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popular name: Isadora Duncan

date_of_death: September 14, 1927

age: 50

cause_of_death: Ligature strangulation

claim_to_fame: Show Business

best_know_for: Known as the Mother of Dance, Isadora Duncan was an American dancer and choreographer, who was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance, who performed to great acclaim throughout Europe and the US. Born and raised in California, she lived and danced in Western Europe, the US and the Soviet Union from the age of 22 until her death at age 50 when her scarf became entangled in the wheel and axle of the car in which she was travelling in Nice, France.

popular name: Buster Keaton

date_of_death: February 1, 1966

age: 70

cause_of_death: Lung Cancer

claim_to_fame: Show Business

best_know_for: Along with Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton was one of the three big stars of the Hollywood silent film era. Keaton was an American silent film actor, comedian, and director renowned for his physical comedy, deadpan expression, and innovative filmmaking. He began performing in vaudeville as a young child alongside his parents, developing a remarkable knack for slapstick and stunt work. Keaton rose to prominence in the 1920s with a series of short films and feature-length classics like The General (1926), Sherlock Jr. (1924), and Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928), which showcased his daring stunts, inventive visual gags, and impeccable comic timing. Often referred to as “The Great Stone Face” for his stoic on-screen persona, Keaton was also a pioneering director who pushed the boundaries of cinematic storytelling and physical comedy. Despite a career downturn in the 1930s, he experienced a resurgence later in life, earning recognition for his contributions to film history. The grave of this giant of Hollywood's silent film era can be found at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, California.

popular name: Ozzie Nelson

date_of_death: June 3, 1975

age: 69

cause_of_death: Liver cancer

claim_to_fame: Show Business

best_know_for: Oswald Nelson big band leader, actor, director, and producer. But he is most well known as the patient, loving father Ozzie Nelson with his lovely wife Harriet in once of America's most beloved TV shows. For 14 years, from 1952 to 1966, ”The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” was a television staple, an American icon, which may have preceded ”Seinfeld” as the first show that was really about nothing. (The Nelsons made an extraordinary 435 episodes; by contrast, there are 180 episodes of ”Seinfeld.”). Unlike ”Leave It to Beaver,” which ran six years, and ”Father Knows Best,” which lasted nine, ”Ozzie and Harriet” may have endured far longer because the Nelson family blurred the line between fiction and reality. The show actually began on radio in 1944, with Ozzie and Harriet playing themselves and actors portraying the boys. Their real sons joined the show in 1949, and the whole family made the transition to television.