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popular name: Emile Meyer

date_of_death: March 19, 1987

age: 76

cause_of_death: Alzheimer's disease

claim_to_fame: Show Business

best_know_for: Emile Meyer was a character actor who had a successful Hollywood career playing menacing, intense characters in classic western and dramatic movies. Meyer started his acting career landing roles in such films as the Richard Widmark drama "Panic in the Streets" (1950), the Spencer Tracy drama "The People Against O'Hara" (1951) and the western "Shane" (1953) with Alan Ladd. He also appeared in "Drums Across the River" (1954) with Audie Murphy, "Riot in Cell Block 11" (1954) and the Edmond O'Brien crime drama "Shield For Murder" (1954). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like the western "White Feather" (1955) with Robert Wagner, "The Tall Men" (1955) and "The Maverick Queen" (1956) with Barbara Stanwyck. He also appeared in the western "Gun the Man Down" (1956) with James Arness. Toward the end of his career, he tackled roles in the western "Young Jesse James" (1960) with Ray Stricklyn, the comedy "Move Over, Darling" (1963) with Doris Day and the Nick Adams biopic "Young Dillinger" (1965). He also appeared in "The Long Ride Home" (1967) with Glenn Ford and "Hostile Guns" (1967). One of Meyer's final roles was a part in "Macon County Line" (1974) with Alan Vint. Upon his death, he was laid to rest at Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana.

popular name: Ed Sullivan

date_of_death: October 13, 1974

age: 73

cause_of_death: Esophageal cancer

claim_to_fame: Show Business

best_know_for: Comedian Alan King once said, "Ed Sullivan can’t sing, can’t dance and can’t tell a joke, but he does it better than anyone else." Ed Sullivan's ultimate claim to fame was that he hosted the longest running prime time variety show in the history of television. On camera, his much imitate persona was that of a humorless, stone-faced emcee. Yet off camera his life was full of glamour with a great career who truly loved to be recognized on the streets of New York City. Ed loved the New York nightlife, an avid world traveler who lived the life of an eccentric celebrity living in the Delmonico Hotel.

popular name: Katharine Hepburn

date_of_death: June 29, 2003

age: 96

cause_of_death: Cardiac arrest

claim_to_fame: Show Business

best_know_for: Katharine Hepburn was an American actress whose career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned over six decades. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited personality, and outspokenness, cultivating a screen persona that matched this public image, and regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women. Her work was in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, and earned her various accolades, including four Academy Awards for Best Actress—a record for any performer. After a brief lull in her early career, Hepburn continued to be articulate and outspoken, transitioning to more mature roles in films as varied as "Summertime," "Suddenly Last Summer," and, notably, 1962's "Long Day's Journey into Night," considered by many her dramatic high water mark. Hepburn challenged herself in the latter half of her life as she tackled Shakespearean stage productions and a range of literary roles. She found a niche playing mature, independent, and sometimes unmarried women such as in The African Queen (1951), a persona the public embraced. Hepburn received three more Academy Awards for her performances in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968), and On Golden Pond (1981). In the 1970s, she began appearing in television films, which later became her focus. She made her final screen appearance at the age of 87. After a period of inactivity and ill health, Hepburn died in 2003 at the age of 96.