Famous People Who Died of pancreatic cancer

• Derrida, Jacques

  French philosopher whose deconstructionist books included 'Writing and Difference'

• Edwards, Vince

  TV's Dr. Ben Casey

• Ellison, Ralph

  Author of Invisible Man

• Ellsberg, Daniel

  The whistleblower who released the Pentagon Papers in 1971

• Fleming, Art

  The of TV's Jeopardy!

• Franklin, Aretha

  The Queen of Soul who sang "Respect"

• Gazzara, Ben

  The stage and screen actor who starred in the 1970 film Husbands

• Ginsburg, Ruth Bader

  The second woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court

• Harrison, Rex

  Professor Henry Higgins from My Fair Lady

• Hewitt, Don

  Creator and executive producer of TV's 60 Minutes

• La Guardia, Fiorello

  The New York mayor they named the airport after

• Lewis, John

  The civil rights leader who served in Congress for 33 years

• Mankiller, Wilma

  The first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation

• Ride, Sally

  The first American woman in space

• Springer, Jerry

  Host of The Jerry Springer Show

• Swayze, Patrick

  Hunky star of Dirty Dancing and Ghost

• Trebek, Alex

  Host of the TV quiz show Jeopardy!

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