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July 20, 2025

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Doohan James (b. 1920-03-03 / d. 2005-07-20) alias Scotty

Doohan suffered from Parkinson's disease, diabetes, and lung fibrosis in later life. In 2004, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
the cause of his death is identified as pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease. In what may be regarded as an ironic coincidence, Doohan died on the anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, arguably the greatest engineering achievement in human history.
Almost two years after his death, approximately one-quarter ounce (7 grams) of Doohan's ashes were sent into space, as he had requested in his will. The ashes, along with those of Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper as well as almost 200 others, were launched on the SpaceLoft XL rocket, on April 28, 2007, when the rocket briefly entered outer space in a suborbital flight before parachuting to earth, as planned, with the payload still inside. The rest of his remains were scattered over Puget Sound in Washington.
beam me up, Scotty, is a catch phrase from the original series star trek.

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Blier
Bertrand. 2025-01-20

85

Born 1939-03-14. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Age

Bertrand Blier (French: [bɛʁtʁɑ̃ blije]) was a French film director and writer. His 1978 film Get Out Your Handkerchiefs won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards.

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Sablier
Edouard. 2006-03-14

86

Born 1920-02-29. Domain:Journalism. Cause of death:Age

He was a journalist in the early times of Le Monde.

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Blier
Bernard. 1989-03-29

73

Born 1916-01-11. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:cancer (prostate)

A cancer of the prostate is detected in 1985. Nobody tell him the truth and he continues to work. Then, the cancer spread to bones. The French movie gives him a César d'honneur in 1989.

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