don Steele, LA radio personality (KRTH), dies of cancer at 61
1997 Richard Jaeckel, actor, Starman, The Dark, dies of cancer at 70
1997 Edward Mulhare, actor, TV's The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, dies of lung cancer at 74
1997 Harry Blackstone, Jr., magician, dies of cancer at 62
1997 Susan Seddon Boulet, artist, dies of cancer
1997 Michael Stroka, TV actor, Aristede-Dark Shadows, dies of cancer at 57
1997 Laura Nyro, singer, dies of ovarian cancer at 49
1997 Nancy Woodhull, news editor for USA Today, dies of cancer at 52
1997 Herb Caen, columnist, Lung cancer, dies at 80
1997 Curt Flood, centerfielder (Cards), dies of throat cancer at 59
1997 Vince Williams, actor (Hamp-Guiding Light), dies of cancer at 39
1996 Mark Lenard, actor (Sarek-Star Trek), dies of cancer at 68
1996 Timothy Francis Leary, Harvard prof/LSD guru, dues of cancer at 75
1996 Jack McCarthy, kiddie show host (Popeye), dies of cancer at 81
1996 Vince Edwards, actor (Ben Casey), dies of cancer at 67
1996 Alison McCartney, pathologist/Breast Cancer campaigner, dies at 45
1996 Bob Shaw, science fiction writer, dies of cancer at 64
1996 Francois Mitterrand, President of France (1981-95), dies of cancer at 79
1995 Junior Walker, tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 64
1995 Ted Sannella, square dance caller, dies of cancer
1995 Rosalind Cash, actress (General Hospital), dies of cancer at 56
1995 Bobby Riggs, tennis star, dies of prostate cancer at 77
1995 Alison "Night Bird" Steele, DJ (WNEW-FM, WXRK-FM), dies of cancer
1995 Olga Ivinskaya, mistress of Boris Pasternak, dies of cancer at 83
1995 Mickey Mantle, baseball great (New York Yankees), dies of cancer at 63
1995 Richard "Pancho" Gonzalez, tennis great, dies of stomach cancer at 67
1995 Gail Gordon, actor (Our Miss Brooks, Lucy Show), dies of cancer at 89
1995 Lana Turner, actress (Madame X), dies of cancer at 75
1995 Roger Joseph Zelazny, sci-fi writer, dies of cancer at 60
1995 Harold Wilson, British Prime Minister (1964-70, 74-76), dies of cancer at 79
1995 Elizabeth Montgomery, actress (Bewitched), dies of cancer at 62
1995 Michael Caesar, pope of pot, dies of liver cancer at 52
1994 Robert Lansing, actor (Blade Runner, Equalizer), dies of cancer at 66
1994 Fred Lebow, U.S. founder of New York Marathon, dies of cancer
1994 Dennis Wolfberg, comedian (Quantum Leap), dies from cancer at 48
1994 Robert Bloch, screenwriter (Psycho), dies of cancer at 77
1994 Jessica Tandy, actress (Driving Miss Daisy), dies of cancer at 85
1994 Roy Castle, actor (Dr. Who and the Daleks), dies of lung Cancer
1994 Edna Manilow, mother of singer Barry Manilow, dies at 70 of cancer
1994 Duccio Tessari, Italian director, dies of cancer at 67
1994 Danitra Vance, comedienne (SNL), dies of breast cancer at 35
1994 John Doucette, actor (Fighting Mad, Gang War), dies of cancer at 73
1994 Peter Cushing, actor (Star Wars, Dr. Who), dies of cancer at 81
1994 Earl Strum, referee (NBA), dies of brain cancer at 66
1994 Dick Sargent, actor (Darren-Bewitched), dies of cancer at 64
1994 Dominic Lucero, dancer/singer, dies of lymphatic cancer
1994 Robert E Lee, dies of cancer at 75
1994 Cameron Mitchell, actor (High Chapparral), dies of lung cancer at 75
1994 Cameron Mitchell, actor (Man on Tightrope), dies of lung cancer at 76
1994 Henry Morgan, TV panalist (To Tell the Truth), dies of cancer at 74
1994 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 1st lady (1961-63), dies of cancer at 64
1994 Jacqueline Onassis admitted to the hospital for cancer treatment
1994 Ruth Gillette, actress (Wild Gold), dies of cancer at 88
1994 Macdonald Carey, actor (Days of Our Lives), dies of cancer at 81
1994 Mai Zetterling, actress (Night is My Future), dies of cancer at 68
1994 Robert Shea, author, dies of cancer
1994 Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (French Connection), dies of cancer at 76
1994 John Ewart, Sydney Australia, dies of cancer at 55
1994 Anita Morris, actress (Nine), dies of cancer at 50
1994 Dinah Shore, singer (Chevrolet), dies of cancer at 76
1994 Olan Soule, radio voice (Super Friends), dies of lung cancer at 83
1994 Nick Cravat, midget (Gremlin-Twilight Zone), dies of lung cancer at 81
1994 Claude Akins, actor (Rio Bravo, Lobo), dies of cancer at 75
1994 Sherry Mathis, actress (Search for Tomorrow), dies of cancer at 44
1994 Telly Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies of prostate cancer at 70
1994 Bob Horen, dies of cancer at 67
1994 Edward Duke, actor (Decadence, Silver Bears), dies of cancer at 40
1994 Tip O'Neill, speaker of the house, dies of cancer
1993 Sam Wanamaker, actor (Pvt Benjamin), dies from cancer at 74
1993 Sam Wanamaker, actor (Pvt Benjamin), dies of prostate cancer at 74
1993 Janet Margolin, U.S. actress (Annie Hall), dies at 50 of ovarian cancer
1993 Robert Goulet undergoes prostate cancer surgery
1993 Janet Margolin, actress (David and Lisa), dies of ovarian cancer at 50
1993 Don Ameche, actor (Cocoon), dies of prostate cancer at 85
1993 Lewis Thomas, biologist, dies of cancer at 80
1993 Anthony Burgess, novelist (Clockwork Orange), dies of cancer at 76
1993 Bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian), dies from cancer at 59
1993 Bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian), dies of prostate cancer at 59
1993 Heather Farr, golfer, dies of cancer at 28
1993 Evelyn Venable, model (Columbia Pictures logo), dies of cancer at 80
1993 Charles Aidman, actor (Kotch, Zoot Suit), dies of cancer at 68
1993 George Sheehan, cardiologist/marathoner, dies of prostate cancer at 74
1993 Edwin A Walker, U.S. Maj-Gen, dies of lung cancer at 84
1993 Vincent Price, actor (Raven, Fly), dies of lung cancer at 82
1993 Gwen Wells, actress (Nashville), dies of cancer at 42
1993 Fran Carlon, dies of cancer at 80
1993 Gordon Douglas, actor and director (Tony Rome), dies of cancer at 85
1993 William Cort, actor/producer (Ghost, Dear Heart), dies of cancer at 53
1993 Raymond Burr, actor (Perry Mason), dies of liver cancer at 76
1993 Janice Carroll, actress (End, April Fools), dies of cancer at 61
1993 Helen O'Connell, singer (Green Eyes), dies of cancer at 74
1993 Stewart Granger, actor (Scaramouche), dies of cancer at 80
1993 Ewing Kaufman, founder/owner (Kansas City Royals), dies of lung cancer at 76
1993 Anne Shirley, actress (Stella Dallas), dies of lung cancer at 75
1993 Fred Gwynne, actor (Herman-Munsters), dies of pancreatic cancer at 66
1993 Catherine Leno, mother of Tonight Show host Jay, dies of cancer at 82
1993 Pat Nixon, 1st lady (1969-75), dies of lung cancer at 81
1993 Alexis Smith, actress (Constant Nymph), dies of cancer at 72
1993 Alexis Smith, dancer/actress (Follies), dies of cancer at 72
1993 James Bridges, writer and director (Paper Chase), dies of cancer at 57
1993 Lenore Kingston Jenson, dies of cancer at 79
1993 Jim Valvano, basketball coach (North Carolina State), dies of cancer at 47
1993 Wayne Mack, sportscaster/actor (Storyville), dies of cancer at 68
1993 Clifford Jordan, tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 61
1993 Kate Reid, British actress (Lil-Dallas), dies of cancer at 62
1993 Chishu Ryu, Japanese actor (Autumn Afternoon), dies of cancer at 86
1993 June Valli, singer (Crying in the Chapel), dies of cancer at 62
1993 Bob Crosby, swing-era bandleader (Bobcats), dies of cancer at 79
1993 Ruby Keeler, actress (42nd Street, Dames), dies of cancer at 82
1993 Ruby Keeler, actress (42nd Street), dies of cancer at 83
1993 Gerhard Gesell, judge (Pentagon Papers), dies of liver cancer at 82
1993 Jacqueline Hill, dies of cancer at 63
1993 Kate Wilkinson, actress (Clara-Another World), dies of cancer at 76
1993 Audrey Hepburn, actress (Roman Holiday), dies of colon cancer at 63
1993 Reginald Lewis, CEO (Beatrice), dies of brain cancer at 50
1993 William LeMassena, actor (All that Jazz), dies of lung cancer at 76
1993 Lacey Fosburgh, author (Closing Time), dies of breast cancer at 50
1993 Richard Branda, actor (2 Minute Warning), dies of colon cancer at 57
1993 John B "Dizzy" Gillespe, blues trumpeter, dies of cancer at 75
1993 Ronnie Welsh, actor (Patterns), dies of brain cancer at 52
1993 Joe Keenan, actor (Conviction of Kitty Dodd), dies of cancer at 69
1993 Phyllis Hill, actress (Singing in the Dark), dies of lung cancer at 72
1992 Hilary Tindall, dies of cancer at 54
1992 Robert Shayne, U.S. actor (Tora! Tora! Tora!), dies of cancer at 92
1992 Bill Kearns, U.S. actor (Playtime), dies of lung cancer at 69
1992 Gene O'Donnell, actor (Ape, Miracle Kid), dies of lung cancer at 81
1992 Charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer, dies of cancer at 81
1992 Regina Carrol, actress (Jessi's Girl), dies of cancer at 49
1992 Joan Maloney Rio, dancer, dies of cancer at 57
1992 Dottie Green, female baseball player (Peaches), dies of cancer at 71
1992 Laurel Cronin, actor (Beethoven, Housesitter), dies of cancer at 53
1992 Cleavon Little, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies of colon cancer at 53
1992 Willy Brandt, chancellor of West Germany (1969-74), dies of cancer at 78
1992 Eddie Kendricks, singer (Temptations), dies of lung cancer at 52
1992 Laurie Anders, singer, dies of cancer
1992 Keith Prentice, U.S. actor (Boys in the Band), dies of cancer at 52
1992 David Jones, actor, commits suicide (had terminal cancer) at 76
1992 Wayne McLaren, Marlboro Man, dies of lung cancer at 51
1992 Lou Krugman, actor (I Want to Live), dies of cancer at 78
1992 Ralph Cooper, creator (Amateur Night at the Apollo), dies of cancer
1992 Chico Alvarez, trumpeteer (Stan Kenton Orch), dies of cancer at 72
1992 Joseph L George, dies of cancer at 65
1992 Jenny Karezi, Greek actress (Red Lanterns), dies of cancer at 56
1992 Ron Webber, dies of cancer at 60
1992 Hope Miller, actress (Bwana Devil), dies of breast cancer at 63
1992 Wayne McLaren, model (Marlboro Man), dies of lung cancer at 51
1992 Allen James, vocalist/actor (Show Boat), dies of lung cancer at 84
1992 Marlene Hazlett, entertainer, dies of cancer
1992 Cathy Bennett, jury selection expert, dies of breast cancer at 41
1992 Bob Sweeney, director/actor (Toby Tyler), dies of cancer at 73
1992 Philip Dunne, founder (Screen Writers Guild), dies of cancer at 84
1992 Pippa Steele, actress (Vampire Lovers), dies of cancer at 44
1992 Nancy Walker, actress (Ida Morgenstein-Rhoda), dies of cancer at 71
1992 George Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87
1992 Marisa Mell, actress (Hostages), dies of cancer at 53
1992 Lyle Alzado, NFL defense linesman (Raiders), dies of cancer at 43
1992 Richard Derr, actor (When Worlds Collide), dies at 74 of cancer
1992 Dick Yarmy, dies of lung cancer at 58
1992 Philip Dunne, screenwriter, dies of cancer at 84
1992 Brian Macleod, Canadian musician, dies of cancer at 39
1992 Deron Johnson, 1965 NL run leader, dies of cancer at 53
1992 Alice Mary Riley, entertainer, dies of cancer at 51
1992 Florence Randall, model/designer (Bill Blass), dies at 54 of cancer
1992 David Miller, dies of cancer at 82
1992 Eve Merriam, poet (Inner City Mother Goose), dies of cancer at 75
1992 Alix Talton, former Miss Georgia, dies of lung cancer at 72
1992 Sam Walton, Billionaire CEO (Wal-Mart), dies of cancer at 74
1992 Sy Kramer, singer/comedy writer dies of cancer at 59
1992 Margaret Barker, actress (Fathers and Son), dies of lung cancer at 83
1992 Wendell Mayes, writer, dies of cancer at 72
1992 Nancy Walker, actress (Ida Morgenstern-Rhoda), dies of cancer at 69
1992 C V Wood Jr, theme park developer (Disneyland), dies of cancer at 71
1992 Mary Osborne, jazz guitarist, dies at 70 of liver cancer
1992 Sandy Dennis, actress (Up the Down Staircase), dies of cancer at 54
1992 Angela Carter, British novelist (Magic Toyshop), dies of cancer at 51
1992 Angelique Pettyjohn, actress (Biohazard), dies of cancer at 48
1992 Florence Tarlow, dies of cancer at 70
1992 Jeanne Gerson, dies of cancer and pneumonia at 87
1992 Charlie Ventura, jazz sax (Bop for the people), dies at 75 of cancer
1992 Yvonne Bryceland, actress (Road to Mecca), dies of cancer at 66
1992 Steve Brodie, actor (Desperate, Bodyguard), dies of cancer at 72
1992 Avon Jaeger Hill, entertainer, dies of cancer at 44
1992 Virginia Field, actress (Dream Girl), dies of cancer at 74
1991 Julia McCarthy, dies of cancer at 64
1991 Cassandra Harris, actress (For Your Eyes Only), dies of cancer at 39
1991 June Storey, actress (South of the Border), dies of cancer at 73
1991 Eric Carr, drummer (Kiss-Beth), dies of cancer at 41
1991 Reggie Nalder, actor (Mark of Devil), dies of bone cancer at 80
1991 Paul Reid Roman, actor (Aviator, Blue Knight), dies of cancer at 55
1991 Cyril Poitier, actor (Uptown Saturday Night), dies of cancer at 80
1991 Fran Stevens, singer, dies of cancer in Bronx New York at 72
1991 Bert Bertram, actor (How to Steal a Million), dies of cancer at 97
1991 Joseph Papp, Broadway producer (Chorus Line), dies of cancer at 70
1991 Sheila Florance, Australian actress (Cactus), dies of cancer at 75
1991 Klaus Barbie, Gestapo chief of Lyon, dies of cancer at 77
1991 Theodore Geisel, author (Dr. Seuss), dies of cancer at 87
1991 John Hoyt, actor (My Favorite Brunette), dies of lung cancer at 87
1991 Julie Bovasso, actress (Saturday Night Fever), dies at 61 of cancer
1991 Alex North, music composer (Spartacus), dies at 80 of cancer
1991 Ben Piazza, actor (Consenting Adults), dies of cancer at 58
1991 Colleen Dewhurst, actress (Murphy Brown), dies of cancer at 67
1991 Stuart Karl, CEO (Karl Home Video), dies at 38 of skin cancer
1991 Soichiro Hondo, CEO and founder (Honda), dies of liver cancer at 84
1991 Gerome Ragal, author (Hair), dies of cancer at 48
1991 Lee Remick, actress (Days of Wine and Roses), dies of cancer at 55
1991 Michael Landon, actor (Bonanza, Hwy to Heaven), dies of cancer at 54
1991 Kevin O'Connor, actor (Bogie), dies of cancer at 56
1991 Joan Caulfield, actress (My Favorite Husband), dies of cancer at 69
1991 Mary Bacon, jockey, dying of cancer, commits suicide by gun at 43
1991 Coral Browne, Australian actor (Ruling Class), dies of cancer at 77
1991 Bud Freeman, jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 84
1991 Jimmy McPartland, jazz cornetist, dies of cancer at 83
1991 A new cancer drug is announced, which can only be found in bark of a rare tree in the Pacific Northwest
1991 Michael Landon appears on Tonight Show to talk about his cancer
1991 Natalie Schafer, actress (Gilligan's Island), dies at 90 from cancer
1991 Michael Landon announces he has inoperable cancer of pancreas
1991 Aldo Ray, western actor (Battle Cry), dies at 64 of cancer
1991 Marcella Markham, dies of breast cancer at 68
1991 Webb Pierce, U.S. country singer (Bye Bye Love), dies of cancer at 64
1991 Dimitris Myrat, dies of cancer at 62
1991 Joe Hicks, baseball coach, dies of cancer at 64
1991 Ada Moore, entertainer, dies of cancer at 64
1990 Kiel Martin, actor (Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 46
1990 Marguerite N Wittenberg, entertainer, dies of cancer at 77
1990 Mary Martin, actress (Peter Pan), dies of cancer at 76
1990 William French Smith, attorney general (1980), dies at 73 of cancer
1990 Art Blakey, jazz drummer (Jazz Messengers), dies of cancer at 71
1990 Douglas Edwards, WW II correspondent, dies of cancer at 73
1990 Jackie Moran, actor (Janie, Barefoot Boy), dies of cancer at 65
1990 Loretta Tupper, radio/TV entertainer, dies of cancer at 84
1990 Raymond St. Jacques, actor/dir (Falcon Crest), dies of cancer at 60
1990 Nina Bara, actress (Missile to the Moon), dies of cancer at 66
1990 Charles Arnt, actor (Double Exposure), dies of pancreatic cancer at 82
1990 Bobby Day, rocker (Rockin' Robin), dies of cancer at 58
1990 Preben Neergaard, Danish actor (Mordskab), dies of cancer at 70
1990 Eddie Quillan, actor (Brigadoon, Summer Magic), dies of cancer at 83
1990 Johnny Wayne, comedian (Wayne and Shuster), dies of cancer at 72
1990 Karl Menninger, psychatrist (Menninger Clinic), dies at 96 of cancer
1990 Lois Moran Young, dies of cancer at 81
1990 Bill Cullen, game show host (Price is Right), dies at 70 of cancer
1990 Anna Palk, actress (Play it Cool, Frozen Dead), dies of cancer at 48
1990 Jack Gilford, comedic actor (Cocoon II), dies at 82 of stomach cancer
1990 Rex Harrison, actor (My Fair Lady), dies of cancer at 82
1990 Jill Ireland, actress (Carry on Nurse, Family), dies of cancer at 54
1990 Susan Oliver, actress (Disorderly Orderly), dies of cancer at 61
1990 Walker Percy, physician/novelist (Lancelot), dies of cancer at 73
1990 Jessica James, actress (Spring Break), dies of breast cancer at 60
1990 Sarah Vaughn, jazz singer, dies of lung cancer at 66
1990 International Chrysis, Transvestite actor (Q&A), dies of cancer at 38
1990 An Wang, computer manufacturer (Wang), dies at 70 of cancer
1990 Rene Enriquez, actor (Hill St. Blues), dies of pancreatic cancer at 56
1990 Gloria Carter Spann, President Carter's sister, dies at 63 of cancer
1990 Melanie Appleby, rocker (Mel and Kim), dies of liver cancer at 23
1990 Actor Joseph Cotton undergoes vocal cancer operation at 84
1990 Alan Hale Jr, Skipper on Gilligan's Island, dies of cancer at 71
1989 Jay Ward, animator (Rocky and His Friends), dies at 69 of cancer
1989 Graham Chapman, comedian (Monty Python), dies of cancer at 48
1989 Cancer sufferer/San Francisco Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky breaks arm on mound
1989 In 2nd start since after cancer treatment, Giants Dave Dravecky breaks his pitching arm while throwing to Tim Raines
1989 Terry Drinkwater, CBS news correspondent, dies at 53 of cancer
1988 Hal Ashby, academy-award winning director, dies of cancer at 59
1988 John Houseman, actor (Paper Chase, Fog), dies of spinal cancer at 86
1988 Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor OK after breast cancer surgery
1988 Billy Daniels, singer, dies of cancer at 73
1988 Billy Carter, President Carter's brother Billy, dies of cancer at 51
1988 Louis Quinn, actor (Unholy Rollers), dies at 73 of cancer
1988 Anne Ramsey, actress (Throw Mama From Train), dies of cancer at 59
1988 Louis L'Amour, western writer (Bowdrie), dies at 80 of cancer
1988 Ella Raines, actress (Brute Force), dies of throat cancer at 66
1988 Andrew Duggan, actor (Jigsaw, Firehouse), dies of cancer at 64
1988 Carroll Righter, astrologer, dies at 88 of postrate cancer
1988 Gregory (Pappy) Boyington, ace WW II pilot, dies at 75 of cancer
1987 Jackie Gleason, comedian (Honeymooners), dies of colon cancer at 71
1987 Dick Howser, mgr (New York Yankees and Kansas City Royal), dies of brain cancer at 51
1986 Ron Kass, record co President (MGM), dies at 52 of cancer
1986 Carmol Taylor, country songwriter, dies at 53 of cancer
1986 Desi Arnaz, actor (Ricky Ricardo-I Love Lucy), dies at 69 of cancer
1986 Thad Jones, jazz trumpeter, dies of cancer at 63
1986 Donna Reed, actress (Donna Reed Show, Dallas), dies of cancer at 64
1985 Roger Maris, HR hitter (61 in 61, New York Yankees), dies of cancer at 51
1985 Tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer
1985 Yul Brynner, [Taidje Khan], actor (King and I), dies of cancer at 65
1985 Lloyd Nolan, actor (Dr. Chegley-Julia), dies of lung cancer at 83
1985 Johnny Desmond, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies of cancer at 65
1985 Grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58
1985 James F Nolan, actor (Dante), dies of cancer at 69
1985 Rafael Campos, actor (Ramon-Rhoda, Sancho-V), dies of cancer at 49
1985 James Craig, actor (Human Comedy, Kismet), dies of lung cancer at 74
1985 Harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer
1985 Selma Diamond, comedienne (Selma-Night Court), dies of cancer at 64
1985 Louis Hayward, actor (Lone Wolf, Survivors), dies of lung cancer at 75
1984 Francois Truffaut, dir (Fahrenheit 451), dies of brain cancer at 52
1984 Peggy Ann Garner, actress (Ford Theater), dies at 53 of cancer
1984 Carl Foreman, producer, dies of cancer at 69
1984 Andrea Leeds, actress (Stage Door, Earthbound), dies of cancer at 70
1984 Andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35
1984 Diana Dors, actress (Berserk!), dies at 52 of cancer
1984 Sam Jaffe, actor (Dr. Zorba-Ben Casey), dies of cancer at 93
1984 Avon Long, dancer/actor (Roots: Next Generation), dies of cancer at 73
1984 Frances Goodrich, (Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 93 of lung cancer
1983 Fifi D'Orsay, "French Bombshell" (Dixie Jamboree), dies cancer at 79
1983 Michael Conrad, actor (Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 58
1983 Joan Hackett, actress (Group, Flicks, Rivals), dies of cancer at 49
1983 Mike Kellin, actor (Honestly Celeste), dies at 61 of cancer
1983 Judy Canova, singer/comedienne (Chatterbox), dies of cancer at 66
1983 Carolyn Jones, actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies at 54 of cancer
1983 Eddie Foy Jr, actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at 78
1983 Richard O'Brien, actor (Rocky Horror Show), dies of cancer at 65
1983 Faye Emerson, actress (I've Got a Secret), dies of cancer at 65
1983 Marian Nixon, actress (Dr. Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at 78
1983 Robert Christian, actor (Bustin' Loose), dies of cancer at 42
1983 Shepperd Strudwick, actor (Psychomania), dies of cancer at 75
1983 Arthur Space, actor (Doc Weaver-Lassie), dies of cancer at 74
1983 Gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72
1983 Harriet Parsons, producer (Susan Slept Here), dies at 76 of cancer
1982 John Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51
1982 James Broderick, actor (Doug-Family), dies of cancer at 55
1982 Fernando Lamas, actor and director (Lost World), dies of cancer at 67
1982 Jay Novello, actor (Harum Scarum, Rebel Breed), dies of cancer at 78
1982 Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (Zulu), dies of bone cancer at 53
1982 Tom Drake, actor (Green Years, Warkill), dies of lung cancer at 63
1982 Marjorie Bennett, actress (Blossom-Dobie Gillis), dies at 87 of cancer
1982 Leigh Snowden, actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies at 51 of cancer
1982 Eleanor Powell, tap dancer/wife of Glenn Ford, dies at 69 of cancer
1982 Lightning Hopkins, rocker, dies of cancer at 69
1981 Vera-Ellen, actress (Big Leaguer, On the Town), dies of cancer at 55
1981 Paddy Chayefsky, screenwriter (Network, Hospital) dies of cancer at 58
1981 Bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain and lung cancer at 36
1980 Bobby Van, actor/TV host (Make Me Laugh), dies of cancer at 49
1979 Vivian Vance, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), diesof cancer at 67
1979 Jack Haley, actor (Wizard of Oz), dies of cancer at 79
1979 Jim Hutton, actor (Ellery Queen), dies of liver cancer at 45
1978 Debbie Austin wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic
1977 William Powell, rocker (O'Jays), dies of cancer at 35
1977 Pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic
1976 Rosalind Russell, actress (Mame), dies of cancer at 68
1976 Chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78
1974 [Sithu] U Thant, United Nations Sec-General (1961-72), dies in New York of cancer at 65
1974 Jacqueline Susann, author (Valley of the Dolls), dies of cancer at 53
1974 Duke Ellington, blues singer, dies of cancer at 75
1974 Frank McGee, Today show host, dies of cancer at 52
1973 William Haines, actor (Little Annie Rooney), dies of cancer at 73
1973 Laurence Harvey, actor (Of Human Bondage), dies of cancer at 45
1973 Sidney Blackmer, actor (Love Crazy), dies of cancer at 58
1973 Norma Crane, actress (Rayola-Mr Peepers), dies of cancer at 44
1973 Nick Stuart, bandleader, dies of cancer at 69
1973 Dean tells Nixon, "There is a cancer growing on the Presidency"
1973 Rupert Crosse, actor (Too Late Blues), dies of cancer at 45
1973 Tim Holt, actor (Stagecoach, Hitler's Children), dies of cancer at 55
1972 Joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer
1971 Melville Cooper, actor (Diane, Bundle of Joy), dies of cancer at 75
1971 TC Jones, female impersonator, dies of cancer at 50
1971 Guy Wilkerson, dies of cancer at 71
1971 Alice Tissot, actress (Italian Straw Hat), dies of cancer at 81
1971 Harold Lloyd, U.S. comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77
1971 Joseph Desire Fernandel, comedian, dies of cancer at 67
1969 Ruth White, actress (Fugitive), dies of cancer at 55
1969 Harry Williams Millard, producer, dies of cancer at 41
1969 Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57
1969 Royal Beal, actor (Death of a Salesman), dies of cancer, at 69
1968 Cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50
1968 Erich Von Stroheim, actor and director (Napoleon), dies of cancer at 52
1968 Lee Tracy, actor (Doctor X, Bombshell, Best Man), dies of cancer at 70
1968 Bea Benaderet, actress (Petticoat Junction), dies of lung cancer at 62
1968 Dennis O'Keefe, actor (Suspicion), dies of lung cancer at 60
1968 Kay Francis, actress (Charley's Aunt, Play Girl), dies of cancer at 65
1968 Dan Duryea, actor (Pride of the Yankees), dies of cancer at at 60
1968 Lois Andrews, dies of lung cancer at 44
1968 Helen Walker, actress (Brewster's Million), dies of cancer at 47
1967 Pauline Brooks, actress (Make a Million), dies of cancer at 54
1967 Judith Evelyn, dies of cancer at 54
1967 Ann Sheridan, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies of cancer at 51
1966 Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer
1966 Helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62
1966 Nestor Paiva, actor (3 Stooges in Orbit), dies of cancer at 61
1966 Anne Nagel, dies of cancer at 50
1965 Wild Bill Elliott, cowboy actor (49'ers), dies of cancer at 60
1965 Irene Browne, actress (Peg O' My Heart), dies of cancer at 69
1964 U.S. report "Smoking and Health" connects smoking to lung cancer
1963 Richard Barthelmess, actor (Heroes for Sales), dies of cancer at 68
1963 Tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68
1962 Thomas Mitchell, U.S., actor (Outlaw), dies of cancer at 70
1962 Myron McCormick, actor (China Girl, Jigsaw), dies of cancer at 54
1962 Frank Jenks, actor (Colonel Flack), dies of cancer at 60
1962 Snub Pollard, actor (Limelight, Arizona Days), dies of cancer at 72
1962 Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62
1961 Marion Davies, actress (Not So Dumb, 5 and 10), dies of cancer at 64
1961 Kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67
1961 Ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74
1961 Franklyn Farnum, dies of cancer at 83
1960 Richard Cromwell, actor (Jezebel, Riot Squad), dies of cancer at 50
1959 Gerard Philipe, actor/dir (La Ronde, Gambler), dies of cancer at 36
1959 Helen Parrish, actress (Hour Glass), dies of cancer at 36
1958 Big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65
1957 "Black Jack" Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer
1957 John Coltrane, rocker, dies of cancer at 30
1957 U.S. Surgeon Gen Leroy Burney connects smoking with lung cancer
1950 Alison McCartney, pathologist/Breast Cancer campaigner
1949 Paul Nurse, dr/director-general elect, Imperial Cancer Research Fund
1940 RA Weiss, director, Institute of Cancer Research
1934 David de Peyer, cancer research campaigner
1918 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russia, writer, Cancer Ward, Nobel 1970
1912 E Cuyler Hammond, scientist, 1st to link smoking with lung cancer
1904 Adelle Davis, author, Lets Stay Healthy, /nutritionist, died of cancer
1896 Emile Grubbe is 1st dr to use radiation treatment for breast cancer
1891 Henry Miller, author, Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Sexus
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