Former longtime Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has a treatable form of lung cancer, according to a statement from his son. Scott Paterno says his father, 84, is undergoing treatment and that “his doctors are optimistic he will make a full recovery.” “As everyone can appreciate, this is a deeply personal matter for my [...]
Another child of a political figure has died at the age of 51. Kara Kennedy, daughter of the late Senator Ted Kennedy, died of a heart attack yesterday. Kennedy had the attack after her normal daily workout, according to a statement. She was the only daughter of Senator Kennedy, who himself died in 2009. That [...]
TV on the Radio bassist and keyboard player Gerard Smith died today after a long battle with lung cancer. The Brooklyn-based indie band released a short statement on their official website: “We are very sad to announce the death of our beloved friend and bandmate, Gerard Smith, following a courageous fight against lung cancer. Gerard [...]
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Reggae legend Gregory Isaacs has died at the age of 59 at his London home after a yearlong battle with lung cancer. Isaacs is probably best known for his 1982 hit “Night Nurse” (below). The reggae icon got the nickname of “Cool Ruler” from his 1978 album of the same name. “Gregory was well-loved by [...]
Bob Guccione, founder of Penthouse magazine, died on Wednesday at the age of 79. A statement issued by the Guccione family said that he died at Plano Specialty Hospital after a long battle with cancer. When Guccione first created Penthouse, his goal was to create a more explicit alternative to the already-popular, mainstream magazine Playboy, [...]
Tom Bosley, the actor who played the dad on the series Happy Days and Sheriff Amos Tucker on Murder, She Wrote, has died at 83 years old. Sheryl Abrams, Bosley’s agent, says the actor died of heart failure at 4 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Bosley had also been battling lung cancer. Happy Days made its [...]
Oscar-nominated actress Gloria Stuart died at the age of 100 over the weekend. She was best-known for her role as the older version of Rose in James Cameron‘s “Titanic“. Stuart had been diagnosed with lung cancer several years ago, according to her daughter, Sylvia Thompson. She began her acting career in the 1930s, starring in [...]
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Cammie King Conlon, the actress who played the daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara in the film “Gone With the Wind,” has died at 76. Conlon died of lung cancer on Wednesday morning at her home in California. Her son, Matthew Ned Conlon, was by her side when the actress died. The role of [...]
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Bryant Gumbel announced on Tuesday that he had cancer surgery about two months ago to get rid of a malignant tumor on his lung. Gumbel, 61, was acting as a guest host on Live! with Regis and Kelly. He was filling in for Regis Philbin who has just undergone successful hip replacement surgery. Gumbel said [...]
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