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
1999-2000
Saint Anthony (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
Raymond Burr 1917-1993
Actor "Perry Mason"
Died from liver cancer
James Corbett 1866-1995
Boxer, "Gentleman Jim"
Died from liver cancer
David Crosby 1941-
Singer with "Crosby, Stills & Nash"
Liver transplant
Ian Dury 1942-
Rocker with "The Blockheads"
Suffering from liver cancer
Shelly Fabares 1944-
Actress "Coach", Elvis movies
Liver transplant
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
Allen 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-
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
James 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
Veronica Lake 1922-1973
Actress, "So Proudly We Hail"
Died from acute hepatitis
Michael Landon 1936-1991
Actor "Little House on The Prairie"
Died fom pancreatic/liver cancer
Nicolette Larson 1952-1997
Singer "Lotta Love"
Died from liver failure
Peter Lawford 1923-1984
Actor, one of Sinatra's "Rat Pack"
Died from cirrhosis of the liver
Chris LeDoux
1948-
Country singer
Liver transplant suffered from PSC-Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Henry Mancini 1924-1994
Composer "Pink Panther"
Died from liver cancer
Mickey Mantle 1931-1995
Baseball player with the New York Yankees
Liver transplant
Linda McCartney 1942-1998
Author/Singer with husband Paul McCartney
Died from {*filter*}/liver cancer
Jim Nabors 1933-
Singer/Actor "Andy Griffith Show"
Liver transplant suffered from Hepatitis B
Charlie Parker 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
Walter Payton 1954-1999
Football player for the Chicago Bears
Suffered from PSC-Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis/died from bile duct cancer
Johnnie Ray 1927-1990
Singer/Actor
Died from diabetes/liver failure
Jamie (James) Redford 1963-
Son of Robert Redford
Liver transplant
Producer of the movie about liver transplantation "The Kindness of Strangers"
Broadcast over HBO
Frank Reynolds
(unable to get birth and death dates)
National TV news broadcaster
Died from Hepatitis C
Kenny Rogers 1938-
Singer/performed with "First Edition" and solo; "Lady" the movie "The Gambler"
Hepatitis C
Michael Stroka 1939-1997
TV actor, Aristede on "Dark Shadows"
Died from liver cancer
Flip Wilson 1933-1998
Comedian "Flip Wilson Show"
Died from liver cancer
Robert Woolsey 1889-1938
Comedian, "Wheeler & Woolsey"
Died from liver failure
Research done online at: "Find a Grave", "Dead People Server", "Obituary Page"
and other resources
THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT-IF ANYONE HAS ANYTHING TO CONTRIBUTE-
LIVER DISEASE, AT A WEBSITE OR OBITUARY PAGE TO BE INCLUDED ON THIS LIST.