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Celebrity Victims of Tobacco
This is a list of some of the well-known celebrities who have died as a result of smoking related diseases. Sadly, this list keeps growing.
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| Michael Landon, actor, Highway to Heaven |
Pancreatic Cancer, age 54 |
| Jerry Garcia, musician, Grateful Dead |
Heart Disease, age 53 |
| Larry Linville, actor, M*A*S*H |
Lung Cancer, age 60 |
| Desi Arnaz, actor, musician, I Love Lucy |
Lung Cancer, age 69 |
| Lucille Ball, actor, I Love Lucy |
Heart Disease, age 77 |
| Carl Wilson, musician, The Beach Boys |
Lung Cancer, age 51 |
| John Candy, comedian |
Heart Disease, age 55 |
| Sammy Davis, Jr., entertainer |
Throat Cancer, age 64 |
| Walt Disney |
Lung Cancer, age 65 |
| Yul Brynner, actor, The King and I |
Lung Cancer, age 65 |
| Sarah Vaughan, singer |
Lung Cancer, age 66 |
| Errol Flynn, actor |
Heart Disease, age 50 |
| Babe Ruth, baseball player |
Throat Cancer, age 53 |
| Jimmy Dorsey, musician |
Lung Cancer, age 53 |
| Humphrey Bogart, actor |
Throat Cancer, age 57 |
| Clark Gable, actor |
Heart Disease, age 59 |
| Gary Cooper, actor |
Lung Cancer, age 60 |
| Bob Fosse, actor, director, choreographer |
Heart Disease, age 60 |
| Jackie Gleason, actor, The Honeymooners |
Heart Disease, age 71 |
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Many of these talented, creative people suffered with their disease for 10 years or more before they died.
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