Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a nonprofit,

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, 886-bed

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and multi-specialty academic health science center located in

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. Part of the Cedars-Sinai Health System, the hospital employs a staff of over 2,000

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s and 10,000 employees, supported by a team of 2,000 volunteers and more than 40 community groups. As of 2022-23, '' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Cedars-Sinai the best hospital in the western United States. It ranked as the best hospital in California and 2nd best hospital in the entire United States; and was placed nationally in 11 adult medical specialties and rated high performing in 21 adult specialties, procedures and conditions. Cedars-Sinai is a teaching hospital affiliate of

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at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), which was ranked # 19 on the U.S. News 2023 Best Medical Schools: Research. Cedars-Sinai focuses on biomedical research and technologically advanced medical education, based on an interdisciplinary collaboration between physicians and clinical researchers. The academic enterprise at Cedars-Sinai has research centers covering cardiovascular, genetics, gene therapy, gastroenterology, neuroscience, immunology, surgery, organ transplantation, stem cells, biomedical imaging, and cancer, with more than 500 clinical trials and 900 research projects currently underway (led by 230 principal investigators). The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Cedars-Sinai offers a PhD Program in biomedical sciences and master's degree programs in magnetic resonance in medicine and health delivery science. Certified as a

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for adults and pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai trauma-related services range from prevention to rehabilitation, and are provided in concert with the hospital's Department of Surgery. Named after the

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and

Mount Sinai Mount Sinai ( he , הר סיני ''Har Sinai''; Aramaic: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ ''Ṭūrāʾ Dsyny''), traditionally known as Jabal Musa ( ar, جَبَل مُوسَىٰ, translation: Mount Moses), is a mountain on the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It is ...

, Cedars-Sinai's patient care is depicted in the ''Jewish Contributions to Medicine'' mural located in the Harvey Morse Auditorium.

History

Cedars of Lebanon Hospital

Founded by

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businessman Kaspare Cohn, Cedars of Lebanon Hospital was established as the Kaspare Cohn Hospital in 1902. At the time, Cohn donated a two-story Victorian home at 1441 Carroll Avenue in the

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neighborhood of Los Angeles. The hospital had just 12 beds when it opened on September 21, 1902, and its services were initially free. From 1906 to 1910, Dr.

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, the first Jewish female doctor in Los Angeles, acted as superintendent. In 1910, the hospital relocated and expanded to Stephenson Avenue (now Whittier Boulevard), where it had 50 beds and a backhouse containing a 10-cot tubercular ward. It gradually transformed from a charity-based hospital to a general hospital and began to charge patients. In 1930, the hospital moved to 4833 Fountain Avenue, where it opened as Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, named after the religiously significant

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s tree (''Cedrus libani''), which were highly sought after and used to build

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. Cedars of Lebanon Hospital could accommodate 279 patients and was large and comprehensive, with all of the components of a modern medical facility. For example, specific departments were instituted for general medicine, surgery, pediatrics, maternity, physical therapy, and other specialties.

Mount Sinai Hospital

Meanwhile, in 1918, the

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Society opened a two-room hospice, the Bikur Cholim Hospice, when the

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hit the United States of America. In 1921, the hospice relocated to an eight-bed facility in Boyle Heights and was renamed Bikur Cholim Hospital. On November 7, 1926, it was renamed Mount Sinai Hospital and moved to a 50-bed facility on Bonnie Beach Place in Los Angeles. Later, in 1950, a new Mount Sinai Hospital was built on land donated by Emma and Hyman Levine at 8700 Beverly Boulevard. They had purchased 3.5 acres of land and donated the property to Mount Sinai Hospital under the auspices of their foundation.

Merger of Cedars of Lebanon Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital

Cedars of Lebanon Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital merged in 1961 to form Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The unification of the two hospitals was one of the most significant consolidations ever achieved by hospitals; it was in response to community needs for improved and extended health services, made necessary by population growth and modern medical progress. Donations in the amount of $4 million from the

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Family Foundation allowed the construction of the main hospital building, which broke ground on November 5, 1972, and opened on April 3, 1976. The new hospital was designed jointly by Albert C. Martin & Associates and

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. The main contractor was Robert E. McKee, Inc. While the main hospital buildings were being built the Thalians Mental Health Center also designed by Martin and Luckman was being constructed. The main contractor was the Del E. Webb Corporation and the Thalians Center was completed in 1973. In 1994, the Cedars-Sinai Health System was established, comprising the Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation, the Burns and Allen Research Institute, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The

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Research Institute, named for

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and his wife,

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, is located inside the Barbara and Marvin Davis Research Building. Opened in 1996, it houses biomedical research aimed at discovering genetic, molecular and immunological factors that trigger disease. In 2006, Cedars-Sinai added the Saperstein Critical Care Tower with 150 ICU beds. , Cedars-Sinai served 54,947 inpatients, 350,405 outpatients, and 77,964 visits to the emergency room. Cedars-Sinai received high rankings in 11 of the 16 specialties, ranking in the top 10 for digestive disorders and in the top 25 for five other specialties as listed below. In 2013, Cedars-Sinai opened its 800,000-square-foot Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion, which consists of eight stories of program space located over a six-story parking structure, on the eastern edge of its campus at the corner of San Vicente Boulevard and Gracie Allen Drive. Designed by architectural firm

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Rankings

In 2022–23, US News ranked Cedars-Sinai the best hospital in California (beating

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which topped in 2021-22 rankings), and 2nd best in the United States (only behind

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). Cedars-Sinai ranked as follows in adult medical specialties in the nationwide ''U.S. News'' Best Hospitals 2022–23 report: Cedars-Sinai ranked as follows in the 2009 Los Angeles area residents' "Most Preferred Hospital for All Health Needs" ranking: ''Worth'' magazine selected Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute as one of the United States' Top-25 Hospitals for Cardiac Bypass Surgery. Cedars-Sinai's Gynecologic Oncology Division was named among the nation's Top 10 Clinical Centers of Excellence by Contemporary OB/GYN in 2009.

Research

Cedars-Sinai is one of the leading institutes for competitive research funding from the National Institutes of Health. As an international leader in biomedical research, it translates discoveries into successful treatments with global impact."Research at Cedars-Sinai"
''

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'' (Jun 21, 2020) Cedars-Sinai investigators pair basic scientific research in areas of stem cell biology, immunology, neuroscience and genetics, with clinical and translational discoveries, to continue advancing medical breakthroughs. Total research expenditure in 2020-21 was $252 million. In fiscal year 2021, Cedars-Sinai received $93 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health. Some notable research areas and organized research units at Cedars-Sinai are: * Artificial Intelligence in Medicine * Biomanufacturing Center * Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Research Center * Cancer Research * Center for Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics * Center for Cardiac Arrest Prevention * Center for Integrated Research in Cancer and Lifestyle * Center for Neural Science and Medicine * Center for Outcomes Research and Education * Diabetes and Obesity Research * Digestive Diseases Research * Division of Informatics * Endocrinology Research * Genetics and Genomics Research * Heart Research * Imaging Research * Immunology and Infectious Diseases Research * Medically Associated Science and Technology * Neurosciences Research * Pulmonary Research * Regenerative Medicine Research * Surgery Research * Women's Health Research

Cedars-Sinai Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

The Cedars-Sinai Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (formerly known as the Cedars-Sinai's Graduate Research Education division), established in 2008, is a graduate college at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. It offers PhD and Masters programs in Biomedical Sciences and healthcare fields. There are more than 100 faculty, and over 150 enrollment; the Dean is Shlomo Melmed, MB, ChB, FRCP, MACP. The school offers programs at the Masters and Doctoral levels. Didactic lectures are conducted at the

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while research is conducted at the medical center, specifically at the

Research Institute (named for

and his wife,

), which is located inside the Barbara and Marvin Davis Research Building on Cedars-Sinai campus. Opened in 1996, it houses biomedical research aimed at discovering genetic, molecular and immunological factors that trigger disease. In 2013 new research labs were created, when Cedars-Sinai opened its 800,000-square-foot Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion, which consists of eight stories of program space located over a six-story parking structure, on the eastern edge of its campus at the corner of San Vicente Boulevard and Gracie Allen Drive. Designed by architectural firm

, the pavilion brings patient care and translational research together in one site. The Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion houses the Cedars-Sinai's neurosciences programs, the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and Regenerative Medicine Institute laboratories, as well as outpatient surgery suites, an imaging area, and an education center. PhD Program: * Biomedical Sciences Masters Programs * Magnetic Resonance in Medicine * Health Delivery Science Professional Training Programs: * Postdoctoral Scientist Program * Clinical Scholars Program * Research Internship Program

Notable staff

* Keith Black, Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery and Director of the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute, has performed over 4,000 brain surgeries and has made significant medical advances relating to neurosurgery.
at Cedars-Sinai official website. *

Bruce Gewertz Bruce Gewertz (born August 27, 1949) is an American vascular surgeon. He holds the position of Surgeon-in-Chief, Chair of the Department of Surgery, Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs and Vice-president for Interventional Services at Cedars-Sinai ...

, Surgeon-in-Chief, Chair of the Department of Surgery, Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs and Vice-president for Interventional Services. * David Ho was a resident at Cedars-Sinai when he encountered some of the first cases of what was later labeled

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. *

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, internist and chairman of the

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's medical advisory committee. Mason gave the disease

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its name. *

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, chair of Pediatrics for 18 years, specialized in genetics and was a pioneer researcher in

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and

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. Together with Michael Kaback, he discovered the enzyme screening for Tay-Sachs disease, reducing incidence of the deadly disease by 90 percent. *

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was a director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Cedars-Sinai. * Esther Somerfeld-Ziskind, a neurologist and psychiatrist who was chair of the Department of Psychiatry. * Adam Springfield, who acted on the

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series

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, is now a Labor and Delivery scheduler. * Jeremy Swan co-invented the

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together with

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while at Cedars-Sinai.

Controversy

In 2008, state regulators found that Cedars-Sinai had placed the Quaid twins and others in immediate jeopardy by its improper handling of blood-thinning medication. According to articles in the ''

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'' in 2009, Cedars-Sinai was under investigation for significant radiation overdoses of 206 patients during CT brain perfusion scans during an 18-month period.''Cedars-Sinai investigated for significant radiation overdoses of 206 patients'', Alan Zarembo, Los Angeles Times, October 10, 2009; "4 patients say Cedars-Sinai did not tell them they had received a radiation overdose", Alan Zarembo, Los Angeles Times, October 15, 2009; ''Cedars-Sinai finds more patients exposed to excess radiation'', Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times, November 9, 2009; Since the initial investigation, it was found that GE sold several products to various medical centers with faulty radiation monitoring devices. In 2011, Cedars-Sinai again created controversy by denying a liver transplant to

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patient Norman Smith. They removed Mr. Smith from a transplant waiting list for "non-compliance of our substance abuse contract", despite his own oncologist at Cedars-Sinai having recommended that he use the marijuana for his pain and chemotherapy. Dr. Steven D. Colquhoun, director of the Liver Transplant Program, said that the hospital "must consider issues of substance abuse seriously", but the transplant center did not seriously consider whether Mr. Smith was "using" marijuana versus "abusing" it. In 2012, Cedars-Sinai denied a liver transplant to a second patient, Toni Trujillo, after her Cedars-Sinai doctors knew and approved of her legal use of medical marijuana. In both cases, the patients acceded to the hospital's demand and stopped using medical marijuana, despite its therapeutic benefits for them, but were both sent back to the bottom of the transplant list. Smith's death inspired

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to lobby for the California Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act (AB 258), which was enacted in July 2015 to protect future patients from dying at the hands of medical establishments prejudiced against the legal use of medical cannabis.

Patient data security breaches

On June 18 through June 24, 2013, six employees were terminated for inappropriately accessing 14 patient records around the time

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and

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's daughter was born at the hospital. On June 23, 2014, an unencrypted employee laptop was stolen from an employee's home. The laptop contained patient Social Security numbers and patient health data.

Art collection

First developed by philanthropists Frederick and Marcia Weisman, Cedars-Sinai's modern and contemporary art collection dates to 1976 and includes more than 4,000 original paintings, sculptures, new media installations and limited-edition prints by the likes of

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Robert Rauschenberg Milton Ernest "Robert" Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the Pop art movement. Rauschenberg is well known for his Combines (1954–1964), a group of artwor ...

Richard Diebenkorn Richard Diebenkorn (April 22, 1922 – March 30, 1993) was an American painter and printmaker. His early work is associated with abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. In the late 1960s he bega ...

Sam Francis Samuel Lewis Francis (June 25, 1923 – November 4, 1994) was an American painter and printmaker. Early life Sam Francis was born in San Mateo, California,

Claes Oldenburg Claes Oldenburg (January 28, 1929 – July 18, 2022) was a Swedish-born American sculptor, best known for his public art installations typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions ...

Willem de Kooning Willem de Kooning (; ; April 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997) was a Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist. He was born in Rotterdam and moved to the United States in 1926, becoming an American citizen in 1962. In 1943, he married painter El ...

Raymond Pettibon Raymond Pettibon (born Raymond Ginn, June 16, 1957) is an American artist who lives and works in New York City. Pettibon came to prominence in the early 1980s in the southern California punk rock scene, creating posters and album art mainly for ...

and

Pablo Picasso Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and Scenic design, theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th ce ...

. Ninety to 95 percent of the collection is on display at any given time. Nine large-scale works are located in courtyards, parking lots and public walkways throughout the approximately 30-acre campus. The collection consists entirely of gifts from donors, other institutions and occasionally the artists themselves. There is a statue of Moses in the parking lot. However the two tablets of the covenant that, according to the story, Moses received at

, are blank on the statue. This led many people to ask, "why is Moses in the parking lot?" In response, the director of community engagement, Jonathan Schreiber, has given a brief lecture explaining the history of the statues role in the hospital merger.

Notable patients

Births

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, actor and singer, July 13, 1934. *

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, civil rights activist and head of the

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, June 1, 1936. *

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, actress and singer, March 12, 1946. *

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, actor, February 6, 1958. * Anthony Delon, actor, son of actors

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and

Nathalie Delon Nathalie Delon (born Francine Canovas, also known as Nathalie Barthélémy; 1 August 194121 January 2021) was a French actress, model, film director and writer. In the 1960s, Nathalie was regarded as one of the most beautiful women in the world ...

, September 30, 1964. * Christy Lemire, film critic, August 30, 1972. *

Chloe Rose Lattanzi Chloe Rose Lattanzi (born January 17, 1986) is an American-Australian singer and actress. Biography Personal life Lattanzi was born on January 17, 1986, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of the lat ...

, daughter of

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and

Matt Lattanzi Matthew Vincent Lattanzi (born February 1, 1959) is an American former actor and dancer. He is most commonly recognized as the first husband of singer and actress Dame Olivia Newton-John, and for his acting in films such as ''My Tutor'' and the so ...

, January 17, 1986. *

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, children's book author, August 5, 1986. *

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- Daughter of rock musicians

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and

Courtney Love Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress. A figure in the alternative and grunge scenes of the 1990s, her career has spanned four decades. She rose to prominence as t ...

, August 18, 1992. *

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and

Debbie Rowe Deborah Jeanne Rowe (born December 6, 1958) is an American dermatology assistant best known for her marriage to pop musician Michael Jackson, with whom she had two children. She lives in Palmdale, California. Early life Debbie Rowe was born on ...

's son, Michael Joseph Jackson Jr, February 13, 1997. *

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and

Guy Ritchie Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968) is an English film director, producer and screenwriter. His work includes British gangster films, and the ''Sherlock Holmes'' films starring Robert Downey Jr. Ritchie left school at age 15 and wor ...

's son, Rocco John Ritchie, August 11, 2000. *

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, actor, June 9, 2001. *

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and

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's eldest daughter, Ella Rae on September 2, 2003, oldest son, Michael on March 21, 2006, youngest son, Brendan Joseph on September 16, 2008, and youngest daughter, Grace Margaret on January 11, 2010. *

Kate Hudson Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American actress and businesswoman. She has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award and a Satellite Award, as well as nominations f ...

's eldest son, Ryder Russell Robinson on January 7, 2004 (with ex-husband Chris Robinson), youngest son, Bingham Hawn Bellamy on July 9, 2011 (with ex-fiancé

Matt Bellamy Matthew James Bellamy (born 9 June 1978) is an English singer, musician, producer, and songwriter. He is primarily known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for English rock band Muse. He is recognised for his eccen ...

), and daughter, Rani Rose Hudson Fujikawa on October 2, 2018 (with boyfriend Danny Fujikawa). *

Julia Roberts Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress. Known for her leading roles in films encompassing a variety of genres, she has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and thr ...

and

Daniel Moder Daniel Richard Moder (born January 31, 1969) is an American cinematographer who has made such films as ''Secret in Their Eyes'', ''The Mexican'', and ''Fireflies in the Garden''. He is married to actress Julia Roberts. He received a Primetime Emm ...

's twins, Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus Walter on November 28, 2004 and youngest son, Henry Daniel on June 18, 2007. *

Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...

and

Kevin Federline Kevin Earl Federline (born March 21, 1978), often referred to, and also known as K-Fed, is an American dancer, rapper, actor, model, wrestler and DJ. He is known for his two-year marriage to American singer Britney Spears, for whom he was previou ...

's oldest son, Sean Preston on September 14, 2005 and youngest son, Jayden James on September 12, 2006. *

Mariska Hargitay Mariska Magdolna Hargitay (; born January 23, 1964) is an American actress, director and philanthropist. The daughter of bodybuilder and actor Mickey Hargitay and actress Jayne Mansfield, her accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, a People's ...

and Peter Hermann's eldest son, August Miklos Friedrich Hermann, June 28, 2006. *

Tori Spelling Victoria Davey Spelling (born May 16, 1973) is an American actress and author. Her first major role was Donna Martin on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', beginning in 1990. She has appeared in made for television films, including ''A Friend to Die For' ...

and

Dean McDermott Dean McDermott (born November 16, 1966) is a Canadian actor best known as a reality television personality with his wife, actress Tori Spelling, and as the host of the cooking competition ''Chopped Canada''. He played the role of Constable Renfi ...

's eldest son, Liam Aaron on March 13, 2007, oldest daughter, Stella Doreen on June 9, 2008, youngest daughter, Hattie Margaret on October 10, 2011, second son, Finn Davey on August 30, 2012, and youngest son, Beau Dean on March 2, 2017. *

Salma Hayek Salma Hayek Pinault ( , ; born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well as the ...

and

François-Henri Pinault François-Henri Pinault (; born ) is a French businessman, the chairman and CEO of Kering since 2005, and president of Groupe Artémis since 2003. Under his leadership, the retail conglomerate PPR was transformed into the luxury fashion group Ker ...

's daughter, Valentina Paloma Pinault, September 21, 2007. *

Nicole Richie Nicole Camille Richie (; born September 21, 1981) is an American television personality, fashion designer, socialite, and actress. She came to prominence after appearing in the reality television series ''The Simple Life'' (2003–2007), in whic ...

and

Joel Madden Joel Rueben Madden (né Combs; March 11, 1979) is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist for the pop punk band Good Charlotte. He is also part of the pop rock collaboration the Madden Brothers with his identical twin brother Benji ...

's daughter, Harlow Winter Kate on January 11, 2008 and son, Sparrow James Midnight on September 9, 2009. *

Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera (; ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Known for her four-octave vocal range and ability to sustain high notes, she has been referred to as the " Voice of ...

's son Max Liron Bratman on January 12, 2008 (with ex-husband Jordan Bratman) and daughter Summer Rain Rutler (with fiancé Matthew Rutler) on August 16, 2014. * Crown Prince Pavlos and Marie-Chantal's son, Aristidis-Stavros, June 29, 2008. *

Ashlee Simpson Ashley Nicolle Ross ( Simpson; born October 3, 1984), known professionally as Ashlee Simpson, is an American singer and actress. The younger sister of singer and actress Jessica Simpson, she began her career as a back-up dancer for her sister ...

and

Pete Wentz Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is an American musician best known as the bassist and lyricist for the rock band Fall Out Boy since 2001. Before Fall Out Boy, Wentz was a fixture of the Chicago hardcore scene and was the lea ...

's son, Bronx Mowgli Wentz, November 20, 2008. *

Heidi Klum Heidi Klum (; born 1 June 1973) is a German-American model, television host, producer, and businesswoman. She appeared on the cover of the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' in 1998 and was the first German model to become a Victoria's Secre ...

and

Seal Seal may refer to any of the following: Common uses * Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly: ** Earless seal, or "true seal" ** Fur seal * Seal (emblem), a device to impr ...

's youngest daughter, Lou Sulola Samuel, October 9, 2009. *

Kourtney Kardashian Kourtney Mary Kardashian (born April 18, 1979) is an American media personality and socialite. In 2007, she and her family began starring in the reality television series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''. Its success led to the creation of ...

's eldest son, Mason Dash on December 14, 2009, daughter, Penelope Scotland on July 8, 2012, and youngest son, Reign Aston on December 14, 2014 (with ex-boyfriend Scott Disick). *

Miranda Kerr Miranda May Kerr (; born 20 April 1983) is an Australian model and businesswoman. Kerr rose to prominence in 2007, as one of the Victoria's Secret Angels. Kerr was the first Australian Victoria's Secret model and also represented the Australia ...

and

Orlando Bloom Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English actor. He made his breakthrough as the character Legolas in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film series ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001), ''The Two Towers'' (2002), a ...

's son, Flynn Christopher Blanchard Copeland Bloom, January 6, 2011. *

Victoria Beckham Victoria Caroline Beckham (; born 17 April 1974) is an English fashion designer, singer, and television personality. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Posh Spice. Wi ...

and

David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham (; born 2 May 1975) is an English former professional footballer, the current president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City. Known for his range of passing, crossing ability and bending fr ...

's daughter, Harper Seven Beckham, July 10, 2011. *

Mel B Melanie Janine Brown (born 29 May 1975), commonly known as Melanie B or Mel B, is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Sc ...

's youngest daughter, Madison Brown Belafonte, September 1, 2011 (with ex-husband Stephen Belafonte). *

Jessica Simpson Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American singer, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist. After performing in church choirs as a child, Simpson signed with Columbia Records in 1997, aged seventeen. Her debut studio album, '' Swe ...

and

Eric Johnson Eric Johnson may refer to: Music *Eric Johnson (guitarist) (born 1954) an American guitarist and recording artist * Eric D. Johnson (born 1976), member of multiple indie-rock bands including Fruit Bats, The Shins and Califone Politics * Eric Joh ...

's eldest daughter, Maxwell Drew on May 1, 2012, son, Ace Knute on June 30, 2013, and youngest daughter, Birdie Mae on March 19, 2019. *

Molly Sims Molly Sims (born May 25, 1973) is an American fashion model and actress. She has been featured in campaigns by a number of major brands, including Jimmy Choo, Escada, Giorgio Armani, Michael Kors, and Chanel. She was a frequent model in the ''Sp ...

and

Scott Stuber Scott Stuber (born December 13, 1968) is an American film producer and head of original films at Netflix. Career After graduating from University of Arizona with a film degree, Stuber worked at Universal Pictures as a publicity assistant to Lew ...

's elder son, Brooks Alan Stuber, June 19, 2012. *

Chris Pratt Christopher Michael Pratt (born June 21, 1979) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for playing Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom '' Parks and Recreation'' (2009–2015). He also appeared in The WB drama series ''Everwood'' (2002–2006) an ...

and

Anna Faris Anna Kay Faris (; born November 29, 1976) is an American actress. She rose to prominence for her work in comedic roles, particularly the lead part of Cindy Campbell in the ''Scary Movie'' film series (2000–2006). She has appeared in a number o ...

' son, Jack Pratt, August 25, 2012. *

Tamera Mowry Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley (née Mowry) () (born July 6, 1978) is an American actress, television personality, and former singer. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tamera Campbell on the ABC/ WB sitcom '' Sister, Sister'' (opposite h ...

and Adam Housley's son, Aden John Tanner Housley, November 12, 2012. *

Daisy Eagan Daisy Eagan is an American actress. Early life Eagan was born in Brooklyn to a Jewish family. Her mother, Andrea Boroff Eagan, was a medical writer; she died when Eagan was 13. Her father, Richard Eagan, is a visual and performing artist. Dai ...

’s son, Monty Harrison Eagan-Bloom, May 11, 2013 (with boyfriend Kurt Bloom). *

and

's eldest daughter, North West on June 15, 2013, oldest son, Saint West on December 5, 2015, youngest daughter, Chicago West (via a surrogate) on January 15, 2018, and youngest son, Psalm West (via a surrogate) on May 9, 2019. * Fergie and

Josh Duhamel Joshua David Duhamel (; born November 14, 1972) is an American actor and former fashion model. After various modeling work, he made his acting debut as Leo du Pres on the ABC daytime soap opera ''All My Children'' and later starred as Danny McC ...

's son, Axl Jack Duhamel, August 29, 2013. *

Kendra Wilkinson Kendra Leigh Wilkinson (formerly Baskett; born June 12, 1985) is an American television personality and model. She is known for being one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends and for her role on the E! reality television series ''The Girls Next Door'', ...

and

Hank Baskett Henry Randall Baskett III (born September 4, 1982) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and Indianapolis Colts. A native of Clovis, New Mexico, Ba ...

's daughter, Alijah Mary Baskett, May 16, 2014. *

Rob Kardashian Robert Arthur Kardashian (born March 17, 1987) is an American television personality. He is known for appearing on ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'', a reality television series that centers on his family, as well as its spin-offs. In 20 ...

and

Blac Chyna Angela Renée White (born May 11, 1988), known professionally as Blac Chyna, is an American model and socialite. She originally rose to prominence in 2010 as the stunt double for Nicki Minaj in the music video for the song "Monster" by Kanye ...

's daughter, Dream Renée Kardashian, November 10, 2016. *

Jimmy Kimmel James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and executive producer of ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', a late-night talk show that premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003, ...

's son, William “Billy” John Kimmel, April 21, 2017 (with wife Molly McNearney). *

Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...

and

Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...

's twins, Rumi and Sir Carter, June 13, 2017. *

Kylie Jenner Kylie Kristen Jenner (born August 10, 1997) is an American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She starred in the E! reality television series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' from 2007 to 2021 and is the founder and owner of ...

and Travis Scott's daughter, Stormi Webster on February 1, 2018 and son, Wolf Jacques Webster on February 2, 2022. *

Chiara Ferragni Chiara Ferragni () (born May 7, 1987) is an Italian blogger, businesswoman, fashion designer and model who has collaborated with fashion and beauty brands through her blog ''The Blonde Salad''. Biography Ferragni was born in Cremona in 1987. ...

and

Fedez Federico Leonardo Lucia (born 15 October 1989), known professionally as Fedez (), is an Italian rapper, singer, songwriter, social media personality and businessman. In 2011, he released the albums ''Penisola che non c'è'' and ''Il mio primo di ...

's son, Leone, March 19, 2018. *

Eva Longoria Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón ( Longoria; March 15, 1975) is an American actress, producer, and director. After a number of guest roles on several television series, she was recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime ...

's son, Santiago Enrique Bastón, June 19, 2018 (with husband José Antonio Bastón). *

Drew Seeley Andrew Michael Edgar Seeley (born April 30, 1982) is a Canadian actor, singer, songwriter and dancer. He has recorded many songs for the Walt Disney Company. He danced as a child in Ontario until he was about preteen age and then moved to Florida ...

and

Amy Paffrath Amy Paffrath (born July 22, 1983) is an American television presenter and actress. Early life Paffrath was born in St. Louis on July 22, 1983 to Mark and Mary Paffrath. She is the middle child of seven. Her grandfather, Herman Paffrath, was ...

's daughter, Ember Florence Seeley, July 20, 2019. *

Cameron Diaz Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress. With a variety of works in film, she is widely recognised for her work in romantic comedies and animation. Diaz has received various accolades, including nominations for ...

and

Benji Madden Benjamin Levi Madden ( né Combs; born March 11, 1979) is an American musician. He is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the band Good Charlottefor which he has received various awardsas well as pop rock collaboration the Madden Brother ...

's daughter, Raddix Chloe Wildflower Madden, December 30, 2019. *

Elon Musk Elon Reeve Musk ( ; born June 28, 1971) is a business magnate and investor. He is the founder, CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX; angel investor, CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; owner and CEO of Twitter, Inc.; founder of The Bori ...

and

Grimes Claire Elise Boucher (; born March 17, 1988), known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her early work has been described as extending from "lo-fi R&B" to futuristic dance-pop, and has in ...

son, X AE A-Xii Musk, May 4, 2020

Deaths

* July 11, 1937: Composer

George Gershwin George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions ' ...

- a malignant brain tumor. * August 5, 1941: Actor

Barnett Parker Barnett Parker (September 11, 1886 – August 5, 1941) was a British actor. Biography He appeared in the films '' The Misleading Lady'', ''Roaming Lady'', ''The President's Mystery'', ''Adventure in Manhattan'', ''Born to Dance'', ''We Who Are A ...

- heart attack. * March 5, 1950: Showman

Sid Grauman Sidney Patrick Grauman (March 17, 1879 – March 5, 1950) was an American showman who created two of Hollywood's most recognizable and visited landmarks, the Chinese Theatre and the Egyptian Theatre. Biography Early years Grauman was the so ...

coronary occlusion A coronary occlusion is the partial or complete obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery. This condition may cause a heart attack. In some patients coronary occlusion causes only mild pain, tightness or vague discomfort which may be ignored ...

. * May 29, 1951: Comedienne

Fanny Brice Fania Borach (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951), known professionally as Fanny Brice or Fannie Brice, was an American comedienne, illustrated song model, singer, and theater and film actress who made many stage, radio, and film appearances. S ...

- cerebral hemorrhage. * December 5, 1953:

Jorge Negrete Jorge Alberto Negrete Moreno (; 30 November 1911 – 5 December 1953) was a Mexican singer and actor. Life and career Negrete was born in the city of Guanajuato and had two brothers and three sisters; his father was a Mexican Army Colonel who ...

, Mexican actor, singer, important icon of Mexican culture, and important figure of

Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican cinema ( es, Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano) is a period in the history of the Cinema of Mexico between 1930 and 1969 when the Mexican film industry reached high levels of production, quality and economic success of its ...

- complications of liver cirrhosis. * April 25, 1957:

Belle Baker Belle Baker (December 25, 1893 in New York City – April 29, 1957 in Los Angeles) was an American singer and actress. Popular throughout the 1910s and 1920s, Baker introduced a number of ragtime and torch songs including Irving Berlin's " Bl ...

, American singer and actress, died. * February 1, 1966:

Hedda Hopper Hedda Hopper (born Elda Furry; May 2, 1885February 1, 1966) was an American gossip columnist and actress. At the height of her influence in the 1940s, her readership was 35 million. A strong supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committ ...

, gossip columnist and actress, - pneumonia. * May 5, 1972: Animator, comics artist, children's writer, illustrator, screenwriter, and film director

Frank Tashlin Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an American animator, cartoonist, children's writer, illustrator, screenwriter, and film director. He was best kn ...

- heart failure. * January 26, 1973: Actor Edward G. Robinson - bladder cancer. * December 20, 1973: Actor and singer-songwriter

Bobby Darin Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was an American musician and actor. He performed jazz, Pop music, pop, rock and roll, Folk music, folk, Swing music, swing, and country music. He started his car ...

- surgical team worked for over six hours to repair his damaged heart. * May 4, 1975:

Moe Howard Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He is best known as the leader of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television ...

, American actor and comedian, leader of

the Three Stooges The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best remembered for their 190 short subject films by Columbia Pictures. Their hallmark styles were physical farce and slapstick. Six Stooges appeared ...

- lung cancer. * August 19, 1977: Actor and comedian

Groucho Marx Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (; October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian, actor, writer, stage, film, radio, singer, television star and vaudeville performer. He is generally considered to have been a master of quick wit an ...

pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severity ...

. * September 9, 1978: Film executive

Jack L. Warner Jack Leonard Warner (born Jacob Warner; August 2, 1892 – September 9, 1978) was a Canadian-American film executive, who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. Warner's career spanned some ...

- heart disease. * July 12, 1979: Singer-songwriter

Minnie Riperton Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph (November 8, 1947 – July 12, 1979) was an American singer-songwriter best known for her 1975 single "Lovin' You" and her four octave D3 to F7 coloratura soprano range. She is also widely known for her use o ...

- metastatic breast cancer. * November 4, 1982: Actress

Dominique Dunne Dominique Ellen Dunne (November 23, 1959 – November 4, 1982) was an American actress. Born and raised in Santa Monica, California, Dunne studied acting at Milton Katselas' Workshop, where she appeared in stage productions. She made her ...

was declared

brain dead Brain death is the permanent, irreversible, and complete loss of brain function which may include cessation of involuntary activity necessary to sustain life. It differs from persistent vegetative state, in which the person is alive and some aut ...

died five days after being strangled by her former boyfriend. * December 15, 1983: American film actress

Eden Hartford Eden Hartford (born Edna Marie Higgins; April 10, 1930 – December 15, 1983) was an American film actress from 1957 to 1962. She is best known as the third wife of comedian Groucho Marx from 1954 until their divorce in 1969. She was born to ...

- cancer. * May 16, 1984: Actor and entertainer

Andy Kaufman Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman ( ; January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer and performance artist. While often called a "comedian", Kaufman preferred to describe himself instead as a "song and dance man". He has sometimes b ...

kidney failure Kidney failure, also known as end-stage kidney disease, is a medical condition in which the kidneys can no longer adequately filter waste products from the blood, functioning at less than 15% of normal levels. Kidney failure is classified as eit ...

that was related to Large-cell lung carcinoma. * December 24, 1984:

Rat Pack The Rat Pack was an informal group of entertainers, the second iteration of which ultimately made films and appeared together in Las Vegas casino venues. They originated in the late 1940s and early 1950s as a group of A-list show business frie ...

member

Peter Lawford Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford ( Aylen; 7 September 1923 – 24 December 1984) was an English-American actor.Obituary ''Variety'', 26 December 1984. He was a member of the " Rat Pack" and the brother-in-law of US president John F. Kennedy and sen ...

- liver and kidney disease. * August 19, 1986: Character actress

Hermione Baddeley Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley (13 November 1906 – 19 August 1986) was an English actress of theatre, film and television. She typically played brash, vulgar characters, often referred to as "brassy" or "blowsy".Folkart, Burt, "Noted ...

- series of strokes. * December 10, 1987: Violinist

Jascha Heifetz Jascha Heifetz (; December 10, 1987) was a Russian-born American violinist. Born in Vilnius, he moved while still a teenager to the United States, where his Carnegie Hall debut was rapturously received. He was a virtuoso since childhood. Fritz ...

- complications arising from a fall and subsequent neurosurgery. * May 18, 1988: Voice actor

Daws Butler Charles Dawson Butler (November 16, 1916May 18, 1988) was an American voice actor. He worked mostly for the Hanna-Barbera animation production company where he originated the voices of many familiar characters, including Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Ho ...

- heart attack. * April 26, 1989: Actress and comedian

Lucille Ball Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedienne and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Golden ...

- dissecting aortic aneurysm. * May 20, 1989: ''

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves a ...

'' comedian

Gilda Radner Gilda Susan Radner (June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an American actress and comedian, and one of the seven original cast members of the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players" on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). In he ...

ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer is a cancerous tumor of an ovary. It may originate from the ovary itself or more commonly from communicating nearby structures such as fallopian tubes or the inner lining of the abdomen. The ovary is made up of three different c ...

. * July 10, 1989:

Mel Blanc Melvin Jerome Blanc (born Blank ; May 30, 1908July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over 60 years. During the Golden Age of Radio, he provided character voices and vocal sound effects for comedy ra ...

, famed voice artist, -

cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. CVD includes coronary artery diseases (CAD) such as angina and myocardial infarction (commonly known as a heart attack). Other CVDs include stroke, h ...

. * July 18, 1989: Actress

Rebecca Schaeffer Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer (November 6, 1967 – July 18, 1989) was an American actress and model. She began her career as a teen model before moving on to acting. In 1986, she landed the role of Patricia "Patti" Russell in the CBS comedy ''My Sis ...

was shot at her home by stalker

Robert John Bardo Robert John Bardo (born January 2, 1970) is an American man serving life imprisonment without parole after being convicted in October 1991 for the July 18, 1989, murder of American actress and model Rebecca Schaeffer, whom he had stalked for t ...

, and died a few minutes later in the hospital. * February 24, 1990: Singer

Johnnie Ray John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Highly popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what became rock and roll, for his jazz and blu ...

- liver failure. * July 21, 1991: Actor

Theodore Wilson Theodore Rosevelt "Teddy" Wilson (December 10, 1943 – July 21, 1991) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He is best known for his recurring roles as Earl the Postman on the ABC sitcom ''That's My Mama'', and Sweet Daddy Willi ...

- stroke. * November 10, 1992: Actor

Chuck Connors Kevin Joseph Aloysius "Chuck" Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992) was an American actor, writer, and professional basketball and baseball player. He is one of only 13 athletes in the history of American professional sports to have p ...

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ...

and

. * October 31, 1993: Actor

River Phoenix River Jude Phoenix (; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor, musician and activist. Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. He ha ...

was pronounced dead at the hospital after a drug overdose at

Johnny Depp John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ...

's nightclub

The Viper Room The Viper Room is a nightclub and live music venue located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, United States. It was established as The Viper Room in 1993 and was partly owned by actor Johnny Depp. The other part owner was Sal J ...

. * February 23, 1995:

Temptations The Temptations are an American vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield, beginning with the Top 1 ...

bass singer

Melvin Franklin David Melvin English (October 12, 1942 – February 23, 1995) better known by the stage name Melvin Franklin, or his nickname "Blue", was an American bass singer. Franklin was best known for his role as a founding member of Motown singing g ...

- heart failure after he was admitted following a series of seizures. * March 26, 1995: Rapper

Eazy-E Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964 – March 26, 1995), known professionally as Eazy-E, was an American rapper who propelled West Coast rap and gangsta rap by leading the group N.W.A and its label, Ruthless Records. He is often referred t ...

succumbed to

. He had been admitted to the hospital earlier and announced his condition publicly from the hospital. * February 3, 1996: Actress

Audrey Meadows Audrey Meadows ( Cotter, February 8, 1922 – February 3, 1996) was an American actress best known for her role as the deadpan housewife The Honeymooners#Alice Kramden, Alice Kramden on the 1950s American television comedy ''The Honeymooners''. ...

- lung cancer. * May 24, 1996: Actor

John Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892. He held office as the leader of the Conservative Party. Abbot ...

- natural causes. * June 7, 1996: Television writer and producer Marjorie Gross -

. * October 28, 1996: Actor and comedian Morey Amsterdam - heart attack. * March 9, 1997: Rapper The Notorious B.I.G., - result of 4 gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen, suffering internal organ damage and blood loss. * October 16, 1997: Actress Audra Lindley - complications of leukemia. * May 14, 1998: Singer and film actor Frank Sinatra - heart attack. * August 2, 1998: Shari Lewis, puppeteer and star of Lamb Chop's Play-Along and Charlie Horse Music Pizza, - uterine cancer and viral pneumonia. * November 3, 1998: Comic Book artist, known as the creator of Batman. Bob Kane - undisclosed causes. * November 18, 1999: Television actress Beatrice Colen - lung cancer. * February 7, 2000: Magician Doug Henning - liver cancer. * July 15, 2001: Rapper Anthony Ian Berkeley, also known as Poetic, the founder of Gravediggaz, - colorectal cancer. * January 7, 2002: Actor Avery Schreiber - heart attack. * February 24, 2003: Pastor E.V. Hill - after severe pneumonia. * July 4, 2003: Soul singer Barry White -

. * July 12, 2003: Jazz musician Benny Carter - complications of bronchitis. * August 30, 2003: Actor Charles Bronson - after severe pneumonia. * November 12, 2003: Actor Jonathan Brandis - injuries after a suicide attempt. * February 8, 2004: Gang member Antoine Miller, one of several men who attacked Attack on Reginald Denny, Reginald Denny in 1992, - one week after being shot during an altercation outside a nightclub. * January 23, 2005: ''The Tonight Show'' host Johnny Carson - respiratory failure arising from emphysema. * September 25, 2005: Actor Don Adams - lymphoma. * January 6, 2006: Musician Lou Rawls - cancer. * February 10, 2006: Record producer and rapper J Dilla - blood disease. * February 24, 2006: Actor Don Knotts - pulmonary/respiratory complications due to pneumonia that was related to lung cancer. * August 13, 2006: Actor Tony Jay - complications from having a non-cancerous tumor removed from his lungs during a surgery. * September 14, 2006: Bodybuilder and actor Mickey Hargitay - multiple myeloma. * January 8, 2007: Animator Iwao Takamoto - heart attack. * January 27, 2007: Actress and producer Marcheline Bertrand - an 8-year battle with ovarian and breast cancer. * August 12, 2007: Merv Griffin, host of The Merv Griffin Show and creator of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show), Wheel of Fortune, - prostate cancer. * August 24, 2007: Film producer and political activist Aaron Russo - bladder cancer. * October 30, 2007: Singer Robert Goulet - idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. * November 11, 2007: Film and television director Delbert Mann - severe pneumonia. * December 13, 2007: Musician and actor Floyd Westerman - leukemia. * June 17, 2008: American Dancer Cyd Charisse - heart attack. * September 1, 2008: Voice actor Don LaFontaine - complications from a pneumothorax. * May 18, 2009: Rapper Dolla (rapper), Dolla - after having been shot 5 times at the Beverly Center, Beverly Center Shopping Mall. * August 21, 2009: Entrepreneur Frank Fertitta Jr. - surgical complications from heart surgery. * December 20, 2009: Actress Brittany Murphy - cardiac arrest due to pneumonia. * March 23, 2011: Actress Elizabeth Taylor - heart failure. * April 11, 2011: Designer Bijan Pakzad - stroke. * November 8, 2011: Rapper Heavy D - complications from pneumonia after having collapsed outside his home. * January 26, 2012: British actor Ian Abercrombie - kidney failure. * February 1, 2012: American television show host Don Cornelius - self-inflicted gunshot wound. * April 18, 2012: American film score composer Robert O. Ragland - after hospitalization. * July 8, 2012: Actor Ernest Borgnine - kidney failure. * September 3, 2012: Actor Michael Clarke Duncan - heart complications. * October 9, 2012: Actress Sammi Kane Kraft - injuries sustained in an automobile accident. * February 18, 2013: Owner of the Los Angeles Lakers Jerry Buss - at age 80 after having been hospitalized with an undisclosed form of cancer. His immediate cause of death was listed as kidney failure. * October 14, 2014: Actress Elizabeth Peña - after a brief illness. * January 5, 2015: Actress Francesca Hilton - after suffering a large stroke. * January 9, 2015: American film producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. - congestive heart failure. * December 31, 2015: Singer–songwriter, actress Natalie Cole - congestive heart failure. * February 4, 2016: Model Katie May - stroke. * June 6, 2016: Actress Theresa Saldana - severe pneumonia. * October 20, 2016: Actor Michael Massee - stomach cancer * November 24, 2016: Actress Florence Henderson - heart failure. * December 28, 2016: Actress Debbie Reynolds - stroke, just one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher, the portrayal of Princess Leia from the ''Star Wars'' universe, had died. * February 25, 2017: Actor Bill Paxton - stroke. * May 31, 2017: Actor Tino Insana - cancer. * June 16, 2017: Director John G. Avildsen - complications from pancreatic cancer. * September 15, 2017: Actor Harry Dean Stanton - undisclosed illness. * April 8, 2018: Actor Chuck McCann - congestive heart failure. * November 12, 2018: Marvel Comics, Marvel Comic-book writer Stan Lee - after he had been rushed to the hospital that morning. * April 29, 2019: In a notice from his family following his death from a stroke, it was stated that John Singleton had been taken there and treated for a stroke, and that he had been removed from life support after having fallen into a coma earlier due to the stroke. His death was confirmed hours after being removed from life support. * August 25, 2019: Musician Clora Bryant - after suffering a heart attack at her home. * October 6, 2019: Comedian Rip Taylor - heart failure. * December 1, 2019: Actress Shelley Morrison - heart failure. * December 4, 2019: Film and television producer Leonard Goldberg - injuries sustained in a fall. *January 8, 2020: Actor, writer and producer Buck Henry - heart attack. * February 19, 2020: Rapper and Songwriter Pop Smoke - multiple gunshot wounds. *March 31, 2020: Actress Julie Bennett - complications from COVID-19. *July 5, 2020: Broadway performer Nick Cordero - result of complications from Coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19 after a months-long battle with the disease. *September 27, 2020: Television, film producer, director, and screenwriter Kevin Burns - cardiac arrest. *December 4, 2020: Actor David Lander - complications from multiple sclerosis. *January 4, 2021: Actress Tanya Roberts - complications from a urinary tract infection, UTI. *January 23, 2021: Television host Larry King - sepsis. *April 29, 2021: TV actress Billie Hayes - natural causes. *July 28, 2021: Inventor and marketing personality Ron Popeil - brain hemorrhage. *August 7, 2022: Actor, director, and writer Roger E. Mosley - injuries. *October 7, 2022: Actor Austin Stoker - renal failure

Other

*Film Producer Edward L. Montoro was hospitalized with an illness in May, 1984 shortly before his mysterious disappearance. *Actor Josh Hartnett was taken to the hospital via ambulance after suffering from gastrointestinal issues in April, 2009. He was discharged after five days. *Rapper

was sent here after a near-fatal car crash in 2002. It is the inspiration for his song Through the Wire. *Actor/Musician Daniel Newman (American actor), Daniel Newman was involved a near-fatal hit and run incident in 2009. *Singer Travis Barker of Blink-182 was hospitalized in late June, 2022 due to pancreatic issues. *Comedian, actor, singer, game show host, announcer, spokesman, Ed McMahon had surgery on his broken back as well as neck surgery.

References

External links

Official Cedars-Sinai website

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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