Famous People Who Died of lung cancer

• Arnaz, Desi

  The Cuban bandleader married to Lucille Ball

• Auberjonois, René

  Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

• Avery, Tex

  Co-creator of Bugs Bunny

• Blakey, Art

  Drummer and leader of the Jazz Messengers

• Bush, Prescott

  The father of president George Bush

• Carver, Raymond

  American short-story writer

• Clooney, Rosemary

  Co-star of the 1954 movie White Christmas

• Cullen, Bill

  The game show host with the horn-rimmed glasses

• Disney, Walt

  The creator of Mickey Mouse and Disneyland

• Doctorow, E.L.

  The author of the 1975 novel Ragtime

• Everett, Chad

  Dr. Joe Gannon on Medical Center

• Fonda, Peter

  The star of Easy Rider and Ulee's Gold

• Grable, Betty

  Pinup queen of World War II

• Jennings, Peter

  Anchor of ABC's World News Tonight 1983-2005

• Kaufman, Andy

  The 1970s weirdo comedian extraordinaire

• Keaton, Buster

  The silent film comedy great known as "The Great Stone Face"

• Murrow, Edward R.

  World War II CBS newsman and host of TV's See It Now

• Nixon, Pat

  President Richard Nixon's wife

• Oliver, Susan

  Vina in the episode "The Menagerie" of the TV series Star Trek

• Parks, Bert

  Longtime host of the Miss America pageant

• Price, Roger

  The creator of Droodles and Mad Libs

• Romero, George

  The director of the Night of the Living Dead films

• Ruby, Jack

  Assassin of Lee Harvey Oswald

• Updike, John

  The author of the 1960 novel Rabbit, Run

• Zevon, Warren

  The darkly funny musician who sang "Werewolves of London"

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