Ventura Raymond (b. 1908-04-16 / d. 1979-03-29) alias Ray Ventura
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Born 1928-01-26. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Cancer
Vadim died at age 72 of lymphoma.
Roger Vadim was celebrated for his romances/marriages to such beautiful women as actresses Brigitte Bardot and Jane Fonda. He also lived with Catherine Deneuve, with whom he had a child Christian Vadim, prior to his marriage to Fonda. The transsexual Warhol Superstar Candy Darling wrote of an alleged affair with Vadim in her diaries, My Face for the World to See. She claims that the relationship took place during his marriage to Jane Fonda. In addition to his theater and movie work, he wrote several books including his autobiography D'une étoile à l'autre (From One Star to the Next).
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Born 1944-07-28. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Heart attack
Ardéchois coeur fidèle.
He was also the French voice of Al Pacino.
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Born 1971-11-09. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Other
Better known as Big Punisher or Big Pun, he was a Puerto Rican-American rapper who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s.
Big Pun's career was cut short in 2000 at age 28 by a fatal heart attack due to his obesity.
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Born 1919-11-09. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Age
He escaped jail 17 times in 8 years. His nickname stems from a bullet he received in one of his legs.
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Born 1923-03-10. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Kidney failure
Don Abney (b. John Donald Abney, Mar. 10, 1923, Baltimore, Maryland - d. Jan. 20, 2000, Los Angeles, California) was an American jazz pianist. Abney studied piano and french horn at the Manhattan School of Music, and he played the latter in an Army band during military service. After returning he played in ensembles with Wilbur de Paris, Bill Harris, Kai Winding, Chuck Wayne, Sy Oliver, and Louis Bellson. He had a sustained career as a session musician, playing on recordings for Louis Armstrong, Benny Carter, Oscar Pettiford, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Eartha Kitt, and Pearl Bailey. He also played on a large number of recordings for more minor musicians and on R&B, pop, rock, and doo wop releases. After moving to Hollywood, he worked as musical director for Universal Studios. He appeared as a pianist in the film Peter Kelly's Blues behind Ella Fitzgerald. He toured with Anita O'Day in the 1980s. Early in the 1990s he moved to Japan and toured there with considerable success, playing weekly at the Sanno Hotel in Tokyo. Upon his return to the United States in 2000, he died of complications from kidney dialysis.
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Born 1913-11-09. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age
Though known primarily for her great beauty and her successful film career, she also co-invented an early form of spread spectrum, a key to modern wireless communication.
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Born 1914-09-14. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Heart attack
He was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character the Lone Ranger from 1949–1951 and 1954–1957 on the television series of the same name and two related movies from the same producers. Clayton Moore died in a West Hills, California, hospital after suffering a heart attack at his home in nearby Calabasas.
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Born 1913-09-12. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Accident
Although one of British cinema's most recognisable characters and an important and long-standing element in the 'Bond' franchise, 'Q' did not make Desmond Llewelyn rich: the actor was merely paid 'by the day' for his few hours of work on-set, and did not share in the money made by the films. Contrary to his gadget-expert character in the Bond films, Llewelyn always maintained that he was totally lost in the world of technology, a trait that also plagued his successor, John Cleese.
Llewelyn was killed in a road accident after returning home from a friend's house. His Renault Megane car without other occupants collided head-on with a 35-year-old man driving a bronze Fiat Bravo company car on the A27 road near the village of Berwick, East Sussex. He died shortly afterwards. He was 85. The other driver was seriously injured. Roger Moore, who had appeared with Llewelyn in six Bond movies, spoke at his funeral.
John Cooper, of Berwick, near Eastbourne, told the inquest how he was travelling in the same eastbound direction as Mr Llewelyn on the A27 when he saw the blue Renault pull out.
He said: "The car went onto the wrong side of the road. I saw an oncoming car and then a few seconds later a collision.
"The manoeuvre by the blue car was a firm one. There was nothing hesitant about it."
Mr Llewelyn's vehicle went into the front of a hire car being driven by Rhys Morgan.
Mr Llewelyn's son Ivor told the court how his father, born in Newport, Gwent, was on his way back from Wales to sign copies of his biography in Alfriston, East Sussex.
Mr Llewelyn said: "For his age he was remarkable. He travelled a lot."
Pathologist Dr Christopher Moffat told the inquest that although there was sign of heart disease, there was no evidence to suggest Mr Llewelyn had suffered a heart attack.
He had a successful bypass operation several years before to ease his condition.
Coroner Mr Craze concluded: "It would appear Mr Llewelyn was wholly on the wrong side of the road. The overtaking manoeuvre occurred at a time when it was not appropriate."
Mr Morgan received a broken leg, pelvis and ribs, cuts and damaged eyesight.
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Born 1917-12-06. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Other
Pleurisy.
He fled from U.S.A. during McCartysm, because he was Blacklisted in Hollywood after making the documentary The Hollywood Ten, (1951). He married Myriam Boyer. Fathered Denis Berry, who is also a director (Chloé - 1996, many episodes for Highlander on TV) and once married Anna Karina.
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Born 1926-11-26. Domain:Science (Medical/Bio style). Cause of death:Kidney failure
He was a German-born American psychologist. Though Freudenberger had many jobs in his life, including practitioner, editor, theoretician, and author, his most significant contribution is in the understanding and treatment of stress, burnout, and substance abuse. From 1994 to 1999, Freudenberger battled kidney disease along with failing physical health. He continued to work until he died in the New York City Hospital on November 29, 1999.
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Born 1910-09-01. Domain:Science (Math style). Cause of death:Age
He worked for Renault from 1933–1975, where he developed his UNISURF CAD CAM system.
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Born 1938-09-27. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Age
F... comme Fairbanks.
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Born 1920-06-03. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Suicide
He was a French film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1947 and 1981. He was depressive after his wife passed away. He tried to commit suicide at his home and died some time afterwards at the hospital.
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Born 1961-06-05. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Suicide
Mary Kay Bergman, also credited as Shannen Cassidy, was an American voice actress and voice-over teacher. Bergman was the lead female voice actress on South Park from the show's 1997 debut until her death. Throughout her career, Bergman performed voice work for over 400 television commercials and voiced over 100 cartoon, film, and video game characters.
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Born 1939-04-19. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Accident
He died following an accidental fall.
He was known for having problems with alcohol, due to the difficulty of being the son of Georges Simenon.
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Born 1936-08-21. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Heart
Wilton Norman Chamberlain was an American basketball player who played as a center and is considered one of the greatest players in history. He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the University of Kansas and also for the Harlem Globetrotters before playing in the NBA. Chamberlain stood 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall, and weighed 250 pounds (110 kg) as a rookie before bulking up to 275 and eventually to over 300 pounds (140 kg) with the Lakers.
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Born 1928-07-10. Domain:Painting. Cause of death:Suicide
He committed suicide at his home in Tourtour, Southern France. Buffet was suffering from Parkinson's disease and was no longer able to work. Police said that Buffet died around 4 p.m after putting his head in a plastic bag attached around his neck with tape.
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Born 1910-08-06. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Age
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) (for which Crichton also co-wrote the original story)
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Born 1943-12-31. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Heart attack
He died in his sleep in the same town he was born.
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Born 1959-03-31. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Suicide
Involved in a car accident in the summer, having made 4 injured (2 seriously). Could not get through it. Shooting himself.
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Born 1959-07-13. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Accident
Leonard Nimoy was the best man at her and William Shatner's 1997 wedding.