List of pneumonia victims
Encyclopedia
In alphabetical order, this is a list of famous people who died of pneumonia
. Also known as pneumonic
individuals.
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
. Also known as pneumonic
Pneumonic
Pneumonic may refer to:* Lung* Pneumonic plague, a lung infection with Yersinia pestis.* Pneumonic device* Someone with Pneumonia...
individuals.
| Name | Profession | Date of Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Allen | Football coach | 1990-12-31 | Died at age 72. His death may have been indirectly caused by a Gatorade shower Gatorade shower The Gatorade shower, also known as the Gatorade dunk and the Gatorade bath, is a sports tradition that involves dumping a cooler full of liquid over a coach's head following a meaningful win, like the Super Bowl. The tradition began with the New York Giants football team in the mid-1980s... following a season-ending victory. |
| Melanie Appleby Melanie Appleby Melanie Susan Appleby was one half of the 1980s English pop duo Mel and Kim.Appleby was born in Hackney, London of mixed-race to a Jamaican father and a British mother... |
Singer/Dancer/Model | 1990-01-18 | Died at age 23. One-half of the famous British sister duo Mel and Kim Mel and Kim Mel and Kim were a British pop duo, comprising sisters Melanie and Kim Appleby. They achieved success between 1986 and 1988 before Melanie succumbed to cancer.-Biography:... . Appleby was diagnosed with spinal cancer in 1987 and died from pneumonia due to her immune system being weakened by chemotherapy Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen.... treatments. Interred at St Marylebone Cemetery in East Finchley East Finchley East Finchley is a suburb in the London Borough of Barnet, in north London, and situated north-west of Charing Cross. Geographically it is somewhat separate from the rest of Finchley, with North Finchley and West Finchley to the north, and Finchley Central to the west.- History :The land on which... , London. |
| Fred Astaire Fred Astaire Fred Astaire was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. His stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films. He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute... (born Frederic Austerlitz) |
Actor/Singer/Dancer | 1987-06-22 | Died at age 88 in Los Angeles, California. Interred at Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, CA (the same cemetery where long time dance partner, Ginger Rogers Ginger Rogers Ginger Rogers was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the 20th century.... was also laid to rest) |
| Raymond Barbieri | Musician | 1997-09-11 | More commonly known as "Raybeez", Singer of influential New York Hardcore band Warzone. He was receiving treatment that many fans and friends have claimed was shamefully inadequate in a Veterans Health Administration facility when the illness damaged his liver and took his life at the age of 35. |
| Jim Backus Jim Backus James Gilmore "Jim" Backus was a radio, television, film, and voice actor. Among his most famous roles are the voice of Mr... |
Actor | 1989-07-03 | Played millionaire Thurston Howell, III on the TV show Gilligan's Island; died at St. John's Hospital, Santa Monica CA. |
| James Matthew Barrie | Scottish novelist and dramatist, author of "Peter Pan" | 1937-06-19 | Buried at Kirriemuir next to his parents and two of his siblings. |
| Barney Battles, Sr. Barney Battles, Sr. Barney Battles was a Scottish footballer, most notable for playing for Celtic F.C.Battles was born in Springburn, Glasgow, he moved to Midlothian when still a boy and played his early football with Bathgate FC, before joining Heart of Midlothian F.C. in 1894 and Celtic the following year... |
Scottish footballer | 1905-02-17 | Died at the age of 30. |
| Jean-Dominique Bauby Jean-Dominique Bauby Jean-Dominique Bauby was a well-known French journalist, author and editor of the French fashion magazine ELLE.On 8 December 1995 at the age of 43, Bauby suffered a massive stroke. When he woke up twenty days later, he found he was entirely speechless; he could only blink his left eyelid... |
French journalist and author and editor of the French fashion magazine ELLE | 1997-03-09 | Died at age 45. On December 8, 1995 at the age of 43, Bauby suffered a massive stroke. When he woke up twenty days later, he found he was entirely speechless; he could only blink his left eyelid. This rare condition is called Locked-in syndrome Locked-In syndrome Locked-in syndrome is a condition in which a patient is aware and awake but cannot move or communicate verbally due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles in the body except for the eyes. Total locked-in syndrome is a version of locked-in syndrome where the eyes are paralyzed as... , a condition wherein the mental facilities remain intact but most of the body is paralyzed. Despite his condition, he wrote the book The Diving Bell and the Butterfly The Diving Bell and the Butterfly The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a translation of the French memoir Le scaphandre et le papillon by journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby. It describes what his life is like after suffering a massive stroke that left him with a condition called locked-in syndrome... by blinking when the correct letter was reached by a person slowly reciting the alphabet over and over again. Bauby had to compose and edit the book entirely in his head, and convey it one letter at a time. The book was published in France on March 7, 1997. Bauby died just two days after the publication of his book. He is buried in a family grave at Père Lachaise Cemetery Père Lachaise Cemetery Père Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the city of Paris, France , though there are larger cemeteries in the city's suburbs.Père Lachaise is in the 20th arrondissement, and is reputed to be the world's most-visited cemetery, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually to the... in Paris, France. |
| Jeremy Beadle Jeremy Beadle Jeremy James Anthony Gibson-Beadle MBE was an English television presenter, writer and producer. During the 1980s, he was a regular face on British television and in two years appeared 50 weeks of the year. His shows regularly topped the charts beating Coronation Street and EastEnders on one... |
British television presenter and prankster | 2008-01-30 | Died at the age of 59, leaving behind his partner Sue and two daughters. He was best known for his hidden camera show "Beadle's About Beadle's About Beadle's About was a British television programme hosted by the late Jeremy Beadle, where members of the public became victims of practical jokes behind hidden cameras... ", and "You've Been Framed You've Been Framed You've Been Framed is a British television show, produced by ITV Studios for ITV where viewers send in humorous home videos. It is currently narrated by the comedian Harry Hill.... ". |
| Christian Brando Christian Brando Christian Brando was the eldest child of actor Marlon Brando. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of the boyfriend of his half-sister Cheyenne. On May 16, 1990, Christian Brando had shot Dag Drollet to death at Marlon Brando's residence on Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles. He was... |
Actor, Son of Marlon Brando | 2008-01-26 | Died at the age of 49. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the death of the boyfriend of his half-sister Cheyenne Cheyenne Brando Tarita Cheyenne Brando was the daughter of Marlon Brando by his third wife Tarita Teriipia, a Tahitian whom he met while filming Mutiny on the Bounty in 1962.... . |
| Charles Bronson Charles Bronson Charles Bronson , born Charles Dennis Buchinsky was an American actor, best-known for such films as Once Upon a Time in the West, The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, Rider on the Rain, The Mechanic, and the popular Death Wish series... (born Charles Buchinski) |
Actor | 2003-08-30 | Died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Originally established as Kaspare Cohn Hospital in 1902, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a non-profit, tertiary 958-bed hospital and multi-specialty academic health science centre located in Los Angeles, California, US. Part of the Cedars-Sinai Health System, the hospital employs a staff of over... in Los Angeles. |
| James Brown James Brown James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr... |
Singer | 2006-12-25 | "The Godfather of Soul", died at age 73 in Atlanta, Georgia, hospitalized the previous day with "severe pneumonia". |
| Chris Candido Chris Candido Christopher Raul Candito was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Chris Candido... |
Professional Wrestler | 2005-05-28 | Died while in surgery to drain his lungs. |
| Herbert Chapman Herbert Chapman Herbert Chapman was an English association football player and manager. Though he had an undistinguished playing career, he went on to become one of the most successful and influential managers in early 20th century English football, before his sudden death in 1934.As a player, Chapman played for... |
Association football player and manager | 1934-01-06 | Died aged 55 after attending a football match in the rain whilst nursing a cold. |
| Calamity Jane Calamity Jane Martha Jane Cannary Burke , better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, and professional scout best known for her claim of being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok, but also for having gained fame fighting Native Americans... (born Martha Jane Canary-Burke) |
Sharpshooter, Wild West Show Entertainer | 1903-08-01 | In accord with Jane's dying wishes, she was buried next to Wild Bill Hickok Wild Bill Hickok James Butler Hickok , better known as Wild Bill Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West. His skills as a gunfighter and scout, along with his reputation as a lawman, provided the basis for his fame, although some of his exploits are fictionalized.Hickok came to the West as a stagecoach... . |
| Dick Curtis Dick Curtis Dick Curtis was an American actor who made over 230 film and television appearances during his career.-Career:Curtis was born Richard Dye in Newport, Kentucky. A tall, hulking actor, standing at 6' 3", Curtis appeared in films stretching from Charles Starrett to The Three Stooges. In most of his... |
Actor | 1952-01-02 | Died at age 49. Character actor best known for his villainous roles in Three Stooges Three Stooges The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. Their hallmark was physical farce and extreme slapstick. In films, the Stooges were commonly known by their first names: "Moe, Larry, and Curly" and "Moe,... films such as Crash Goes the Hash Crash Goes the Hash Crash Goes the Hash is the 77th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:... and Yes, We Have No Bonanza Yes, We Have No Bonanza Yes, We Have No Bonanza is the 39th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.-Plot:... . |
| Simone de Beauvoir Simone de Beauvoir Simone-Ernestine-Lucie-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir, often shortened to Simone de Beauvoir , was a French existentialist philosopher, public intellectual, and social theorist. She wrote novels, essays, biographies, an autobiography in several volumes, and monographs on philosophy, politics, and... |
French writer and philosopher | 1986-04-14 | Died at age 78. Also known for a lifelong relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy, particularly Marxism, and was one of the key figures in literary... . |
| Nicole DeHuff Nicole DeHuff Nicole Renee DeHuff was an American actress.-Early life:DeHuff was born in Antlers, Oklahoma and raised in Rattan, Stringtown and Gillham, Arkansas. She began her acting career by earning a bachelor's degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University... |
Actress | 2005-02-16 | Died at age 30. DeHuff had visited a hospital twice shortly before her death, but was sent home both times. |
| Guillaume Depardieu Guillaume Depardieu Guillaume Depardieu was a French actor, winner of a César Award, and the elder son of Gerard Depardieu.-Personal life:... |
French Actor | 2008-10-13 | Died at age 37 from pneumonia contracted on set in Romania. |
| Bernard Edwards Bernard Edwards Bernard Edwards born in Greenville, North Carolina, was a bass player and record producer, both as a member of the Funk/Disco band Chic and on his own. He died of pneumonia while touring in Japan.-History:... |
Musician | 1996-04-18 | Bassist for the disco group Chic Chic (band) Chic was an African American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance " , "Everybody Dance" , "Le Freak" , "I Want Your Love" , "Good Times"... and producer for songs by Diana Ross Diana Ross Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway... , Rod Stewart Rod Stewart Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry.... and Sister Sledge Sister Sledge Sister Sledge is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four sisters: Kim Sledge Debbie Sledge , Joni Sledge , and Kathy Sledge . They are granddaughters of the former opera singer Viola Williams. The sisters used to perform under the name of "Mrs... died in Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... at age 43. |
| Blake Edwards Blake Edwards Blake Edwards was an American film director, screenwriter and producer.Edwards' career began in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon turned to writing radio scripts at Columbia Pictures... |
Director | 2010-12-15 | Producer of Peter Sellers Peter Sellers Richard Henry Sellers, CBE , known as Peter Sellers, was a British comedian and actor. Perhaps best known as Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther film series, he is also notable for playing three different characters in Dr... Pink Panther movies. |
| Donald Paige Frary Donald Paige Frary Donald Paige Frary was a noted American professor and author.Frary was born in Charlemont, Massachusetts on 9 August 1893 to Edward Sanderson and Caroline Louisa Frary. Frary was a graduate of Yale University and would serve as a professor there, specializing in International Affairs... |
Professor, Author | 1919-04-08 | Died at age 25 while attending the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 Paris Peace Conference, 1919 The Paris Peace Conference was the meeting of the Allied victors following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers following the armistices of 1918. It took place in Paris in 1919 and involved diplomats from more than 32 countries and nationalities... . |
| Arthur Gamgee Arthur Gamgee Arthur Gamgee FRS was a British biochemist.Arthur Gamgee was the son of Joseph Gamgee, an Edinburgh veterinarian, and his wife Mary Ann West. He was born in Florence, Italy, where his father had a practice, but his family moved back to England when he was fourteen years old... |
Physiologist | 1909-05-29 | Born on 11 October 1841. Died at age 67 during a visit to Paris. |
| Nathan Goodell Nathan Goodell -Biography:Goodell was born on August 8, 1798 in Pomfret, Connecticut. He was the eleventh of twelve children born to Richard and Marcia Goodell. Goodell would move to Jefferson County, New York and marry Hannah Mosely Weeks, the daughter of a Swedenborgian clergyman. They would have two children.... |
Politician | 1883-06-02 | Died at age 84 |
| Frank Gorshin Frank Gorshin Frank John Gorshin, Jr. was an American actor and comedian. He was perhaps best known as an impressionist, with many guest appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show... |
Actor, Impressionist | 2005-05-17 | The show biz veteran best known as The Riddler to TV's Batman Batman Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics... and as Bele on Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise... also succumbed to lung cancer Lung cancer Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary... and emphysema Emphysema Emphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath. In people with emphysema, the tissues necessary to support the physical shape and function of the lungs are destroyed. It is included in a group of diseases called chronic obstructive pulmonary... . |
| William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States , an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when elected, the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the... |
9th U.S. President | 1841-05-04 | Died at age 68, one month after taking office. |
| Jim Henson Jim Henson James Maury "Jim" Henson was an American puppeteer best known as the creator of The Muppets. As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and created advanced puppets for... |
Puppeteer/film producer | 1990-05-16 | Creator of the Muppets and founder of The Jim Henson Company The Jim Henson Company The Jim Henson Company, an American entertainment organization, traces its origins to the founding of Muppets, Inc. in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. The Muppets helped the company gain worldwide acclaim in family entertainment for more than four decades... ; died at age 53 in New York City. |
| Bob Hope Bob Hope Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel... |
Actor | 2003-07-27 | Best remembered for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO tours entertaining American military personnel. He died at the age of 100. |
| Rochelle Hudson Rochelle Hudson Rochelle Hudson was an American film actress from the 1930s through the 1960s. Hudson was a WAMPAS Baby Star in 1931.-Career:... |
Actress | 1972-01-17 | Best remembered as: Natalie Wood Natalie Wood Natalie Wood, born Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko was an American film and television actress. After first working in films as a child, Wood became a successful Hollywood star as a young adult, receiving three Academy Award nominations before she was 25 years old.Wood began acting in movies at the... 's mother in Rebel Without A Cause Rebel Without a Cause Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American drama film about emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers. Directed by Nicholas Ray, it offered both social commentary and an alternative to previous films depicting delinquents in urban slum environments... (1955); Richard Cromwell Richard Cromwell (actor) Richard Cromwell, born LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh , was an American actor. His family and friends called him Roy, though he was also professionally known and signed autographs as Dick Cromwell. Cromwell's career was at its pinnacle with his work in Jezebel with Bette Davis and Henry Fonda and again... 's love interest in the Will Rogers Will Rogers William "Will" Penn Adair Rogers was an American cowboy, comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer, film actor, and one of the world's best-known celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s.... showcase Life Begins at 40 (1935); and the daughter of carnival barker W.C. Fields in Poppy (1936). |
| Geronimo Geronimo Geronimo was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who fought against Mexico and the United States for their expansion into Apache tribal lands for several decades during the Apache Wars. Allegedly, "Geronimo" was the name given to him during a Mexican incident... |
Leader of the Chiricahua Apache | 1909-02-17 | He fought against Mexico and the United States and their expansion into Apache tribal lands for several decades. Died at the age of 79. |
| Josef Issels Josef Issels Josef M. Issels was a German physician known for promoting an alternative cancer therapy regimen, the Issels treatment. He claimed to cure cancer patients who had been declared incurable by conventional cancer treatments... |
Doctor | 1998-02-11 | Holistic doctor who treated Bob Marley Bob Marley Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers... in Bavaria; died in California. |
| Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson Stonewall Jackson ຄຽשת״ׇׂׂׂׂ֣|birth_place= Clarksburg, Virginia |death_place=Guinea Station, Virginia|placeofburial=Stonewall Jackson Memorial CemeteryLexington, Virginia|placeofburial_label= Place of burial|image=... |
Confederate Confederate States Army The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the... Lieutenant General Lieutenant General Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General.... |
1863-05-10 | Famous Confederate general; shot in friendly fire incident during the Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Chancellorsville The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. Two related battles were fought nearby on... on May 2; caught pneumonia during recovery, died eight days later from complications. |
| Trish Keenan | Singer | 2011-01-14 | Lead singer of the band Broadcast Broadcast (band) Broadcast are an electronic music band, founded in Birmingham, England. Original members were Trish Keenan , Roj Stevens , Tim Felton and James Cargill . Various drummers played with the band, including Keith York, Phil Jenkins, Jeremy Barnes, Steve Perkins, and Neil Bullock... ; died of pneumonia relating to complications from H1N1 H1N1 'Influenza A virus is a subtype of influenza A virus and was the most common cause of human influenza in 2009. Some strains of H1N1 are endemic in humans and cause a small fraction of all influenza-like illness and a small fraction of all seasonal influenza. H1N1 strains caused a few percent of... . |
| Kim Mu-saeng | Actor | 2005-04-16 | Died Age 62 |
| Bert Lahr Bert Lahr Bert Lahr was an American actor and comedian. Lahr is remembered today for his roles as the Cowardly Lion and Kansas farmworker Zeke in The Wizard of Oz, but was also well-known for work in burlesque, vaudeville, and on Broadway.-Early life:Lahr was born in New York City, of German-Jewish heritage... |
Actor | 1967-12-04 | Died in New York City at age 72. |
| Jack LaLanne Jack LaLanne Francois Henri "Jack" LaLanne was an American fitness, exercise, and nutritional expert and motivational speaker who is sometimes called "the godfather of fitness" and the "first fitness superhero." He described himself as being a "sugarholic" and a "junk food junkie" until he was 15... |
Fitness Expert | 2011-01-23 | Died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia at his home in Morro Bay, California. |
| Shari Lewis Shari Lewis Shari Lewis was an American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and children's television show host, most popular during the 1960s and 1990s... |
ventriloquist and puppeteer | 1999-03-02 | Diagnosed with uterine cancer Uterine cancer The term uterine cancer may refer to any of several different types of cancer which occur in the uterus, namely:*Uterine sarcomas: sarcomas of the myometrium, or muscular layer of the uterus, are most commonly leiomyosarcomas.*Endometrial cancer:... as well, the combination proved to be fatal. Died at age 65 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. |
| Franz Liszt Franz Liszt Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age... |
Musician | 1886-07-31 | Died in Bayreuth aged 74 after contracting pneumonia during a festival held there in honour of Richard Wagner Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas... . |
| Bernie Mac Bernie Mac Bernard Jeffrey McCullough , better known by his stage name, Bernie Mac, was an American actor and comedian. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian. He joined comedians Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, and D. L... |
Comedian | 2008-08-09 | He suffered from sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis , also called sarcoid, Besnier-Boeck disease or Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease, is a disease in which abnormal collections of chronic inflammatory cells form as nodules in multiple organs. The cause of sarcoidosis is unknown... , an inflammatory lung disease that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body's organs, but was reported that the pneumonia was not related to the disease. He died in a Chicago area hospital at the age of 50. |
| Marie-Thérèse Charlotte de France | Princess | 1851-10-19 | Died at age 72. She was the eldest child of King Louis XVI of France Louis XVI of France Louis XVI was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before being executed in 1793.... and his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette ; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was an Archduchess of Austria and the Queen of France and of Navarre. She was the fifteenth and penultimate child of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I.... . |
| John Martyn John Martyn John Martyn, OBE , born Iain David McGeachy, was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a forty-year career he released twenty studio albums, working with artists such as Eric Clapton and David Gilmour... |
Musician | 2009-01-29 | The British innovative and influential folk, rock, jazz musician died in Ireland of double pneumonia. |
| Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury was a British musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range... |
Musician | 1991-11-24 | A little over 24 hours after issuing a statement to the press he died at his home in Kensington, London, England at the age of 45. The official cause of death was bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS. |
| Léon Minkus | Famous Czech composer of ballet music for the Russian Imperial Ballet Mariinsky Ballet The Mariinsky Ballet is a classical ballet company based at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet companies... |
1917-12-07 | Died at age 91 in Vienna, Austria. |
| Brittany Murphy Brittany Murphy Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack , known professionally as Brittany Murphy, was an American actress and singer. She starred in films such as Clueless, Just Married, Girl Interrupted, Spun, 8 Mile, Uptown Girls, Sin City, Happy Feet, and Riding in Cars with Boys... |
Actress, singer and voice artist | 2009-12-20 | Died at age 32 when she was subsequently transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, after 911 was called after she collapsed in her bathroom, where she was pronounced dead on arrival after going into full cardiac arrest. The primary cause of Murphy's death was pneumonia, with secondary factors of iron-deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication. |
| Bruce Paltrow Bruce Paltrow Bruce Weigert Paltrow was an American television and film director and producer. He was the husband of actress Blythe Danner, and was the father of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow.-Life and career:... |
T.V. and film producer | 2002-10-03 | The father of actress Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American actress and singer. She made her acting debut on stage in 1990 and started appearing in films in 1991. After appearing in several films throughout the decade, Paltrow gained early notice for her work in films such as Se7en and Emma... , and husband of actress Blythe Danner Blythe Danner Blythe Katherine Danner is an American actress. She is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow.-Early life:... , died from complications of oral cancer and pneumonia. He was best known for his work on The White Shadow The White Shadow The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27, 1978, to March 16, 1981.-Overview:... , St. Elsewhere St. Elsewhere St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series is set at fictional St. Eligius, a decaying urban teaching hospital in Boston's South End neighborhood... , and Duets Duets An original motion picture soundtrack CD was released on September 12, 2000 by Hollywood Records. The CD contained twelve tracks including the original music composed for the film by David Newman.... . |
| Alexandros Papadiamantis Alexandros Papadiamantis Alexandros Papadiamantis was an influential Greek novelist and short-story writer.-His life:Papadiamantis was born in Greece, on the island of Skiathos, in the western part of the Aegean Sea. The island would figure prominently in his work. His father was a priest... |
Greek writer | 1911-10-03 | A very influential writer of the 19th century who never married and was referred to as the worldly monk. |
| House Peters Jr. | Actor, best known for Mr. Clean Mr. Clean Mr. Clean is a brand name fully owned by Procter & Gamble. It is used for a cleaning solution and related products, and as "Mr. Clean Magic Eraser", for a melamine foam cleaner.-History:... ad |
2008-10-01 | Died in Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital at the age of 92. |
| Charles Nelson Reilly Charles Nelson Reilly Charles Nelson Reilly was an American actor, comedian, director and drama teacher known for his comedic roles in theater, movies, children's television, animated cartoons, and as a panelist on the game show Match Game.... |
American actor, comedian, director | 2007-05-25 | Died at 76 in Beverly Hills, California. |
| George Peppard George Peppard George Peppard, Jr. was an American film and television actor.Peppard secured a major role when he starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's , portrayed a character based on Howard Hughes in The Carpetbaggers , and played the title role of the millionaire sleuth Thomas Banacek in... |
American actor | 1994-05-08 | Heavy smoker most of his life contributed to his condition, but official cause of death was pneumonia. |
| Luciano Pavarotti Luciano Pavarotti right|thumb|Luciano Pavarotti performing at the opening of the Constantine Palace in [[Strelna]], 31 May 2003. The concert was part of the celebrations for the 300th anniversary of [[St... |
Italian tenor | 2007-09-06 | Pavarotti died in Modena Modena Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.... , Italy of pneumonia resulting from pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a... . |
| Ferenc Puskás Ferenc Puskás Ferenc Puskás was a Hungarian footballer and manager. He scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary, and 514 goals in 529 matches in the Hungarian and Spanish leagues. He became Olympic champion in 1952 and was a World Cup finalist in 1954... |
Hungarian footballer and manager | 2006-11-17 | He scored a remarkable 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary and 514 goals in 529 matches in the Hungarian and Spanish leagues. Died at the age of 79. |
| Carlos Eugenio Restrepo Restrepo Carlos Eugenio Restrepo For the President of Colombia from 1966 to 1970, see Carlos Lleras RestrepoCarlos Eugenio Restrepo Restrepo was a Colombian lawyer, writer, and statesman, who was elected President of Colombia in 1910. During his administration he worked towards making political reconciliation among the... |
Colombian President, journalist | 1937-07-06 | President of Colombia from 1910 to 1914. He was born in Medellín Medellín Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million... , Antioquia, he was a lawyer, professor and journalist, and also served as Ambassador to the Holy See Holy See The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and... . He died in Medellín alongside his family. |
| Ed Roberts | Inventor | 2010-04-01 | Died at the age of 68. Credited as the "father of the personal computer" by inventing the Altair 8800, a machine that sparked the home computer era, kicking starting the careers of Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen. |
| Oral Roberts Oral Roberts Granville "Oral" Roberts was an American Pentecostal televangelist and a Christian charismatic. He founded the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association and Oral Roberts University.... |
Evangelist | 2009-12-15 | Died at the age of 91. |
| Carl Schlechter Carl Schlechter Carl Schlechter was a leading Austrian chess master and theoretician at the turn of the 20th century. He is best known for drawing a World Chess Championship match with Emanuel Lasker.-Early life:... |
Chessmaster | 1918-12-27 | Drew a match for the world chess championship World Chess Championship The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the board game chess. Men and women of any age are eligible to contest this title.... vs. Emanuel Lasker Emanuel Lasker Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years... . Pneumonia was brought on by privations following World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... ; according to some sources, death was due to starvation Starvation Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy, nutrient and vitamin intake. It is the most extreme form of malnutrition. In humans, prolonged starvation can cause permanent organ damage and eventually, death... . |
| Chuck Schuldiner Chuck Schuldiner Charles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.Schuldiner was the singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the band Death, which he founded in 1983, initially under the name Mantas. He also recorded as guitarist and songwriter with his other band, Control Denied... |
Band Leader for death metal Death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes.... band Death Death Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury.... |
2001-12-13 | Schuldiner was diagnosed with brain cancer and received a chemotherapy Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen.... drug to help with his therapy. As a side effect, the drug weakened Chuck. He died the same year he was diagnosed with cancer Cancer Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the... . |
| Will Shade Will Shade Will Shade was an African American Memphis blues musician, best known for his membership in the Memphis Jug Band. Shade was commonly called Son Brimmer, a nickname from his grandmother Annie Brimmer, because "son" is short for "grandson"... |
Musician | 1966-09-18 | Died at age 68 at John Gaston Hospital and was buried in Shelby County Cemetery in Memphis Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers.... , Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area... . |
| Beatrice Straight Beatrice Straight Beatrice Whitney Straight was an American theatre, film, and television actress. Hers remains the shortest acting performance in a film to win an Oscar. In her winning role in the 1976 film Network, she was on screen for five minutes and forty seconds, the shortest time ever for the winner of the... |
Actress | 2001-04-07 | Died in Los Angeles at age 86. |
| Johann Strauss II Johann Strauss II Johann Strauss II , also known as Johann Baptist Strauss or Johann Strauss, Jr., the Younger, or the Son , was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas... |
Composer | 1899-06-03 | Died at age 73 in Vienna. |
| Irving Thalberg Irving Thalberg Irving Grant Thalberg was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and his extraordinary ability to select the right scripts, choose the right actors, gather the best production staff and make very profitable films.-Life and... |
MGM's "Boy Wonder" Movie Producer of the 1920s and 1930s | 1936-09-14 | Afflicted with a weak heart, he died at his home on Palisades Beach Road in Santa Monica with his wife, actress Norma Shearer Norma Shearer Edith Norma Shearer was a Canadian-American actress. Shearer was one of the most popular actresses in North America from the mid-1920s through the 1930s... at his side. |
| Leo Tolstoy Leo Tolstoy Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacle of realist... |
Russian novelist | 1910-11-20 | Died at Astapovo Railway Station, during an attempt to satisfy his wanderlust Wanderlust Wanderlust is a strong desire for or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world.-Etymology:The loanword from German language became an English term in 1902 as a reflection of what was then seen as a characteristically German predilection for wandering that may be traced back to German... . |
| Paul Tsongas Paul Tsongas Paul Efthemios Tsongas was a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1979 to 1985. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 1992 presidential election. He previously served as a U.S... |
Greek-American US Senator and a one-time candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination | 1997-01-18 | Died at the age of 55. |
| Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Harriet Ross; (1820 – 1913) was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the American Civil War. After escaping from slavery, into which she was born, she made thirteen missions to rescue more than 70 slaves... |
Slave who escaped to freedom | 1913-03-10 | |
| Lawrence Welk Lawrence Welk Lawrence Welk was an American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1955 to 1982... |
Big band leader | 1992-03-17 | Died at his home in Santa Monica. Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, CA. |
| Billy Wilder Billy Wilder Billy Wilder was an Austro-Hungarian born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age... |
Writer and director | 2002-03-27 | Died at age 95 at his home in Beverly Hills. |
| Chris Wood Chris Wood (rock musician) Christopher Gordon Blandford 'Chris' Wood was a founding member of the English rock band Traffic, along with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Dave Mason.... |
Rock musician | 1983-07-12 | Died at age 39 in Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... , England. |
| Jyoti Basu Jyoti Basu Jyoti Basu was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India from West Bengal, India. He served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000, making him the longest-serving Chief Minister of any Indian state. Basu was a member of the CPI Politburo from the time of the... |
Politician, CPIM, West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP... |
1914-07-08 | Died at age 96 in Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India... , India. |
| John Forsythe John Forsythe John Forsythe was an American stage, television and film actor. Forsythe starred in three television series, spanning four decades and three genres: as single playboy father Bentley Gregg in the sitcom Bachelor Father ; as the unseen millionaire Charles Townsend on the crime drama Charlie's... |
actor | 2010-04-01 | Died at age 92 |
| Allen Collins Allen Collins Larkin Allen Collins Jr. was one of the founding members and guitarists of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and co-wrote many of the band's songs with late frontman Ronnie Van Zant... |
Musician | 1990-01-23 | Died at age 37. Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band prominent in spreading Southern Rock during the 1970s.Originally formed as the "Noble Five" in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964, the band rose to worldwide recognition on the basis of its driving live performances and signature tune, Freebird... guitar player. Was paralyzed in 1986 |
| Leslie Nielsen Leslie Nielsen Leslie William Nielsen, OC was a Canadian and naturalized American actor and comedian. Nielsen appeared in more than one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying more than 220 characters... |
Actor/Comedian | 2010-11-28 | Died at the age of 84. |