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I honor tragic author deaths on a separate list. see "Author Suicides" or "Writer Facts"
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Aaliyah: age 22: 2001: singer: plane crash
Cecily Adams: age 46: 2004: actress: lung cancer
Renee Adorée: age 35: 1933: actress: tuberculosis
Adrian: age 56: 1959: costume designer: heart attack
Fatima Ali: age 29: 2019: chef: Ewing's sarcoma
Renee Adorée: age 35: 1933: actress: tuberculosis
Adrian: age 56: 1959: costume designer: heart attack
Fatima Ali: age 29: 2019: chef: Ewing's sarcoma
Lester Allen: age 57: 1949: struck by an automobile
Peter Allen: age 48: 1992: songwriter: AIDS
Duane Allman: age 24: 1971: musician: motorcycle accident
Peter Allen: age 48: 1992: songwriter: AIDS
Duane Allman: age 24: 1971: musician: motorcycle accident
Lyle Alzado: age 43: 1992: NFL player: brain cancer
James Anderson: age 48: 1969: actor: heart attack
Maxi Anderson: age 48: 1983: balloonist: hot air balloon accident
Michael P. Anderson: age 43: astronaut: Columbia explosion
André the Giant: age 46: 1993: wrestler: natural causes due to height
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle: age 46: 1933: actor: heart attack
Emile Ardolino: age 50: 1993: director: AIDS
Chester A. Arthur: age 57: 1886: 21st President: stroke
Hal Ashby: age 59: 1988: director: colon cancer
Arthur Ashe: age 49: 1993: tennis player: AIDS
Howard Ashman: age 40: 1991: lyricist: AIDS
John Jacob Astor IV: age 47: 1912: businessman: died on the Titanic
Rick Aviles: age 42: 1995: actor: complications from AIDS
Agnes Ayres: age 42: 1940: actress: brain aneurysm
Mitchell Ayres: age 59: 1969: composer: struck by a car in Vegas
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Chet Baker: age 58: 1988: Jazz musician: fall from a building while on cocaine and heroin
Suzan Ball: age 21: 1955: actress: cancer
Michael P. Anderson: age 43: astronaut: Columbia explosion
André the Giant: age 46: 1993: wrestler: natural causes due to height
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle: age 46: 1933: actor: heart attack
Emile Ardolino: age 50: 1993: director: AIDS
Chester A. Arthur: age 57: 1886: 21st President: stroke
Hal Ashby: age 59: 1988: director: colon cancer
Arthur Ashe: age 49: 1993: tennis player: AIDS
Howard Ashman: age 40: 1991: lyricist: AIDS
John Jacob Astor IV: age 47: 1912: businessman: died on the Titanic
Rick Aviles: age 42: 1995: actor: complications from AIDS
Agnes Ayres: age 42: 1940: actress: brain aneurysm
Mitchell Ayres: age 59: 1969: composer: struck by a car in Vegas
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Chet Baker: age 58: 1988: Jazz musician: fall from a building while on cocaine and heroin
Suzan Ball: age 21: 1955: actress: cancer
Florence Ballard: age 32: 1976: singer: heart attack
Jill Banner: age 35: 1982: actress: road accident
Kevin Barnett: age 32: 2019: actor: pancreatitis
James Baskett: age 44: 1948: actor: heart failure
Jean-Dominique Bauby: age 44: 1997: writer: pneumonia
John Bay: age 53: 1982: actor: brain cancer
Matthew "Stymie" Beard: 56: 1981: stoke and pneumonia
Richard Beckinsale: age 31: 1979: actor: heart attack
Diana Bellamy: age 57: 2001: actress: cancer
Jill Banner: age 35: 1982: actress: road accident
Kevin Barnett: age 32: 2019: actor: pancreatitis
James Baskett: age 44: 1948: actor: heart failure
Jean-Dominique Bauby: age 44: 1997: writer: pneumonia
John Bay: age 53: 1982: actor: brain cancer
Matthew "Stymie" Beard: 56: 1981: stoke and pneumonia
Richard Beckinsale: age 31: 1979: actor: heart attack
Diana Bellamy: age 57: 2001: actress: cancer
Belle Bennett: age 41: 1932: actress: cancer
Felicia Bernstein: age 56: 1978: actress: breast cancer
Bibi Besch: age 56: 1996: actress: breast cancer
Willie Best: age 45: 1962: actor: cancer
Big Pun: age 28: 2000: rapper: heart attack
Anno Birkin: age 20: 2001: poet and musician: car crash
Karl Bitter: age 47: 1915: architect: struck and killed by a car
Bill Bixby: age 59: 1993: actor: prostate cancer
Doug Blasdell: age 44: 2007: physical trainer: liver and kidney failure
Dan Blocker: age 43: 1972: actor: pulmonary embolism
Bibi Besch: age 56: 1996: actress: breast cancer
Willie Best: age 45: 1962: actor: cancer
Big Pun: age 28: 2000: rapper: heart attack
Anno Birkin: age 20: 2001: poet and musician: car crash
Karl Bitter: age 47: 1915: architect: struck and killed by a car
Bill Bixby: age 59: 1993: actor: prostate cancer
Doug Blasdell: age 44: 2007: physical trainer: liver and kidney failure
Dan Blocker: age 43: 1972: actor: pulmonary embolism
Lisa Blount: age 52: 2010: actress: ITP (blood clotting disorder)
Nellie Bly: age 57: 1922: journalist: pneumonia
True Boardman:age 36:1918: actor: 1918 flu
Nicolas Bochatay: age: 27: 1992: Olympian: skiing accident during the 1992 games
Humphrey Bogart: age 57: 1957: actor: throat cancer
Roman Bohnen: age 47: 1949: actor: heart attack
Ward Bond: age 57: 1960: actor: heart attack
Edwin Booth: age 59:1893: stage actor: dwindling health
Nellie Bly: age 57: 1922: journalist: pneumonia
True Boardman:age 36:1918: actor: 1918 flu
Nicolas Bochatay: age: 27: 1992: Olympian: skiing accident during the 1992 games
Humphrey Bogart: age 57: 1957: actor: throat cancer
Roman Bohnen: age 47: 1949: actor: heart attack
Ward Bond: age 57: 1960: actor: heart attack
Edwin Booth: age 59:1893: stage actor: dwindling health
Elmer Booth: age 32: 1915: silent film star: car accident
Olive Borden: age 41: 1947: actress: pneumonia
Olive Borden: age 41: 1947: actress: pneumonia
Chadwick Boseman: age 43: 2020: actor: colon cancer
Sam Bottoms: age 53: 2008: actor: brain cancer
Cameron Boyce: age 20: 2019: actor: epileptic seizure
Stephen Boyd: age 45: 1977: actor: heart attack
Alice Brady: age 43: 1939: actress: cancer
Louis Braille: age 43: 1852: inventor: tuberculosis
Laura Branigan: age 52: 2004: singer: brain aneurysm
John C. Breckinridge: age 54: 1875: 14th Vice President: pneumonia
Fanny Brice: age 59: 1951: actress: stroke
Christy Brown: age 49: 1981: writer: choked to death
David M. Brown: age 46: 2003: astronaut: Columbia Explosion
Victor Bruno: age 43: 1982: actor: heart attack
Kobe Bryant: age 41: 2020: NBA star: helicopter crash
Jeff Buckley: age 30: 1997: musician: drown
Dorothy Burgess: age 54: 1961: actress: tuberculous
Helen Burgess: age 20: 1937: actress: pneumonia
Cliff Burton: age 24: 1986: musician: tour bus accident
Richard Burton: age: 58: 1984: actor: cerebral hemorrhage
Merritt Butrick: age 29: 1989: actor: complications from AIDS
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John Callahan: age 59: 2010: cartoonist: respiratory failure after surgery
Maria Callas: age 53: 1977: opera singer: heart failure
Sam Bottoms: age 53: 2008: actor: brain cancer
Cameron Boyce: age 20: 2019: actor: epileptic seizure
Stephen Boyd: age 45: 1977: actor: heart attack
Alice Brady: age 43: 1939: actress: cancer
Louis Braille: age 43: 1852: inventor: tuberculosis
Laura Branigan: age 52: 2004: singer: brain aneurysm
John C. Breckinridge: age 54: 1875: 14th Vice President: pneumonia
Fanny Brice: age 59: 1951: actress: stroke
Christy Brown: age 49: 1981: writer: choked to death
David M. Brown: age 46: 2003: astronaut: Columbia Explosion
Victor Bruno: age 43: 1982: actor: heart attack
Kobe Bryant: age 41: 2020: NBA star: helicopter crash
Jeff Buckley: age 30: 1997: musician: drown
Dorothy Burgess: age 54: 1961: actress: tuberculous
Helen Burgess: age 20: 1937: actress: pneumonia
Cliff Burton: age 24: 1986: musician: tour bus accident
Richard Burton: age: 58: 1984: actor: cerebral hemorrhage
Merritt Butrick: age 29: 1989: actor: complications from AIDS
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John Callahan: age 59: 2010: cartoonist: respiratory failure after surgery
Maria Callas: age 53: 1977: opera singer: heart failure
Godfrey Cambridge: age 43: 1976: actor: heart attack
Eric Campbell: age 37: 1917: actor: car crash
John Candy: age 43: 1994: actor: heart attack
Gia Carangi: age 26: 1986: model: complications from AIDS
Karen Carpenter: age 32: 1983: singer: heart attack brought on by anorexia nervosa
Jack Carson: age 52: 1963: actor: stomach cancer
Nell Carter: age 54: 2003: actress: heart failure and diabetes
Enrico Caruso: age 48: 1921: opera singer: pneumonia/peritonitis
Eric Campbell: age 37: 1917: actor: car crash
John Candy: age 43: 1994: actor: heart attack
Gia Carangi: age 26: 1986: model: complications from AIDS
Karen Carpenter: age 32: 1983: singer: heart attack brought on by anorexia nervosa
Jack Carson: age 52: 1963: actor: stomach cancer
Nell Carter: age 54: 2003: actress: heart failure and diabetes
Enrico Caruso: age 48: 1921: opera singer: pneumonia/peritonitis
Eva Cassidy: age 33: 1996: singer: skin, bone and lung cancer
Jack Cassidy: age 49: 1976: actor: died in a house fire
Ted Cassidy: age 46: 1979: actor: died after heart surgery
Richard S. Castellano: age 55: 1988: actor: heart attack
Reg E. Cathey: age 59: 2018: actor: lung cancer
Jack Cassidy: age 49: 1976: actor: died in a house fire
Ted Cassidy: age 46: 1979: actor: died after heart surgery
Richard S. Castellano: age 55: 1988: actor: heart attack
Reg E. Cathey: age 59: 2018: actor: lung cancer
Christine Cavanaugh: age 51: 2014: actress: blood cancer
John Cazale: age: 42: 1978: actor: lung cancer
Marcel Cerdan: age 33: 1949: boxer: plane crash
John Cazale: age: 42: 1978: actor: lung cancer
Marcel Cerdan: age 33: 1949: boxer: plane crash
Brent Chalem: age 22: 1997: actor: pneumonia
Emma Chambers: age 53: 2018: actress: asthma and heart failure
Jeff Chandler: age 42: 1961: actor: died after back surgery
Lon Chaney: age 47: 1930: actor: lung cancer
Norman "Chubby" Chaney: age 21: 1936: actor: died after stomach surgery
Harry Chapin: age 38: 1981: musician: car crash
Charles Chaplin Jr. age 42: 1968: actor: blood clot
Beth Chapman: age 51: 2019: reality tv bounty hunter: lung cancer
Graham Chapman: age 48: 2020: actor/comedian: spinal and throat cancer
Ray Chapman: age 29: 1920: baseball player: brain injury after being hit by a baseball
Ian Charleson: age 40: 1990: actor: AIDS
Kalpana Chawla: age 40: 2003: astronaut: Columbia explosion
Paddy Chayefsky: age 58: 1981: screenwriter: cancer
Tim Choate: age 49: 2004: actor: motorcycle accident
Jordan Christopher: age 55: 1996: actor: heart attack
Fred Clark: age 54: 1968: actor: liver ailment due to hepatitis
Laurel Clark: age 41: 2003: astronaut: Columbia explosion
Juanin Clay: age 45: 1995: actress: breast cancer
Roberto Clemente: age 38: 1972: baseball player: plane crash
Montgomery Clift: age 45: 1966: actor: heart attack
Patsy Cline: age 30: 1963: singer: plane crash
John Close: age 42: 1963: actor: car accident
Emma Chambers: age 53: 2018: actress: asthma and heart failure
Jeff Chandler: age 42: 1961: actor: died after back surgery
Lon Chaney: age 47: 1930: actor: lung cancer
Norman "Chubby" Chaney: age 21: 1936: actor: died after stomach surgery
Harry Chapin: age 38: 1981: musician: car crash
Charles Chaplin Jr. age 42: 1968: actor: blood clot
Beth Chapman: age 51: 2019: reality tv bounty hunter: lung cancer
Graham Chapman: age 48: 2020: actor/comedian: spinal and throat cancer
Ray Chapman: age 29: 1920: baseball player: brain injury after being hit by a baseball
Ian Charleson: age 40: 1990: actor: AIDS
Kalpana Chawla: age 40: 2003: astronaut: Columbia explosion
Paddy Chayefsky: age 58: 1981: screenwriter: cancer
Tim Choate: age 49: 2004: actor: motorcycle accident
Jordan Christopher: age 55: 1996: actor: heart attack
Fred Clark: age 54: 1968: actor: liver ailment due to hepatitis
Laurel Clark: age 41: 2003: astronaut: Columbia explosion
Juanin Clay: age 45: 1995: actress: breast cancer
Roberto Clemente: age 38: 1972: baseball player: plane crash
Montgomery Clift: age 45: 1966: actor: heart attack
Patsy Cline: age 30: 1963: singer: plane crash
John Close: age 42: 1963: actor: car accident
Eddie Cochran: age 21: 1960: musician: car accident
Steven Cochran: age 48: 1965: actor: lung infection
Lew Cody: age 50: 1934: actor: heart attack
Nat King Cole: age 45: 1965: singer: lung cancer
Bessie Coleman: age 34: 1926: first black female aviator: plane crash
Charlotte Coleman: age 33: 2001: actress: asthma attack
Gary Coleman: age 42: 2010: actor: brain hemorrhage
John H. Collins: age 28: 1918: actor: 1918 influenza epidemic
John Coltrane: age 40: 1967: jazz musician: liver cancer
Russ Columbo: age 26: 1934: singer: accidentally shot by a friend
Sheridan Comerate: age 45: 1973: actor: plane crash
Dorothy Comingore: age 58: 1971: actress: pulmonary disease
Christopher Connelly: age 47: 1988: actor: lung cancer
Walter Connolly: age 53: 1940: actor: stroke
Bert Convy: age 57: 1991: gameshow host: brain tumor
Steven Cochran: age 48: 1965: actor: lung infection
Lew Cody: age 50: 1934: actor: heart attack
Nat King Cole: age 45: 1965: singer: lung cancer
Bessie Coleman: age 34: 1926: first black female aviator: plane crash
Charlotte Coleman: age 33: 2001: actress: asthma attack
Gary Coleman: age 42: 2010: actor: brain hemorrhage
John H. Collins: age 28: 1918: actor: 1918 influenza epidemic
John Coltrane: age 40: 1967: jazz musician: liver cancer
Russ Columbo: age 26: 1934: singer: accidentally shot by a friend
Sheridan Comerate: age 45: 1973: actor: plane crash
Dorothy Comingore: age 58: 1971: actress: pulmonary disease
Christopher Connelly: age 47: 1988: actor: lung cancer
Walter Connolly: age 53: 1940: actor: stroke
Bert Convy: age 57: 1991: gameshow host: brain tumor
Wilhelmina Cooper: age 40: 1980: founded Wilhelmina Models: lung cancer
Lou Costello: age 52: 1959: actor: heart attack
William Courtleigh Jr. : age 26: 1918: actor: 1918 flu pandemic
Lou Costello: age 52: 1959: actor: heart attack
William Courtleigh Jr. : age 26: 1918: actor: 1918 flu pandemic
Philippe Cousteau: age 38: 1979: French sailor: flying boat crash
Wally Cox: age 48: 1973: actor: heart attack
Jeanne Coyne: age 50: 1973: actress: leukemia
Norma Crane: age 44: 1973: actress: breast cancer
Laird Cregar: age 31: 1944: actor: heart attack
Jim Croce: age 30: 1973: Singer/songwriter: plane crash
Jonathan Crombie: age 48: 2015: actor: brain hemorrhage
Richard Cromwell: age 50: 1960: actor: liver cancer
Rich Cronin: age 36: 2010: singer: leukemia
Jeanne Coyne: age 50: 1973: actress: leukemia
Norma Crane: age 44: 1973: actress: breast cancer
Laird Cregar: age 31: 1944: actor: heart attack
Jim Croce: age 30: 1973: Singer/songwriter: plane crash
Jonathan Crombie: age 48: 2015: actor: brain hemorrhage
Richard Cromwell: age 50: 1960: actor: liver cancer
Rich Cronin: age 36: 2010: singer: leukemia
Francis Crozier: age 51: 1848: explorer: lost in the Arctic on the Franklin Expedition
Pierre Curie: age 46: 1906: scientist: road accident
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Deezer D: age 55: 2021: actor: heart attack
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Deezer D: age 55: 2021: actor: heart attack
Bobby Darin: age 37: 1973: singer: heart failure
Candy Darling: age 29: actress: lymphoma
Linda Darnell: age 41: 1965: actress: house fire
Frankie Darro: age 59: 1976: actor: heart attack
Candy Darling: age 29: actress: lymphoma
Linda Darnell: age 41: 1965: actress: house fire
Frankie Darro: age 59: 1976: actor: heart attack
Owen Davis Jr. : age 41: 1949: actor: drowning
Tom Davis: age 59: 2012: comedian: throat cancer
Federico De Laurentiis: age 26: 1981: fim producer: plane crash
Ed Delahanty: age 35: 1903: baseball player: fell over Niagara Falls
Brandon De Wilde: age 30: 1972: actor: car crash
James Dean: age 24: 1955: actor: car crash
Dorothy Dell: age 19: 1934:actress: car accident
Ted Demme: age 38: 2002: director: heart attack
Roy "Rocky" Dennis: age 16: 1978: craniodiaphyseal dysplasia (was the basis for the film "Mask")
Sandy Dennis: age 54: 1992: actress: ovarian cancer
John Denver: age 53: 1997: musician: plane crash
Mike DeStefano: age 44: 2011: comedian: heart attack
Tom Davis: age 59: 2012: comedian: throat cancer
Federico De Laurentiis: age 26: 1981: fim producer: plane crash
Ed Delahanty: age 35: 1903: baseball player: fell over Niagara Falls
Brandon De Wilde: age 30: 1972: actor: car crash
James Dean: age 24: 1955: actor: car crash
Dorothy Dell: age 19: 1934:actress: car accident
Ted Demme: age 38: 2002: director: heart attack
Roy "Rocky" Dennis: age 16: 1978: craniodiaphyseal dysplasia (was the basis for the film "Mask")
Sandy Dennis: age 54: 1992: actress: ovarian cancer
John Denver: age 53: 1997: musician: plane crash
Mike DeStefano: age 44: 2011: comedian: heart attack
Anna Dewdney: age 50: 2016: children's author: brain cancer
Dustin Diamond: age 44: 2021: actor: lung cancer
Princess Diana: age 36: 1997: activist: car crash
Princess Diana: age 36: 1997: activist: car crash
Gloria Dickson: age 27: 1945: actress: house fire
James Dietz: age 27: 1987: actor: heart attack
James Dietz: age 27: 1987: actor: heart attack
Peggy Diggins: age 35: 1957: actress: car accident
Christian Dior: age 52: 1957: fashion designer: heart attack
Divine: age 42: 1988: performer/drag queen: heart failure from enlarged heart
John Francis Dodge: age 55: 1920: car manufacturer: 1918 flu epidemic
Horace Elgin Dodge: age 52: 1920: car manufacturer: 1918 flu epidemic
Christian Dior: age 52: 1957: fashion designer: heart attack
Divine: age 42: 1988: performer/drag queen: heart failure from enlarged heart
John Francis Dodge: age 55: 1920: car manufacturer: 1918 flu epidemic
Horace Elgin Dodge: age 52: 1920: car manufacturer: 1918 flu epidemic
Constance Dowling: age 49: actress: heart failure
Robert Donat: age 53: 1958: actor: brain tumor
Jimmy Dorsey: age 53: 1957: musician: lung cancer
Tommy Dorsey: age 51: 1956: musician: choked to death in his sleep
Weston Doty: age 19: 1934: actor: drowned in a flood
Winston Doty: age 19: 1934: actor: drowned in a flood
Robert Donat: age 53: 1958: actor: brain tumor
Jimmy Dorsey: age 53: 1957: musician: lung cancer
Tommy Dorsey: age 51: 1956: musician: choked to death in his sleep
Weston Doty: age 19: 1934: actor: drowned in a flood
Winston Doty: age 19: 1934: actor: drowned in a flood
Donald Douglas: age 40: 1945: actor: appendicitis
Paul Douglas: age 52: 1959: actor: heart attack
Paul Douglas: age 52: 1959: actor: heart attack
David Dukes: age 55: 2000: actor: heart attack
Isadora Duncan: age 50: 1927: dancer: strangulation
Michael Clarke Duncan: age 54: 2012: actor: heart attack
Ryan Dunn: age 34: 2011: actor (Jackass): car crash (driving while intoxicated)
Michael Dunn: age 38: 1973: actor: heart disease
Junior Durkin: age 19: 1935: road accident
Isadora Duncan: age 50: 1927: dancer: strangulation
Michael Clarke Duncan: age 54: 2012: actor: heart attack
Ryan Dunn: age 34: 2011: actor (Jackass): car crash (driving while intoxicated)
Michael Dunn: age 38: 1973: actor: heart disease
Junior Durkin: age 19: 1935: road accident
Margo Dydek: age 37: 2011: WNBA player: heart attack
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Amelia Earhart: age 39?: 1937?: Pilot: plane crash
Esther Earl: age 16: 2010: inspiration for the novel "Fault in Our Stars": thyroid cancer.
Dale Earnhardt: age 49: 2001: race car driver: crash during the Daytona 500
B. Reeves Eason Jr. : age 6: 1921: actor: hit by a truck on the movie set of "The Fox"
Perry Ellis: age 46: 1986: fashion designer: complications from AIDS
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Amelia Earhart: age 39?: 1937?: Pilot: plane crash
Esther Earl: age 16: 2010: inspiration for the novel "Fault in Our Stars": thyroid cancer.
Dale Earnhardt: age 49: 2001: race car driver: crash during the Daytona 500
B. Reeves Eason Jr. : age 6: 1921: actor: hit by a truck on the movie set of "The Fox"
Perry Ellis: age 46: 1986: fashion designer: complications from AIDS
Gene Eugene: age 38: 2000: actor/producer: brain aneurysm
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Douglas Fairbanks: age 56: 1939: actor: heart attack
Falco: age 40: 1998: muscian: car crash
Frances Farmer: age 56: 1970: actress: throat cancer
John Farrow: age 58: 1963: director: heart attack
Marty Feldman: age 48: 1982: actor: heart attack during a bout of food poisoning
Irene Fenwick: age 49: 1936: actress: anorexia
Jose Fernandez: age 24: 2016: baseball player: boating accident
Totie Fields: age 48: 1978: comedian: pulmonary embolism
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Douglas Fairbanks: age 56: 1939: actor: heart attack
Falco: age 40: 1998: muscian: car crash
Frances Farmer: age 56: 1970: actress: throat cancer
John Farrow: age 58: 1963: director: heart attack
Marty Feldman: age 48: 1982: actor: heart attack during a bout of food poisoning
Irene Fenwick: age 49: 1936: actress: anorexia
Jose Fernandez: age 24: 2016: baseball player: boating accident
Totie Fields: age 48: 1978: comedian: pulmonary embolism
James Fitzjames: age 34: 1848: lost in the Arctic on the Franklin Expedition
Eric Fleming: age 41: 1966: actor: drowning
Victor Fleming: age 59: 1949: director: heart attack
Errol Flynn: age 50: 1959: actor: heart attack
Joe Flynn: age 49: 1974: actor: drowning following a heart attack
Tom Fogerty: age 48: 1990: musician: complications from AIDS
Tommy Ford: age 52: 2016: actor: abdominal aortic aneurism
Victor Fleming: age 59: 1949: director: heart attack
Errol Flynn: age 50: 1959: actor: heart attack
Joe Flynn: age 49: 1974: actor: drowning following a heart attack
Tom Fogerty: age 48: 1990: musician: complications from AIDS
Tommy Ford: age 52: 2016: actor: abdominal aortic aneurism
Farrah Forke: age 54: 2022: actress: cancer
Stephen Foster: age 37: 1864: lyricist: injuries from a fall
Robert Francis: age 25: 1955: actor: plane crash
Robert Francis: age 25: 1955: actor: plane crash
James Franciscus: age 57: 1991: actor: emphysema
Rosalind Franklin: age 37: 1958: scientist: ovarian cancer
Mary Frann: age 55: 1998: actress: heart attack
Mary Frann: age 55: 1998: actress: heart attack
Victor French: age 54: 1989: actor: lung cancer
Leonard Frey: age 49: 1988: actor: complications from AIDS
Leonard Frey: age 49: 1988: actor: complications from AIDS
Charles Frohman: age 58: 1915: theater manger/producer: died on the Lusitania
Margaret Fuller: age 40: 1850: women's activist and journalist: drowning
Willie Fung: age 49: 1945: actor: heart attack
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Clark Gable: age 59: 1960: actor: heart attack
Willie Fung: age 49: 1945: actor: heart attack
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Clark Gable: age 59: 1960: actor: heart attack
Yuri Gagarin: age 34: 1968: astronaut: plane crash
Steve Gaines: age 28: 1977: musician: plane crash
James Gandolfini: age 51: 2013: actor: heart attack
Michael Garber: age 21: 1977: actor: pancreatitis
Peggy Ann Garner: age 52: 1984: actress: pancreatic cancer
Jerry Garcia: age 53: 1995: musician: heart attack
John Garfield: age 39: 1952: actor: heart failure
Bud Geary: age 48: 1946: actor: road accident
Lou Gehrig: age 37: 1941: baseball player: ALS
Troy Gentry: age 50: 2017: country singer: helicopter crash
Gladys George: age 54: 1954: actress: stroke
King George VI: age 56: 1952: King of the UK: heart disease
Steve Gaines: age 28: 1977: musician: plane crash
James Gandolfini: age 51: 2013: actor: heart attack
Michael Garber: age 21: 1977: actor: pancreatitis
Peggy Ann Garner: age 52: 1984: actress: pancreatic cancer
Jerry Garcia: age 53: 1995: musician: heart attack
John Garfield: age 39: 1952: actor: heart failure
Bud Geary: age 48: 1946: actor: road accident
Lou Gehrig: age 37: 1941: baseball player: ALS
Troy Gentry: age 50: 2017: country singer: helicopter crash
Gladys George: age 54: 1954: actress: stroke
King George VI: age 56: 1952: King of the UK: heart disease
George Gershwin: age 38: 1937: composer: brain tumor
John Paul Getty: age 54: 2011: Getty Oil Heir: after a long illness following a stroke
Maurice Gibb: age 53: 2003: musician: complications after surgery
John Gibson: age 37: 1986: actor: plane crash
John Gilbert: age 38: 1936: actor: heart failure
Russell Gleason: age 37: 1945: actor: fall from a building
Alexander Godunov: age 45: 1995: actor: hepatitis
Myrtle Gonzalez: age 27: 1918: actress: 1918 influenza epidemic
Gloria Grahame: age 57: 1981: actress: stomach cancer
Betty Grable: age 56: 1973: actress: lung cancer
David Graf: age 50: 2001: actor: heart attack
Florence Griffith-Joyner: age 38: 1998: olympian runner: epileptic seizure
Sergei Grinkov: age 28: 1995: olympian skater: heart attack
Gus Grissom: age 40: 1967: astronaut: burned in a training exercise
Vince Guaraldi: age 47: 1976: composer of "Peanuts": heart attack
Benjamin Guggenheim: age 46: 1912: businessman: died on the Titanic
Charles Gunn: age 35: 1918: actor: 1918 flu
Woody Guthrie: age 55: 1967: musician: Huntington's disease
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Joan Hackett: age 49: 1983: actress: ovarian cancer
John Paul Getty: age 54: 2011: Getty Oil Heir: after a long illness following a stroke
Maurice Gibb: age 53: 2003: musician: complications after surgery
John Gibson: age 37: 1986: actor: plane crash
John Gilbert: age 38: 1936: actor: heart failure
Russell Gleason: age 37: 1945: actor: fall from a building
Alexander Godunov: age 45: 1995: actor: hepatitis
Myrtle Gonzalez: age 27: 1918: actress: 1918 influenza epidemic
Gloria Grahame: age 57: 1981: actress: stomach cancer
Betty Grable: age 56: 1973: actress: lung cancer
David Graf: age 50: 2001: actor: heart attack
Florence Griffith-Joyner: age 38: 1998: olympian runner: epileptic seizure
Sergei Grinkov: age 28: 1995: olympian skater: heart attack
Gus Grissom: age 40: 1967: astronaut: burned in a training exercise
Vince Guaraldi: age 47: 1976: composer of "Peanuts": heart attack
Benjamin Guggenheim: age 46: 1912: businessman: died on the Titanic
Charles Gunn: age 35: 1918: actor: 1918 flu
Woody Guthrie: age 55: 1967: musician: Huntington's disease
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Joan Hackett: age 49: 1983: actress: ovarian cancer
Rio Hackford: age 51: 2022: actor: optical cancer
Jean Hagen: age 54: 1977: actress: throat cancer
Corey Haim: age 38: 2010: actor: heart attack
Patricia Haines: age 45: 1977: actress: lung cancer
Alan Hale Sr.: age 57: 1950: actor: liver ailment
Bill Haley: age 55: 1981: singer: heart failure
Kevin Peter Hall: age 35:1991: actor: complications from AIDS
Lynden David Hall: age 31: 2006: singer: Hodgkin's lymphoma
Roy Halladay: age 40: 2017: baseball player: plane crash
Andrew Hallett: age 33: 2009: actor: Congestive heart failure from cardiomyopathy
Keith Haring: age 31: 1990: artist: complications from AIDS
Jean Harlow: age 26: 1937: actress: uremic poisoning brought on by appendicitis
Mildred Harris: age 42: 1944: actress: pneumonia
George Harrison: age 58: 2001: musician: lung cancer
Jean Hagen: age 54: 1977: actress: throat cancer
Corey Haim: age 38: 2010: actor: heart attack
Patricia Haines: age 45: 1977: actress: lung cancer
Alan Hale Sr.: age 57: 1950: actor: liver ailment
Bill Haley: age 55: 1981: singer: heart failure
Kevin Peter Hall: age 35:1991: actor: complications from AIDS
Lynden David Hall: age 31: 2006: singer: Hodgkin's lymphoma
Roy Halladay: age 40: 2017: baseball player: plane crash
Andrew Hallett: age 33: 2009: actor: Congestive heart failure from cardiomyopathy
Keith Haring: age 31: 1990: artist: complications from AIDS
Jean Harlow: age 26: 1937: actress: uremic poisoning brought on by appendicitis
Mildred Harris: age 42: 1944: actress: pneumonia
George Harrison: age 58: 2001: musician: lung cancer
John Harron: age 36: 1939: actor: spinal meningitis
Robert Harron: age 27: 1920: actor: accidental shooting
Tessie Harron: age 22: 1918: actress: Spanish influenza
Owen Hart: age 34: 1999: wrestler: tragic fall during a stunt
Owen Hart: age 34: 1999: wrestler: tragic fall during a stunt
Richard Hart: age 45: 1951: actor: heart attack
Laurence Harvey: age 45: 1973: actor: stomach cancer
Laurence Harvey: age 45: 1973: actor: stomach cancer
Kenneth Hawkes: age 31: 1930: director: plane crash
Alexandra Hay: age 46: 1993: actress: heart disease
Allison Hayes: age 46: 1977: actress: lead poisoning
Susan Hayward: age 57: 1975: actress: brain cancer
Heavy D: age 44: 2011: rapper: pneumonia
Allison Hayes: age 46: 1977: actress: lead poisoning
Susan Hayward: age 57: 1975: actress: brain cancer
Heavy D: age 44: 2011: rapper: pneumonia
Anna Held: age 46: 1918: actress: cancer
James Hellwig "Ultimate Warrior": age 54: 2014: wrestler: heart attack
James Hellwig "Ultimate Warrior": age 54: 2014: wrestler: heart attack
Brad William Henke: age 56: 2022: actor/NFL: heart failure
Christy Henrich: age 22: 1994: gymnast: anorexia
Christy Henrich: age 22: 1994: gymnast: anorexia
Emmaline Henry: age 50: 1979: actress: brain cancer
Jim Henson: age 53: 1990: puppeteer: Bacterial pneumonia
Jon-Erik Hexum: age 26: 1984: actor: accidentally shot himself in the head on set with a prop gun
Bill Hicks: age 32: 1994: comedian: pancreatic cancer
Dana Hill: age 32: 1996: actress: stroke brought on by diabetes
Gregory Hines: age 57: 2003: dancer/ choreographer: liver cancer
Garret Hobart: age 55: 1899: 24th Vice President of the U.S.: heart failure
Gil Hodges: age 47: 1972: baseball player: heart attack
John Hodiak: age 41: 1955: actor: heart attack
Larry Holden: age 49: 2011: actor: cancer
Judy Holliday: age 43: 1965: actress: breast cancer
Buddy Holly: age 22: 1959: musician: plane crash
John Holmes : age 42: 1988: porn star: AIDS
Phillips Holmes: age 35: 1942: actor: plane crash during training for WWII
Tim Holt: age 54: 1973: actor: bone cancer
Darla Hood: age 47: 1979: actress: hepatitis
William Hootkins: age 57: 2005: actor: pancreatic cancer
Jim Henson: age 53: 1990: puppeteer: Bacterial pneumonia
Jon-Erik Hexum: age 26: 1984: actor: accidentally shot himself in the head on set with a prop gun
Bill Hicks: age 32: 1994: comedian: pancreatic cancer
Dana Hill: age 32: 1996: actress: stroke brought on by diabetes
Gregory Hines: age 57: 2003: dancer/ choreographer: liver cancer
Garret Hobart: age 55: 1899: 24th Vice President of the U.S.: heart failure
Gil Hodges: age 47: 1972: baseball player: heart attack
John Hodiak: age 41: 1955: actor: heart attack
Larry Holden: age 49: 2011: actor: cancer
Judy Holliday: age 43: 1965: actress: breast cancer
Buddy Holly: age 22: 1959: musician: plane crash
John Holmes : age 42: 1988: porn star: AIDS
Phillips Holmes: age 35: 1942: actor: plane crash during training for WWII
Tim Holt: age 54: 1973: actor: bone cancer
Darla Hood: age 47: 1979: actress: hepatitis
William Hootkins: age 57: 2005: actor: pancreatic cancer
William Hopper: age 55: 1970: actor: stroke
Harry Houdini: age 52: 1926: magician: appendicitis
"Curly" Howard: age 48: 1952: actor: stroke
Leslie Howard: age 51: 1943: actor: his commercial flight was shot down by Germans in WWII
Sidney Howard: age 48: 1939: screenwriter: farming accident
Ken Hubbs: age 22: 1964: baseball player: plane crash
Rock Hudson: age 59: 1985: actor: complications from AIDS
John Hughes: age 59: 2009: director: heart attack
Richard Hunt: age 40: 1992: puppeteer/actor: AIDS
Rick Husband: age 45: 2003: astronaut: Columbia explosion
Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins: age 20: 1945: actor: airplane crash during basic training
Jim Hutton: age 45: 1979: actor: liver cancer
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Steve Ihnat: age 37: 1972: actor: heart attack
Grant Imahara: age 49: 2020: TV host/engineer: brain aneurysm
Jill Ireland: age 54: 1990: actress: breast cancer
Steve Irwin: age 44: 2006: wildlife conservationist: stabbed by a stingray
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Wolfman Jack: age 57: 1995: DJ: heart attack
Joseph Jackson: age 37: 1932: screenwriter: drowning
Brion James: age 54: 1999: actor: heart attack
Rick James: age 56: 2004: musician: heart failure
David Janssen: age 48: actor: heart attack
Gregory Jarvis: age 41: 1986: engineer/astronaut: Challenger explosion
Knud Jensen: age 23: 1960: Olympian: head fracture while cycling in the summer games
Harry Houdini: age 52: 1926: magician: appendicitis
"Curly" Howard: age 48: 1952: actor: stroke
Leslie Howard: age 51: 1943: actor: his commercial flight was shot down by Germans in WWII
Sidney Howard: age 48: 1939: screenwriter: farming accident
Ken Hubbs: age 22: 1964: baseball player: plane crash
Rock Hudson: age 59: 1985: actor: complications from AIDS
John Hughes: age 59: 2009: director: heart attack
Richard Hunt: age 40: 1992: puppeteer/actor: AIDS
Rick Husband: age 45: 2003: astronaut: Columbia explosion
Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins: age 20: 1945: actor: airplane crash during basic training
Jim Hutton: age 45: 1979: actor: liver cancer
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Steve Ihnat: age 37: 1972: actor: heart attack
Grant Imahara: age 49: 2020: TV host/engineer: brain aneurysm
Jill Ireland: age 54: 1990: actress: breast cancer
Steve Irwin: age 44: 2006: wildlife conservationist: stabbed by a stingray
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Wolfman Jack: age 57: 1995: DJ: heart attack
Joseph Jackson: age 37: 1932: screenwriter: drowning
Brion James: age 54: 1999: actor: heart attack
Rick James: age 56: 2004: musician: heart failure
David Janssen: age 48: actor: heart attack
Gregory Jarvis: age 41: 1986: engineer/astronaut: Challenger explosion
Knud Jensen: age 23: 1960: Olympian: head fracture while cycling in the summer games
Keith Jefferson: age 53: 2023: actor: cancer
Michael Jeter: age 50: 2003: actor: epileptic seizure
Joan of Arc: age 19: 1431: French solider/martyr: execution by burning
Steve Jobs: age 56: 2011: co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc.: pancreatic cancer
Kurt Johnson: age 33: 1986: actor: complications from AIDS
Robert Johnson: age 27: 1938: blues musician: unknown. (possible causes include congenital syphilis, strychnine poisoning, or Marfan syndrome.
Rita Johnson: age 52: 1965: actress: brain aneurysm
Sunny Johnson: age 30: 1984: actress: brain aneurysm
Michael Jeter: age 50: 2003: actor: epileptic seizure
Joan of Arc: age 19: 1431: French solider/martyr: execution by burning
Steve Jobs: age 56: 2011: co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc.: pancreatic cancer
Kurt Johnson: age 33: 1986: actor: complications from AIDS
Robert Johnson: age 27: 1938: blues musician: unknown. (possible causes include congenital syphilis, strychnine poisoning, or Marfan syndrome.
Rita Johnson: age 52: 1965: actress: brain aneurysm
Sunny Johnson: age 30: 1984: actress: brain aneurysm
David "Trugoy" Jolicoeur: age 53: 2023: rapper: heart failure
Anissa Jones: age 18: 1976: actress: overdose of cocaine, PCP, quaaludes, and Seconal
Buck Jones: age 50: 1942: actor: died from burns he received in the Coconut Grove Fire
Carolyn Jones: age 53: 1983: actress: colon cancer
F. Richard Jones: age 30: 37: director: tuberculosis
Scott Joplin: age 49: 1917: pianist: syphillis
Raúl Juliá: age 54: 1994: actor: stroke
Eric Justen: age 43: 2016: sound editing: heart attack
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Frida Kahlo: age 47: 1954: artist: pulmonary embolism
Madeline Kahn: age 57: 1999: actress: ovarian cancer
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole: age 38: 1997: musician: weight-related respiratory failure
William Kapell: age 31: 1953: pianist: plane crash
Andreas Katsulas: age 59: 2006: actor: lung cancer
Buck Jones: age 50: 1942: actor: died from burns he received in the Coconut Grove Fire
Carolyn Jones: age 53: 1983: actress: colon cancer
F. Richard Jones: age 30: 37: director: tuberculosis
Scott Joplin: age 49: 1917: pianist: syphillis
Raúl Juliá: age 54: 1994: actor: stroke
Eric Justen: age 43: 2016: sound editing: heart attack
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Frida Kahlo: age 47: 1954: artist: pulmonary embolism
Madeline Kahn: age 57: 1999: actress: ovarian cancer
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole: age 38: 1997: musician: weight-related respiratory failure
William Kapell: age 31: 1953: pianist: plane crash
Andreas Katsulas: age 59: 2006: actor: lung cancer
Jonathan Kaufer: age 58: 2013: director: car crash
Andy Kaufman: age 35: 1984: actor: lung cancer
Joseph Kaufman: age 36: 1918: director: 1918 influenza epidemic
Grace Kelly: age 52: 1982: actress: car crash
Richard Kelton: age 35: 1978: actor: cardon monoxide poisoning
Charles Kemper: age 49: 1950: actor: road accident
Kay Kendall: age 32: 1959: actress: leukemia
Douglas Kennedy: age 57: 1973: actor: cancer
Merna Kennedy: age 36: 1944: actress: heart attack
Douglas Kenney: age 33: 1980: actor: fall from a cliff
John F. Kennedy Jr.: age 38: 1999: business man/lawyer: plane crash
Robert Kent: age 46: 1955: actor: arteriosclerosis
Roy Kinnear: age 54: 1988: actor: horseback riding accident
Bruno Kirby:age 57: 2006: actor: leukemia
Mychael Knight: age 39: 2017: fashion designer: complications from colon disease
Peggy Knudsen: age 57: 1980: actress: cancer
Andy Kaufman: age 35: 1984: actor: lung cancer
Joseph Kaufman: age 36: 1918: director: 1918 influenza epidemic
Grace Kelly: age 52: 1982: actress: car crash
Richard Kelton: age 35: 1978: actor: cardon monoxide poisoning
Charles Kemper: age 49: 1950: actor: road accident
Kay Kendall: age 32: 1959: actress: leukemia
Douglas Kennedy: age 57: 1973: actor: cancer
Merna Kennedy: age 36: 1944: actress: heart attack
Douglas Kenney: age 33: 1980: actor: fall from a cliff
John F. Kennedy Jr.: age 38: 1999: business man/lawyer: plane crash
Robert Kent: age 46: 1955: actor: arteriosclerosis
Roy Kinnear: age 54: 1988: actor: horseback riding accident
Bruno Kirby:age 57: 2006: actor: leukemia
Mychael Knight: age 39: 2017: fashion designer: complications from colon disease
Peggy Knudsen: age 57: 1980: actress: cancer
Krzysztof Komeda: age 37: 1969: composer: head injury
Ernie Kovacs: age 42: 1962: actor/comedian: car crash
Sammi Kane Kraft: age 20: 2012: actress: car crash
Katia and Maurice Krafft: ages: 49 and 45: 1991: National Geographic photographers: volcanic eruption
Nodar Kumaritashvili: age 21: 2010: olympian luger: killed during practice at the 2010 games
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Florence La Badie: age 29: 1917: actress: injuries sustained in a car accident
Barbara La Marr: age 29: 1926: actress: tuberculosis
Ronald Lacey: age 55: 1991: actor: liver cancer
Veronica Lake: age 50: 1973: actress: kidney failure
Michael Landon: age 54: 1991: actor: pancreatic cancer
Ernie Kovacs: age 42: 1962: actor/comedian: car crash
Sammi Kane Kraft: age 20: 2012: actress: car crash
Katia and Maurice Krafft: ages: 49 and 45: 1991: National Geographic photographers: volcanic eruption
Nodar Kumaritashvili: age 21: 2010: olympian luger: killed during practice at the 2010 games
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Florence La Badie: age 29: 1917: actress: injuries sustained in a car accident
Barbara La Marr: age 29: 1926: actress: tuberculosis
Ronald Lacey: age 55: 1991: actor: liver cancer
Veronica Lake: age 50: 1973: actress: kidney failure
Michael Landon: age 54: 1991: actor: pancreatic cancer
Joi Lansing: age 43: 1972: actress: breast cancer
Mario Lanza: age 38: 1959: singer: pulmonary embolism
Billy "Froggy" Laughlin: age 16: 1948: actor: road accident
Eddie Laughton: age 48: 1952: actor: pneumonia
Mario Lanza: age 38: 1959: singer: pulmonary embolism
Billy "Froggy" Laughlin: age 16: 1948: actor: road accident
Eddie Laughton: age 48: 1952: actor: pneumonia
Kay Laurell: age 36: 1927: actress: died during child birth
Gertude Lawrence: age 54: 1952: actress: liver cancer
Brandon Lee: age 28: 1993: actor: fatally shot on a movie set
Bruce Lee: age 32: 1973: actor: allergic reaction to painkillers
Dixie Lee: age 40: 1952: actress: ovarian cancer
Gypsy Rose Lee: age 59: 1970: actress: lung cancer
Stephen Lee: age 58: 2014: actor: heart attack
Vivien Leigh: 53: 1967: actress: tuberculosis
Margaret Leighton: age 53: 1976: actress: MS
Al Lettieri: age 47: 1975: actor: heart attack
Cory Lidle: age 34: 2006: baseball player: plane crash
Cleavon Little: age 53: 1992: actor: colon cancer
Ormer Locklear: age 28: 1920: stuntman: died during a plane stunt for the movie "The Skywayman".
Harold Lockwood: age 31: 1918: actor: 1918 influenza epidemic
Brandon Lee: age 28: 1993: actor: fatally shot on a movie set
Bruce Lee: age 32: 1973: actor: allergic reaction to painkillers
Dixie Lee: age 40: 1952: actress: ovarian cancer
Gypsy Rose Lee: age 59: 1970: actress: lung cancer
Stephen Lee: age 58: 2014: actor: heart attack
Vivien Leigh: 53: 1967: actress: tuberculosis
Margaret Leighton: age 53: 1976: actress: MS
Al Lettieri: age 47: 1975: actor: heart attack
Cory Lidle: age 34: 2006: baseball player: plane crash
Cleavon Little: age 53: 1992: actor: colon cancer
Ormer Locklear: age 28: 1920: stuntman: died during a plane stunt for the movie "The Skywayman".
Harold Lockwood: age 31: 1918: actor: 1918 influenza epidemic
Marcus Loew: age 57: 1927: created "Loews theaters": heart attack
Carole Lombard: age 33: 1942: actress: plane crash
Richard Long: age 47: 1974: actor: heart attack
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes: age 30: 2002: singer: car crash
Ernst Lubitsch: age 55: 1947: director: heart attack
Diana Lynn: age 45: 1971: actress: stroke
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Bernie Mac: age 50: 2008: comedian: pneumonia
Simon MacCorkindale: age 58: 2010: actor: lung cancer
Ranald MacDougall: age 58: 1973: screenwriter: heart attack
Jack MacGowran: age 54: 1973: actor: flu
Dorothy Mackaye: age 40: 1940: actress: car accident
Maria Malibran: age 28: 1836: opera singer: injuries after falling off a horse
Boots Mallory: age 45: 1958: actress: throat disease
Edouard Manet: age 51: 1883: artist: rheumatism and syphilis
Carole Lombard: age 33: 1942: actress: plane crash
Richard Long: age 47: 1974: actor: heart attack
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes: age 30: 2002: singer: car crash
Ernst Lubitsch: age 55: 1947: director: heart attack
Diana Lynn: age 45: 1971: actress: stroke
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Bernie Mac: age 50: 2008: comedian: pneumonia
Simon MacCorkindale: age 58: 2010: actor: lung cancer
Ranald MacDougall: age 58: 1973: screenwriter: heart attack
Jack MacGowran: age 54: 1973: actor: flu
Dorothy Mackaye: age 40: 1940: actress: car accident
Maria Malibran: age 28: 1836: opera singer: injuries after falling off a horse
Boots Mallory: age 45: 1958: actress: throat disease
Edouard Manet: age 51: 1883: artist: rheumatism and syphilis
Manolete: age 30: 1947: bullfighter: fatally gorged by a bull
Jayne Mansfield: age 34: 1967: actress: car crash
Jayne Mansfield: age 34: 1967: actress: car crash
Robert Mapplethorpe: age 42: 1989: photographer: complications from AIDS
Pete Maravich: age 40: 1988: basketball player: heart attack
Pete Maravich: age 40: 1988: basketball player: heart attack
Chris March: age 56: 2019: fashion designer: heart attack
Rocky Marciano: age 45: 1969: boxer: plane crash
Rocky Marciano: age 45: 1969: boxer: plane crash
Theodore Marcuse: age 47: 1967: actor: car accident
Biz Markie: age 57: 2021: rapper: stroke from diabetes
Bob Marley: age 36: 1981: musician: skin cancer
Janet Margolin: age 50: 1993: actress: ovarian cancer
Richard Marquand: age 49: 1987: director: stroke
Dean Paul Martin: age 35: 1974: actor: military plane crash
D'Urville Martin: age 45: 1984: actor: heart attack
LeRoy Mason: age 44: 1947: actor: heart attack
Gina Mastrogiacomo: age 39: 2001: actress: bacterial heart infection
John Matuszak: age 38: 1989: actor: heart failure
Ralphie May: age 45: 2017: comedian: heart attack
Rik Mayall: age 56: 2014: actor: heart attack
Christa McAuliffe: age 37: 1986: teacher/astronaut: Challenger explosion
Robert McCall: age 33: 1991: figure skater: complications from AIDS
Christopher McCandless: age 24: 1992: hiker: starvation
William C. McCool: age 41: 2003: astronaut: Columbia explosion
Joan McCracken: age 43: 1961: dancer: complications from diabetes
Hattie McDaniel: age 57: 1952: actress: breast cancer
Marc McDermott: age 47: 1929: actor: cirrhosis of the liver
Bob Marley: age 36: 1981: musician: skin cancer
Janet Margolin: age 50: 1993: actress: ovarian cancer
Richard Marquand: age 49: 1987: director: stroke
Dean Paul Martin: age 35: 1974: actor: military plane crash
D'Urville Martin: age 45: 1984: actor: heart attack
LeRoy Mason: age 44: 1947: actor: heart attack
Gina Mastrogiacomo: age 39: 2001: actress: bacterial heart infection
John Matuszak: age 38: 1989: actor: heart failure
Ralphie May: age 45: 2017: comedian: heart attack
Rik Mayall: age 56: 2014: actor: heart attack
Christa McAuliffe: age 37: 1986: teacher/astronaut: Challenger explosion
Robert McCall: age 33: 1991: figure skater: complications from AIDS
Christopher McCandless: age 24: 1992: hiker: starvation
William C. McCool: age 41: 2003: astronaut: Columbia explosion
Joan McCracken: age 43: 1961: dancer: complications from diabetes
Hattie McDaniel: age 57: 1952: actress: breast cancer
Marc McDermott: age 47: 1929: actor: cirrhosis of the liver
Michael McDowell: age 49: 1999: writer: AIDS
Frank McGlynn Jr. age 34: 1939: actor: tuberculous
Malcolm McGregor: age 52: 1945: actor: burns from a house fire
Matthew McGrory: age 32: 2005: actor: natural causes due to height disorder
Kenneth McMillan: age 56: 1989: actor: liver failure
Ronald McNair: age 35: 1986: astronaut: Challenger explosion
Steve McQueen: age 50: 1980: actor: lung cancer
Freddie Mercury: age 41: 1991: musician: complications from AIDS
Joseph Merrick: age 27: 1890: the famed "Elephant Man": asphyxia
George Michael: age 53: 2016: singer: heart failure
Robert Miles: age 47: 2017: composer: cancer
Chelone "Chilly" Miller: age 29: 2013: snowboarder: seizure
Glenn Miller: age 40: 1944: jazz musician: plane crash
Roger Miller: age 56: 1992: musician: throat cancer
Ross Milne: age 19: 1964: Olympian: died in a skiing accident during the 1964 games
Frank McGlynn Jr. age 34: 1939: actor: tuberculous
Malcolm McGregor: age 52: 1945: actor: burns from a house fire
Matthew McGrory: age 32: 2005: actor: natural causes due to height disorder
Kenneth McMillan: age 56: 1989: actor: liver failure
Ronald McNair: age 35: 1986: astronaut: Challenger explosion
Steve McQueen: age 50: 1980: actor: lung cancer
Freddie Mercury: age 41: 1991: musician: complications from AIDS
Joseph Merrick: age 27: 1890: the famed "Elephant Man": asphyxia
George Michael: age 53: 2016: singer: heart failure
Robert Miles: age 47: 2017: composer: cancer
Chelone "Chilly" Miller: age 29: 2013: snowboarder: seizure
Glenn Miller: age 40: 1944: jazz musician: plane crash
Roger Miller: age 56: 1992: musician: throat cancer
Ross Milne: age 19: 1964: Olympian: died in a skiing accident during the 1964 games
Anthony Minghella: age 54: 2008: director: hemorrhage
Charles Mingus: age 56: 1979: Jazz musician: ALS
Carmen Miranda: age 46: 1955: Brazilian Samba singer and dancer: heart attack
Millard Mitchell: age 50: 1953: actor: lung cancer
Modigliani: age 32: 1920: artist: tubercular meningitis
Charles Mingus: age 56: 1979: Jazz musician: ALS
Carmen Miranda: age 46: 1955: Brazilian Samba singer and dancer: heart attack
Millard Mitchell: age 50: 1953: actor: lung cancer
Modigliani: age 32: 1920: artist: tubercular meningitis
Maria Montez: age 39: 1951: actress: drown due to a heart attack
Dolores Moran: age 56: 1982: actress: cancer
Frank Morgan: age 59: 1949: actor: heart attack
Anita Morris: age 50: 1994: actress: ovarian cancer
Vic Morrow: age 53: 1982: actor: decapitated on set by helicopter blade
Ashleigh Aston Moore: age 26: 2007: actress: pneumonia
Dolores Moran: age 56: 1982: actress: cancer
Frank Morgan: age 59: 1949: actor: heart attack
Anita Morris: age 50: 1994: actress: ovarian cancer
Vic Morrow: age 53: 1982: actor: decapitated on set by helicopter blade
Ashleigh Aston Moore: age 26: 2007: actress: pneumonia
Grace Moore: age 48: 1947: actress: plane crash
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: age 35: 1791: pianist: renal failure
Herbert Mundin: age 40: 1939: actor: car crash
Janet Munro: age 38: 1972: actress: myocarditis
Thurman Munson: age 32: 1979: baseball player: plane crash
F.W. Murnau: age 42: 1931: director: road accident
Audie Murphy: age 45: 1971: actor/solider: plane crash
Brittany Murphy: age 32: 2009: actress: cardiac arrest as a result of diabetes, pneumonia and anemia
Charlie Murphy: age 57: 2017: actor: leukemia
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Taylor Negron: age 57: 2015: actor: liver cancer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: age 35: 1791: pianist: renal failure
Herbert Mundin: age 40: 1939: actor: car crash
Janet Munro: age 38: 1972: actress: myocarditis
Thurman Munson: age 32: 1979: baseball player: plane crash
F.W. Murnau: age 42: 1931: director: road accident
Audie Murphy: age 45: 1971: actor/solider: plane crash
Brittany Murphy: age 32: 2009: actress: cardiac arrest as a result of diabetes, pneumonia and anemia
Charlie Murphy: age 57: 2017: actor: leukemia
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Taylor Negron: age 57: 2015: actor: liver cancer
Ricky Nelson: age 45: 1985: musician: plane crash
Barbara Nichols: age 47: 1976: actress: liver failure (due to a previous car accident)
Nico: age 49: 1988: singer: cerebral hemorrhage
Tommy Noonan: age 46: 1968: actor: brain tumor
Mabel Normand: age 37: 1930: actress: tuberculosis
Shelly Novak: age 34: 1978: actor: heart attack
Rudolf Nureyev: age 54: 1993: actor/ballet dancer: AIDS
Laura Nyro: age 49: 1997: singer: ovarian cancer
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Mark O'Brien: age 49: 1999: poet: respiratory distress from polio
Nico: age 49: 1988: singer: cerebral hemorrhage
Tommy Noonan: age 46: 1968: actor: brain tumor
Mabel Normand: age 37: 1930: actress: tuberculosis
Shelly Novak: age 34: 1978: actor: heart attack
Rudolf Nureyev: age 54: 1993: actor/ballet dancer: AIDS
Laura Nyro: age 49: 1997: singer: ovarian cancer
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Mark O'Brien: age 49: 1999: poet: respiratory distress from polio
Sinead O'Connor: age 56: 2023: singer: PENDING...........................
Cathy O'Donnell: age 46: 1970: actress: stroke/cancer
Cathy O'Donnell: age 46: 1970: actress: stroke/cancer
Frank O'Hara: age 40: 1966: poet: hit by a car
Patrice O'Neal: age 41: 2011: comedian: stroke
Dolores O'Riordan: age 46: 2018: singer: drowning while intoxicated
Heather O'Rourke: age 12: 1988: actress: Crohn's Disease
Patrice O'Neal: age 41: 2011: comedian: stroke
Dolores O'Riordan: age 46: 2018: singer: drowning while intoxicated
Heather O'Rourke: age 12: 1988: actress: Crohn's Disease
Berry Oakley: age 24: 1972: musician: motorcycle accident
Warren Oates: age 53:1982: actor: heart attack
Warren Oates: age 53:1982: actor: heart attack
Clifford Odets: age 57: 1963: screenwriter: stomach cancer
David Oliver: age 30: 1992: actor: AIDS
Ellison Onizuka: age 39: 1986: astronaut: Challenger Explosion
Roy Orbison: age 52: 1988: musician: heart attack
Frank Overton: age 49: 1967: actor: heart attack
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Alfred Paget: age 40: 1919: actor: malaria
Ellison Onizuka: age 39: 1986: astronaut: Challenger Explosion
Roy Orbison: age 52: 1988: musician: heart attack
Frank Overton: age 49: 1967: actor: heart attack
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Alfred Paget: age 40: 1919: actor: malaria
Helen Parrish: age 35: 1959: actress: cancer
Nancy Parsons: age 58: 2001: actress: heart failure
Sam Patch: age 22: 1829: dare devil: killed during a high jump
Anna Pavlova: age 49: 1931: ballerina: pneumonia
Sam Patch: age 22: 1829: dare devil: killed during a high jump
Anna Pavlova: age 49: 1931: ballerina: pneumonia
Don Payne: age 48: 2013: "The Simpsons" writer: bone cancer
Bob Peck: age 53: 1999: actor: cancer
(Laurence) Kim Peek: age 58: 2009: savant: heart attack
Christopher Penn: age 40: 2006: actor: heart failure
Jesse Pearson: age 49: 1979: actor: cancer
Bob Peck: age 53: 1999: actor: cancer
(Laurence) Kim Peek: age 58: 2009: savant: heart attack
Christopher Penn: age 40: 2006: actor: heart failure
Jesse Pearson: age 49: 1979: actor: cancer
Barbara Pepper: age 54: 1969: actress: heart attack
Wendy Pepper: age 53: 2017: fashion designer: pneumonia and cancer
Osgood Perkins: age 45: 1937: actor: heart attack
Eva Peron: age 33: 1952: First Lady of Argentina: cervical cancer
Luke Perry: age 52: 2019: actor: stroke
Eva Peron: age 33: 1952: First Lady of Argentina: cervical cancer
Luke Perry: age 52: 2019: actor: stroke
Matthew Perry: age 54: 2023: actor: drowning
Susan Peters: age 31: 1952: actress: pneumonia and starvation
Julia Phillips: age 57: 2002: producer: cancer
Édith Piaf: age 47: 1963: singer: liver cancer
Brian Piccolo: age 26: 1970: football player: cancer
John Pinette: age 50: 1964: actor: pulmonary embolism
Jackson Pollock: age 44: 1956: artist: car crash
Mike Porcaro: age 59: 2015: musician: ALS
Tyrone Power: age 44: 1958: actor: heart attack
Steve Prefontaine: age 24: 1975: long-distance runner: car crash
Susan Peters: age 31: 1952: actress: pneumonia and starvation
Julia Phillips: age 57: 2002: producer: cancer
Édith Piaf: age 47: 1963: singer: liver cancer
Brian Piccolo: age 26: 1970: football player: cancer
John Pinette: age 50: 1964: actor: pulmonary embolism
Jackson Pollock: age 44: 1956: artist: car crash
Mike Porcaro: age 59: 2015: musician: ALS
Tyrone Power: age 44: 1958: actor: heart attack
Steve Prefontaine: age 24: 1975: long-distance runner: car crash
Lisa Marie Presley: age 54: 2023: singer: small bowel obstruction
Kelly Preston: age 57: 2020: actress: breast cancer
Kelly Preston: age 57: 2020: actress: breast cancer
Janos Prohaska: age 54: 1974: actor: plane crash
Ainslie Pryor: age 37: 1958: actor: cancer
Kirby Puckett: age 45: 2006: baseball player: stroke
Kirby Puckett: age 45: 2006: baseball player: stroke
Dick Purcell: age 38" 1944: actor: heart attack
Ernie Pyle: age 44: 1945: journalist: shot during WWII
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Gilda Radner: age 42: 1989: comedian: ovarian cancer
Dack Rambo: age 52: 1994: actor: complications from AIDS
Ilan Ramon: age 48: 2003: astronaut: Columbia explosion
Anne Ramsey: age 58: 1988: actress: throat cancer
Jack Randall: age 39: 1945: actor: fall from a horse during a movie stunt
Joe Ranft: age 45: 2005: actor: car crash
Virginia Rappe: age 30: 1921: actress: ruptured bladder
Ernie Pyle: age 44: 1945: journalist: shot during WWII
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Gilda Radner: age 42: 1989: comedian: ovarian cancer
Dack Rambo: age 52: 1994: actor: complications from AIDS
Ilan Ramon: age 48: 2003: astronaut: Columbia explosion
Anne Ramsey: age 58: 1988: actress: throat cancer
Jack Randall: age 39: 1945: actor: fall from a horse during a movie stunt
Joe Ranft: age 45: 2005: actor: car crash
Virginia Rappe: age 30: 1921: actress: ruptured bladder
Teddy Ray: age 32: 2022: comedian: drowning from cardiac arrest
Chris Rebello: age 37: 2000: actor: heart attack
Otis Redding: age 26: 1967: singer: plane crash
William Redfield: age 49: 1976: actor: leukemia
Robert Reed: age 59: 1992: actor: AIDS
Christopher Reeves: age 52: 2004: actor: heart failure
Steve Reevis: age 55: 2017: actor: undisclosed
Lee Remick: age 55: 1991: actress: liver and kidney cancer
Judith Resnik: age 36: 1986: engineer/astronaut: Challenger explosion
Lance Reventlow: age 36: 1972: Woolworth heir: plane crash
Chris Rebello: age 37: 2000: actor: heart attack
Otis Redding: age 26: 1967: singer: plane crash
William Redfield: age 49: 1976: actor: leukemia
Robert Reed: age 59: 1992: actor: AIDS
Christopher Reeves: age 52: 2004: actor: heart failure
Steve Reevis: age 55: 2017: actor: undisclosed
Lee Remick: age 55: 1991: actress: liver and kidney cancer
Judith Resnik: age 36: 1986: engineer/astronaut: Challenger explosion
Lance Reventlow: age 36: 1972: Woolworth heir: plane crash
Craig Reynolds: age 42: 1949: actor: motorized scooter accident
Natasha Richardson: age 45: 2009: actress: skiing accident
Lucille Ricksen: age 14: 1925: silent film actress: tuberculous
Minnie Riperton: age 31: 1979: singer: breast cancer
Robert Ripley: age 58: 1949: creator of "Ripley's Believe it or Not": heart attack
Robert Riskin: age 58: 1955: screenwriter: stroke
John Ritter: age 54: 2003: actor: heart attack
Natasha Richardson: age 45: 2009: actress: skiing accident
Lucille Ricksen: age 14: 1925: silent film actress: tuberculous
Minnie Riperton: age 31: 1979: singer: breast cancer
Robert Ripley: age 58: 1949: creator of "Ripley's Believe it or Not": heart attack
Robert Riskin: age 58: 1955: screenwriter: stroke
John Ritter: age 54: 2003: actor: heart attack
Lynne Roberts: age 55: 1978: actor: brain bleed
Matt Roberts: age 38: 2016: musician: undisclosed
Dar Robinson: age 39: 1986: stunt actor: motorcycle accident
Edward G. Robinson, Jr. age: 40: 1974: actor: heart attack
Jackie Robinson: age 53: 1972: baseball player: heart attack
Matt Roberts: age 38: 2016: musician: undisclosed
Dar Robinson: age 39: 1986: stunt actor: motorcycle accident
Edward G. Robinson, Jr. age: 40: 1974: actor: heart attack
Jackie Robinson: age 53: 1972: baseball player: heart attack
Julia Anne Robinson: age 24: 1975: actress: house fire
Max Robinson: age 49: 1988: ABC news anchor: complications from AIDS
Estelita Rodriguez: age 37: 1966: actress: flu
Will Rogers: age 55: 1935: actor: plane crash
Ruth Roland: age 46: 1937: actress: cancer
Howard Rollins: age 46: actor: lymphoma
Bobby Rolofson: age 16: 1984: actor: motorcycle accident
Bob Ross: age 52: 1995: artist: lymphoma
Max Robinson: age 49: 1988: ABC news anchor: complications from AIDS
Estelita Rodriguez: age 37: 1966: actress: flu
Will Rogers: age 55: 1935: actor: plane crash
Ruth Roland: age 46: 1937: actress: cancer
Howard Rollins: age 46: actor: lymphoma
Bobby Rolofson: age 16: 1984: actor: motorcycle accident
Bob Ross: age 52: 1995: artist: lymphoma
Leonard Rossiter: age 57: 1984: actor: heart attack
Alma Rubens: age 33: 1931: actress: pneumonia
Alma Rubens: age 33: 1931: actress: pneumonia
Porfirio Rubirosa: age 56: 1965: race car driver: car crash
Wilma Rudolph: age 54: 1994: olympian: brain cancer
Barbara Ruick: age 43: 1974: actress: cerebral hemorrhage
Tim Russert: age 58: 2008: news anchor: heart attack
Babe Ruth: age 53: 1948: baseball player: pneumonia
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Boris Sagal: age 57: 1981: director: nearly decapitated on set by helicopter blade
Tim Samaras: age 55: 2013: storm chaser photographer: killed in a tornado in Oklahoma
Will Sampson: age 53:1987: actor: kidney failure
Mark Sandman: age 46: 1999: musician: heart attack
Mark Sandrich: age 44: 1945: director: heart attack
Wilma Rudolph: age 54: 1994: olympian: brain cancer
Barbara Ruick: age 43: 1974: actress: cerebral hemorrhage
Tim Russert: age 58: 2008: news anchor: heart attack
Babe Ruth: age 53: 1948: baseball player: pneumonia
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Boris Sagal: age 57: 1981: director: nearly decapitated on set by helicopter blade
Tim Samaras: age 55: 2013: storm chaser photographer: killed in a tornado in Oklahoma
Will Sampson: age 53:1987: actor: kidney failure
Mark Sandman: age 46: 1999: musician: heart attack
Mark Sandrich: age 44: 1945: director: heart attack
Jessica Savitch: age 36: 1983: news anchor: car accident
Robert Shaw: age 51: 1978: actor: heart attack
Vincent Schiavelli: age 57: 2005: actor: lung cancer
Maria Schneider: age 58: 2011: actress: cancer
Max Schreck: age 56: 1936: actor: heart attack
Dick Scobee: age 46: 1986: astronaut: Challenger explosion
Tim Scott: age 57: 1995: actor: lung cancer
Franklyn Seales: age 37: 1990: actor: complications from AIDS
E.C. Segar: age 44: 1938: creator of "Popeye": leukemia
Peter Sellers: age 54: 1980: actor: heart attack
Rod Serling: age 50: 1975: screenwriter: heart attack
Robert Shaw: age 51: 1978: actor: heart attack
Vincent Schiavelli: age 57: 2005: actor: lung cancer
Maria Schneider: age 58: 2011: actress: cancer
Max Schreck: age 56: 1936: actor: heart attack
Dick Scobee: age 46: 1986: astronaut: Challenger explosion
Tim Scott: age 57: 1995: actor: lung cancer
Franklyn Seales: age 37: 1990: actor: complications from AIDS
E.C. Segar: age 44: 1938: creator of "Popeye": leukemia
Peter Sellers: age 54: 1980: actor: heart attack
Rod Serling: age 50: 1975: screenwriter: heart attack
Clarine Seymour: age 21: 1920: actress: intestinal blockage
Glenn Shadix: age 58: 2010: actor: head trauma after a fall
Paul Shenar: age 53: 1989: actor: complications from AIDS
Ann Sheridan: age 51: 1967: actor: cancer of the esophagus and liver
James S. Sherman: age 57: 1912: 27th Vice President of the U.S. : kidney disease
Glenn Shadix: age 58: 2010: actor: head trauma after a fall
Paul Shenar: age 53: 1989: actor: complications from AIDS
Ann Sheridan: age 51: 1967: actor: cancer of the esophagus and liver
James S. Sherman: age 57: 1912: 27th Vice President of the U.S. : kidney disease
Lowell Sherman: age 46: 1934: director: pneumonia
Joshua Shintani: age 32: 2015: actor: pneumonia
Joshua Shintani: age 32: 2015: actor: pneumonia
Sam Shubert: age 26: 1905: theater producer: train accident
Mort Shuman: age 52: 1991: songwriter: liver cancer
Milton Sills: age 48: 1930: actor: heart attack
Frank Silva: age 44: 1995: actor: complications from AIDS
Frank Silvera: age 55: 1970: actor: accidental electrocution
John Singleton: age 51: 2019: director: stroke
Gene Siskel: age 53: 1999: movie critic: brain tumor
Bessie Smith: age 43: 1937: Jazz singer: car accident
Fred "Sonic" Smith: age 45: 1994: guitarist: heart failure
Michael J. Smith: age 40: 1986: astronaut: Challenger explosion
Carrie Snodgress: age 58: 2004: actress: heart failure
Rickie Sorensen: age 47: 1994: actor (voice of Arthur in "Sword in the Stone"): cancer
John Spencer: age 58: 2005: actor: heart attack
Wendie Jo Sperber: age 47: 2005: actress: breast cancer
Joe Spinell: age 52: 1989: actor: bled to death (suffered from hemophilia)
Dusty Springfield: age 59: singer: 1999: breast cancer
Sage Stallone: age 36: 2012: actor: arteriosclerosis
Frank Silva: age 44: 1995: actor: complications from AIDS
Frank Silvera: age 55: 1970: actor: accidental electrocution
John Singleton: age 51: 2019: director: stroke
Gene Siskel: age 53: 1999: movie critic: brain tumor
Bessie Smith: age 43: 1937: Jazz singer: car accident
Fred "Sonic" Smith: age 45: 1994: guitarist: heart failure
Michael J. Smith: age 40: 1986: astronaut: Challenger explosion
Carrie Snodgress: age 58: 2004: actress: heart failure
Rickie Sorensen: age 47: 1994: actor (voice of Arthur in "Sword in the Stone"): cancer
John Spencer: age 58: 2005: actor: heart attack
Wendie Jo Sperber: age 47: 2005: actress: breast cancer
Joe Spinell: age 52: 1989: actor: bled to death (suffered from hemophilia)
Dusty Springfield: age 59: singer: 1999: breast cancer
Sage Stallone: age 36: 2012: actor: arteriosclerosis
Christopher Stone: age 55: 1995: actor: heart attack
Peter Steele: age 48: 2010: musician: aortic aneurysm
Paul Stojanovich: age 47: 2003: Producer: fell off a cliff
Slim Summerville: 53: 1946: actor: stroke
Peter Steele: age 48: 2010: musician: aortic aneurysm
Paul Stojanovich: age 47: 2003: Producer: fell off a cliff
Slim Summerville: 53: 1946: actor: stroke
Stu Sutcliffe: Age 21: 1962: musician: brain aneurism
Patrick Swayze: age 57: 2009: actor: pancreatic cancer
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William Talman: age 53: 1968: actor: lung cancer
Patrick Swayze: age 57: 2009: actor: pancreatic cancer
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William Talman: age 53: 1968: actor: lung cancer
Brandon Tartikoff: age 48: 1997: President of NBC
Lilyan Tashman: age 37: 1934: actress: stomach cancer
Krissy Taylor: age 17: 1995: model: asthma attack
Lilyan Tashman: age 37: 1934: actress: stomach cancer
Krissy Taylor: age 17: 1995: model: asthma attack
Robert Taylor: age 57: 1969: actor: lung cancer
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: age 53: 1893: pianist: cholera
Olive Tell: age 56: 1951: actress: fractured skull from a fall in a hotel
Tammi Terrell: age 24: 1970: singer: brain cancer
Irving Thalberg: age 37: 1936: actor: pneumonia
Lynne Thigpen: age 54: 2003: actress: cerebral hemorrhage
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas: age 49: 1980: actor: heart attack
Michelle Thomas: age 30: 1998: actress: stomach cancer
Olive Thomas: age 25: 1920: actress: accidentally swallowed mercury chloride while intoxicated
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: age 53: 1893: pianist: cholera
Olive Tell: age 56: 1951: actress: fractured skull from a fall in a hotel
Tammi Terrell: age 24: 1970: singer: brain cancer
Irving Thalberg: age 37: 1936: actor: pneumonia
Lynne Thigpen: age 54: 2003: actress: cerebral hemorrhage
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas: age 49: 1980: actor: heart attack
Michelle Thomas: age 30: 1998: actress: stomach cancer
Olive Thomas: age 25: 1920: actress: accidentally swallowed mercury chloride while intoxicated
Jameson Thomas: age 50: 1939: actor: tuberculosis
Fred Thomson: age 38: 1928: actor: tetanus
Fred Thomson: age 38: 1928: actor: tetanus
Patrick Tillman: age: 27: 2004: NFL player: shot in Afghanistan while serving in the U.S. Army
Michael Todd: age 48: 1958: producer: plane crash
Thelma Todd: age 29: 1935: actress: undetermined suicide or accidental carbon monoxide poisoning
Gregg Toland: age 44: 1948: cinematographer: heart attack
Thuy Trang: age 27: 2001: actress: car accident
Timothy Treadwell: age 46: 2003: environmentalist: malled by a grizzly bear
Massimo Troisi: age 41: 1992: actor: heart attack
Archie Twichell: age 50: 1957: actor: plane crash
Judy Tyler: age 24: 1957: actress: car crash
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Misty Upham: age 32: 2014: actress: fall from a cliff
Robert Urich: age 55: 2002: actor: cancer of the joints
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Ritchie Valens: age 17: 1959: singer: plane crash
Rudolph Valentino: age 31: 1926: actor: complications from appendicitis
Michael Todd: age 48: 1958: producer: plane crash
Thelma Todd: age 29: 1935: actress: undetermined suicide or accidental carbon monoxide poisoning
Gregg Toland: age 44: 1948: cinematographer: heart attack
Thuy Trang: age 27: 2001: actress: car accident
Timothy Treadwell: age 46: 2003: environmentalist: malled by a grizzly bear
Massimo Troisi: age 41: 1992: actor: heart attack
Archie Twichell: age 50: 1957: actor: plane crash
Judy Tyler: age 24: 1957: actress: car crash
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Misty Upham: age 32: 2014: actress: fall from a cliff
Robert Urich: age 55: 2002: actor: cancer of the joints
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Ritchie Valens: age 17: 1959: singer: plane crash
Rudolph Valentino: age 31: 1926: actor: complications from appendicitis
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt: age 37: 1915: heir/businessman: died on the Lusitania
Ron Vawter: age 45: 1994: actor: complications from AIDS
Ronnie Van Zant: age 29: 1977: singer: plane crash
Luther Vandross: age 54: 2005: singer: stroke
Jim Varney: age 50: 2000: actor: lung cancer
Stevie Ray Vaughan: age 35: 1990: musician: helicopter crash
Conrad Veilt: age 50: 1943: actor : heart attack
Karen Verne: age 49: 1967: actress: heart failure
Ron Vawter: age 45: 1994: actor: complications from AIDS
Ronnie Van Zant: age 29: 1977: singer: plane crash
Luther Vandross: age 54: 2005: singer: stroke
Jim Varney: age 50: 2000: actor: lung cancer
Stevie Ray Vaughan: age 35: 1990: musician: helicopter crash
Conrad Veilt: age 50: 1943: actor : heart attack
Karen Verne: age 49: 1967: actress: heart failure
Martha Vickers: age 46: 1971: actress: throat cancer
Chris von Wangenheim: age 39: 1981: photographer: plane crash
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Robert Wadlow: age 22: 1940: tallest man: infection brought on by his leg brace
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Robert Wadlow: age 22: 1940: tallest man: infection brought on by his leg brace
Nikita Waligwa: age 16: 2020: actress: brain tumor
Helen Walker: age 47: 1968: actress: cancer
Kim Walker: age 32: 2001: actress: brain tumor
Paul Walker: age 40: 1973: actor: car crash
Beryl Wallace: age 35: 1948: singer: plane crash
Deborah Walley: age 59: 2001: actress: lung cancer
Kim Walker: age 32: 2001: actress: brain tumor
Paul Walker: age 40: 1973: actor: car crash
Beryl Wallace: age 35: 1948: singer: plane crash
Deborah Walley: age 59: 2001: actress: lung cancer
Ernest Walsh: age 31: 1926: editor: tuberculous
J. T. Walsh: age: 54: 1998: actor: heart attack
Andy Warhol: age 58: 1987: artist: heart attack after surgery
Sam Warner: age 1940: 1927: movie producer: brain infection from rotten teeth
Booker T. Washington: age 59: 1915: author: heart failure
J. T. Walsh: age: 54: 1998: actor: heart attack
Andy Warhol: age 58: 1987: artist: heart attack after surgery
Sam Warner: age 1940: 1927: movie producer: brain infection from rotten teeth
Booker T. Washington: age 59: 1915: author: heart failure
Woody Watson: age 50: 1999: actor: tractor accident
Carol Wayne: age 42: 1985: actress: drowning
Ken Weatherwax: age 59: 2014: actor: heart attack
Virginia Weidler: age 41: 1968: actress: heart failure
Mary Welch: age 35: 1958: actress: complications during childbirth
Carol Wayne: age 42: 1985: actress: drowning
Ken Weatherwax: age 59: 2014: actor: heart attack
Virginia Weidler: age 41: 1968: actress: heart failure
Mary Welch: age 35: 1958: actress: complications during childbirth
Annie Wersching: age 45: 2023: actress: cancer
Monte Westmore: age 37:1940: make-up artist: heart attack following surgery
Ed White: age 36: 1967: astronaut: burned in trainer exercise
Marjorie White: age 31: 1935: actress: car accident
Ryan White: age 18: 1990: activist: complications from AIDS.
Andy Whitfield: age 39: 2011: actor: lymphoma
Jack Wild: age 52: 2006: actor: oral cancer
Earle Williams: age 47: 1927: actor: pneumonia
Barbara Wills: age 30: 1963: actress: house fire (with her grandma and two young sons)
Ricky Wilson: age 32: 1985: musician: complication from AIDS
Trey Wilson: age 40: 1989: actor: stroke
William Winchester: age 43: 1881: gun magnate: tuberculous
Gary Winick: age 49: 2011: director: pneumonia
Monte Westmore: age 37:1940: make-up artist: heart attack following surgery
Ed White: age 36: 1967: astronaut: burned in trainer exercise
Marjorie White: age 31: 1935: actress: car accident
Ryan White: age 18: 1990: activist: complications from AIDS.
Andy Whitfield: age 39: 2011: actor: lymphoma
Jack Wild: age 52: 2006: actor: oral cancer
Earle Williams: age 47: 1927: actor: pneumonia
Barbara Wills: age 30: 1963: actress: house fire (with her grandma and two young sons)
Ricky Wilson: age 32: 1985: musician: complication from AIDS
Trey Wilson: age 40: 1989: actor: stroke
William Winchester: age 43: 1881: gun magnate: tuberculous
Gary Winick: age 49: 2011: director: pneumonia
Ben Woolf: age 34: 2015: actor: head injury
Edward Wood: age 54: 1978: director: heart failure
Natalie Wood: age 43: 1981: actress: drown
Edward Wood: age 54: 1978: director: heart failure
Natalie Wood: age 43: 1981: actress: drown
Ron Woodroof: age 42: 1992: activist: complications from AIDS
Grant Woods: age 36: 1968: actor: motorcycle accident
Constance Worth: age 52:1963: actress: anemia
Wilbur Wright: age 45: 1912: inventor/pilot: typhoid fever
Tammy Wynette: age 55: 1998: singer: blood clot in her lung
Constance Worth: age 52:1963: actress: anemia
Wilbur Wright: age 45: 1912: inventor/pilot: typhoid fever
Tammy Wynette: age 55: 1998: singer: blood clot in her lung
Diana Wynyard: age 58: 1964: actress: kidney failure
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Bruce Yarnell: age 37: 1973: actor: plane crash
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Bruce Yarnell: age 37: 1973: actor: plane crash
Adam Yauch: age 47: 2012: rapper: cancer of the lymph nodes
Anton Yelchin: age 27: 2016: actor: crushed by an automobile
Clifton Young: age 33: 1951: actor: died in a hotel fire
Anton Yelchin: age 27: 2016: actor: crushed by an automobile
Clifton Young: age 33: 1951: actor: died in a hotel fire
Tammany Young: age 49: 1936: actor: heart attack
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Babe Zaharias: age: 45 1956: olympian: colon cancer
Frank Zappa: age 52: 1993: musician: prostate cancer
Samuel Zimbalist: age 53: 1958: film producer: heart attack
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Babe Zaharias: age: 45 1956: olympian: colon cancer
Frank Zappa: age 52: 1993: musician: prostate cancer
Samuel Zimbalist: age 53: 1958: film producer: heart attack
