Guest guest Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Liver disease has been with us recorded from the early days in Rome! It effects all people from every walk of life! FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH LIVER DISEASE LeDoux 1948- 2006 Country singer Liver transplant suffered from PSC-Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Walter Payton 1954-1999 Football player for the Chicago Bears Suffered from PSC-Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis/died from bile duct cancer Saint (of Padua) 1195-1231 Franciscan Preacher Died from cirrhosis of the liver Eddie Arcaro 1916-1997 Jockey, " The Master " Died from liver cancer Ludwig Van Beethoven 1770-1827 Composer, pianist Died from cirrhosis & chronic hepatitis Keefe B. Brasselle 1923-1981 Actor " The Eddie Cantor Story " Died from cirrhosis of the liver Burr 1917-1993 Actor " Mason " Died from liver cancer Corbett 1866-1995 Boxer, " Gentleman Jim " Died from liver cancer Crosby 1941- Singer with " Crosby, Stills & Nash " Liver transplant Ian Dury 1942- Rocker with " The Blockheads " Suffering from liver cancer Fabares 1944- Actress " Coach " , Elvis movies Liver transplant Hep C Tennessee Ernie Ford 1919-1991 Singer " 16 Tons " Died from liver disease Rory Gallagher 1948-1995 Irish blues & rock guitarist Died from pneumonia after a liver transplant Kahlil Gibran 1883-1931 Author " The Prophet " Died from liver cancer Ginsberg 1926-1997 Beat poet, published in " Howl & Other Poems " Died from liver cancer Jackie Gleason 1916-1987 Actor " The Honeymooners " Died from liver cancer Leo Gorcey 1916-1969 Actor as Slip/Muggs on " The Bowery Boys " Died from liver failure Sir Alec Guiness 1914-2000 Actor " Star Wars " Died from liver cancer Larry Hagmann 1931- Still going strong!! Actor " I Dream of Genie " , " Dallas " Liver transplant Doug Henning 1947-2000 Canadian " Comic " Magician Died from liver cancer Dusty Hill 1949- Singer-Bassiest for Rock Group ZZ Top Hepatitis C Hilton 1900-1954 Author " Lost Horizon " Died from liver cancer Al Hirt 1922-1999 Jazz musician-trumpet Died from liver failure Darla Jean Hood 1931-1979 Actress as Darla with " The Little Rascals " Died from acute hepatitis Jim Hutton 1934-1979 Actor " Major Dundee " , TV " Ellery Queen " Died from liver cancer Naomi Judd 1946- Singer, one-half of singing group " The Judds " Hepatitis C Danny Kaye 1913-1987 Actor/comedian " Hans Christian Andersen " Died from hepatitis Evel Knievel 1938- Daredevil Liver transplant suffering from Hepatitis C Lake 1922-1973 Actress, " So Proudly We Hail " Died from acute hepatitis Landon 1936-1991 Actor " Little House on The Prairie " Died fom pancreatic/liver cancer tte Larson 1952-1997 Singer " Lotta Love " Died from liver failure Lawford 1923-1984 Actor, one of Sinatra's " Rat Pack " Died from cirrhosis of the liver Henry Mancini 1924-1994 Composer " Pink Panther " Died from liver cancer Mickey Mantle 1931-1995 Baseball player with the New York Yankees Liver transplant McCartney 1942-1998 Author/Singer with husband McCartney Died from breast/liver cancer Jim Nabors 1933- Singer/Actor " Andy Griffith Show " Liver transplant suffered from Hepatitis B Charlie 1920-1955 Jazz musician- " Bird " , saxophone Died from cirrhosis of the liver Lawrence Payton 1938-1997 Singer, one of the original Motown " Four Tops " Died from liver cancer nie Ray 1927-1990 Singer/Actor Died from diabetes/liver failure () Redford 1963- Son of Redford Liver transplant Producer of the movie about liver transplantation " The Kindness of Strangers " Broadcast over HBO Reynolds (unable to get birth and death dates) National TV news broadcaster Died from Hepatitis C Kenny 1938- Singer/performed with " First Edition " and solo; " Lady " the movie " The Gambler " Hepatitis C Stroka 1939-1997 TV actor, Aristede on " Dark Shadows " Died from liver cancer Flip 1933-1998 Comedian " Flip Show " Died from liver cancer Woolsey 1889-1938 Comedian, " Wheeler & Woolsey " Died from liver failure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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