Famous People Who Died of respiratory failure

• Gibson, Althea

  The first black woman to win the U.S. Open

• Hefner, Hugh

  Founder of the Playboy empire

• Kabibble, Ish

  Comic cornetist who chanted 'boop boop' in Three Little Fishies

• Kamakawiwo'ole, Israel

  Super-sized Hawaiian singer of "Over the Rainbow"

• Quinn, Anthony

  The actor who played Zorba the Greek

• Xioping, Deng

  Leader of China, 1978-89

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