Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a nonprofit,

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, 886-bed

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and multi-specialty

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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 David Geffen School of Medicine 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 Cedars of Lebanon 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 Angeleno Heights 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. Sarah Vasen, 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 Lebanon cedars 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 Bikur Cholim Society opened a two-room hospice, the Bikur Cholim Hospice, when the Great Influenza Pandemic 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 Charles Luckman Associates. 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, Gracie Allen, 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

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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 UCLA Medical Center which topped in 2021-22 rankings), and 2nd best in the United States (only behind Mayo Clinic). 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"
'' Breakthrough Research'' (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, Gracie Allen), 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. *

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was a resident at Cedars-Sinai when he encountered some of the first cases of what was later labeled AIDS. * Verne Mason, internist and chairman of the

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's medical advisory committee. Mason gave the disease

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its name. * David Rimoin, chair of Pediatrics for 18 years, specialized in genetics and was a pioneer researcher in

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and skeletal dysplasia. Together with Michael Kaback, he discovered the enzyme screening for Tay-Sachs disease, reducing incidence of the deadly disease by 90 percent. * William Shell was a director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Cedars-Sinai. *

Esther Somerfeld-Ziskind Esther Somerfeld-Ziskind (July 2, 1901 – November 11, 2002) was an American neurologist and psychiatrist. She conducted pioneering research into the use of insulin, lithium, and electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of psychiatric di ...

, a neurologist and psychiatrist who was chair of the Department of Psychiatry. *

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, who acted on the

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series Wishbone, is now a Labor and Delivery scheduler. *

Jeremy Swan Harold James Charles “Jeremy” Swan (1 June 1922 – 7 February 2005) was an Irish cardiologist who co-invented the Swan-Ganz catheter with William Ganz at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in 1970. Early life and education Swan was born on ...

co-invented the pulmonary artery catheter together with William Ganz 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 Americans for Safe Access 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 beg ...

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 ...

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and

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. 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

* Phillip Crosby, actor and singer, July 13, 1934. *

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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. *

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, actor, son of actors Alain Delon and

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, September 30, 1964. *

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, film critic, August 30, 1972. * Chloe Rose Lattanzi, daughter of

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and Matt Lattanzi, January 17, 1986. * Zachary Phillips, children's book author, August 5, 1986. * Francis Bean Cobain- Daughter of rock musicians Kurt Cobain and

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, August 18, 1992. *

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and Debbie Rowe's son, Michael Joseph Jackson Jr, February 13, 1997. * Madonna and Guy Ritchie's son, Rocco John Ritchie, August 11, 2000. * Xolo Maridueña, 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. *

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

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

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and

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

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

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and Dean McDermott'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. *

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and François-Henri Pinault's daughter, Valentina Paloma Pinault, September 21, 2007. *

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and

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

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'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

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's son, Aristidis-Stavros, June 29, 2008. *

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

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

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

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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 f ...

'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, ''Swee ...

and Eric Johnson'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 ''S ...

and Scott Stuber'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) ...

and Anna Faris' son, Jack Pratt, August 25, 2012. * Tamera Mowry and

Adam Housley Arthur Adam Housley (born August 13, 1971) is an Emmy winning American journalist, winemaker, and former professional baseball player. He worked for Fox News from 2001 until 2018. Professional career Baseball A graduate of Pepperdine Universi ...

's son, Aden John Tanner Housley, November 12, 2012. * Daisy Eagan’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 Mc ...

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

's daughter, Alijah Mary Baskett, May 16, 2014. * Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna'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 and Jay-Z'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 and Fedez'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 daytim ...

's son, Santiago Enrique Bastón, June 19, 2018 (with husband José Antonio Bastón). * Drew Seeley and Amy Paffrath'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'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 ...

and Grimes 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- 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, Los Angeles, Hollywood's most recognizable and visited landmarks, the Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Chinese Theatre and the Grauman's ...

- coronary occlusion. * May 29, 1951: Comedienne Fanny Brice - 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 f ...

, Mexican actor, singer, important icon of Mexican culture, and important figure of Golden Age of Mexican cinema - complications of liver cirrhosis. * April 25, 1957: Belle Baker, 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 Committe ...

, 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 k ...

- heart failure. * January 26, 1973: Actor

Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-American actor of stage and screen, who was popular during the Hollywood's Golden Age. He appeared in 30 Broadway plays and more than 100 films duri ...

- 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, rock and roll, folk, swing, and country music. He started his career as a songwriter for Connie Fran ...

- 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 appear ...

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

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 severi ...

. * September 9, 1978: Film executive Jack L. Warner - 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 was declared brain dead died five days after being strangled by her former boyfriend. * December 15, 1983: American film actress Eden Hartford - 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 - liver and kidney disease. * August 19, 1986: Character actress Hermione Baddeley - 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 Gold ...

- 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 serve ...

'' 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 h ...

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 ...

. * 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, ...

. * 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, 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 bl ...

- liver failure. * July 21, 1991: Actor Theodore Wilson - 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 tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from transformed, malign ...

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 h ...

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 Awar ...

'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 ...

. * February 23, 1995: Temptations bass singer Melvin Franklin - heart failure after he was admitted following a series of seizures. * March 26, 1995: Rapper Eazy-E succumbed to AIDS. He had been admitted to the hospital earlier and announced his condition publicly from the hospital. * February 3, 1996: Actress Audrey Meadows - lung cancer. * May 24, 1996: Actor John Abbott - natural causes. * June 7, 1996: Television writer and producer

Marjorie Gross Marjorie Gross (April 18, 1956 – June 7, 1996) was a Canadian comedian best known for her work as a television writer and producer. She wrote for ''Seinfeld'', ''Newhart'', ''The Larry Sanders Show'', '' Get a Life'' and ''Square Pegs''. Biog ...

. * October 28, 1996: Actor and comedian

Morey Amsterdam Moritz "Morey" Amsterdam (December 14, 1908 – October 28, 1996) was an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. He played Buddy Sorrell on CBS's ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' from 1961 to 1966. Early life Amsterdam was born in Chicago ...

- 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 Shari Lewis (born Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz; January 17, 1933 – August 2, 1998) was a Peabody-winning American ventriloquist, puppeteer, children's entertainer, television show host, dancer, singer, actress, author, and symphonic conductor. She wa ...

, puppeteer and star of

Lamb Chop's Play-Along ''Lamb Chop's Play-Along!'' is a half-hour preschool children's television series that was shown on PBS in the United States from January 13, 1992 until September 22, 1995, with reruns airing on PBS until January 4, 1998, and on KTV FAVE - KID ...

and Charlie Horse Music Pizza, - uterine cancer and viral pneumonia. * November 3, 1998: Comic Book artist, known as the creator of

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...

Bob Kane Robert Kane (born Robert Kahn ; October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer, animator and artist who co-created Batman (with Bill Finger) and most early related characters for DC comics. He was inducted into the comi ...

- undisclosed causes. * November 18, 1999: Television actress

Beatrice Colen Beatrice Colen (January 10, 1948 – November 18, 1999) was an American television and film actress. Her most famous roles were Marsha Simms on '' Happy Days'' and Etta Candy on ''Wonder Woman''. Early life Colen was born to Anne and Bruce D Co ...

- lung cancer. * February 7, 2000: Magician Doug Henning -

liver cancer Liver cancer (also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy) is cancer that starts in the liver. Liver cancer can be primary (starts in liver) or secondary (meaning cancer which has spread from elsewhere to th ...

. * July 15, 2001: Rapper Anthony Ian Berkeley, also known as Poetic, the founder of

Gravediggaz Gravediggaz was an American hip hop group from New York, known for its dark sense of humor and abrasive, menacing soundscapes. Gravediggaz blended hardcore hip hop, gangsta rap and heavy metal with horror elements to pioneer the hip-hop subge ...

, - 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 Barry Eugene Carter (September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003), better known by his stage name Barry White, was an American singer and songwriter. A two-time Grammy Award winner known for his bass voice and romantic image, his greatest success came ...

. * July 12, 2003: Jazz musician

Benny Carter Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...

- complications of

bronchitis Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi (large and medium-sized airways) in the lungs that causes coughing. Bronchitis usually begins as an infection in the nose, ears, throat, or sinuses. The infection then makes its way down to the bronchi ...

. * August 30, 2003: Actor

Charles Bronson Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky; November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor. Known for his "granite features and brawny physique," he gained international fame for his starring roles in action, Western, and wa ...

- 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 Reginald Denny in 1992, - one week after being shot during an altercation outside a nightclub. * January 23, 2005: ''

The Tonight Show ''The Tonight Show'' is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. The show has been hosted by six comedians: Steve Allen (1954–1957), Jack Paar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno (1992–2009 and 2010� ...

'' host

Johnny Carson John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, writer and producer. He is best known as the host of '' The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' (1962–1992). Carson received six P ...

- respiratory failure arising from

emphysema Emphysema, or pulmonary emphysema, is a lower respiratory tract disease, characterised by air-filled spaces ( pneumatoses) in the lungs, that can vary in size and may be very large. The spaces are caused by the breakdown of the walls of the a ...

. * September 25, 2005: Actor Don Adams -

lymphoma Lymphoma is a group of blood and lymph tumors that develop from lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell). In current usage the name usually refers to just the cancerous versions rather than all such tumours. Signs and symptoms may include enl ...

. * January 6, 2006: Musician

Lou Rawls Louis Allen Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was an American record producer, singer, composer and actor. Rawls released more than 60 albums, sold more than 40 million records, and had numerous charting singles, most notably his s ...

- cancer. * February 10, 2006: Record producer and rapper

J Dilla J, or j, is the tenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its usual name in English is ''jay'' (pronounced ), with a now-uncommon vari ...

- blood disease. * February 24, 2006: Actor

Don Knotts Jesse Donald Knotts (July 21, 1924February 24, 2006) was an American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his role as Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on ''The Andy Griffith Show'', a 1960s sitcom for which he earned five Emmy Awards. He also ...

- 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 Mickey Hargitay (January 6, 1926 – September 14, 2006), born Miklós Karoly Hargitay, was a Hungarian-American actor and the 1955 Mr. Universe. Born in Budapest, Hargitay moved to the United States in 1947 and eventually became a U.S. citi ...

multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma (MM), also known as plasma cell myeloma and simply myeloma, is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that normally produces antibodies. Often, no symptoms are noticed initially. As it progresses, bone pain, ane ...

. * 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 ''The Merv Griffin Show'' is an American television talk show starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, May 10, 1965 to July 4, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 197 ...

and creator of

Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given ge ...

and Wheel of Fortune, - prostate cancer. * August 24, 2007: Film producer and political activist Aaron Russo -

bladder cancer Bladder cancer is any of several types of cancer arising from the tissues of the urinary bladder. Symptoms include blood in the urine, pain with urination, and low back pain. It is caused when epithelial cells that line the bladder become ma ...

. * October 30, 2007: Singer

Robert Goulet Robert Gérard Goulet (November 26, 1933 October 30, 2007) was an American and Canadian singer and actor of French-Canadian ancestry. Goulet was born and raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts until age 13, and then spent his formative years in Canad ...

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), or (formerly) fibrosing alveolitis, is a rare, progressive illness of the respiratory system, characterized by the thickening and stiffening of lung tissue, associated with the formation of scar tissue. It is ...

. * November 11, 2007: Film and television director Delbert Mann - severe pneumonia. * December 13, 2007: Musician and actor Floyd Westerman -

leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or ...

. * June 17, 2008: American Dancer

Cyd Charisse Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008) was an American actress and dancer. After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually featured her abilit ...

- heart attack. * September 1, 2008: Voice actor Don LaFontaine - complications from a

pneumothorax A pneumothorax is an abnormal collection of air in the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall. Symptoms typically include sudden onset of sharp, one-sided chest pain and shortness of breath. In a minority of cases, a one-way valve ...

. * May 18, 2009: Rapper Dolla - after having been shot 5 times at the Beverly Center Shopping Mall. * August 21, 2009: Entrepreneur

Frank Fertitta Jr. Frank Joseph Fertitta Jr. (October 30, 1938 – August 21, 2009) was an American entrepreneur. He was the founder of Station Casinos, a gaming company based in Summerlin South, Nevada. The company started out as a locals casino operator on July 1, ...

- surgical complications from heart surgery. * December 20, 2009: Actress Brittany Murphy - cardiac arrest due to pneumonia. * March 23, 2011: Actress

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...

- heart failure. * April 11, 2011: Designer Bijan Pakzad - stroke. * November 8, 2011: Rapper

Heavy D Dwight Arrington MyersCuda, Heidi Sigmund Keeping it reel. ''Vibe'' ("born Dwight Arrington Myers")Samuels, Anita M. (January 12' 1996)Heavy D, the C.E.O. ''New York Times'' (May 24, 1967 – November 8, 2011), known professionally as Heav ...

- 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 Donald Cortez Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012) was an American television show host and producer widely known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show ''Soul Train'', which he hosted from 1971 until 1993 ...

- self-inflicted gunshot wound. * April 18, 2012: American film score composer Robert O. Ragland - after hospitalization. * July 8, 2012: Actor

Ernest Borgnine Ernest Borgnine (; born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but relaxed voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. A popular perfor ...

- kidney failure. * September 3, 2012: Actor

Michael Clarke Duncan Michael Clarke Duncan (December 10, 1957September 3, 2012) was an American actor. He was best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in '' The Green Mile'' (1999), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor a ...

- 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 Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of American singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to success in the mid-1970s as an R&B singer with the ...

- 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 Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer, and businesswoman. Her career spanned almost 70 years. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her portra ...

- stroke, just one day after her daughter

Carrie Fisher Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016) was an American actress and writer. She played Princess Leia in the ''Star Wars'' films (1977–1983). She reprised the role in'' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015), ''The Last ...

, the portrayal of Princess Leia from the ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various film ...

'' universe, had died. * February 25, 2017: Actor

Bill Paxton William Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor and filmmaker. He appeared in films such as ''Weird Science'' (1985), ''Aliens'' (1986), '' Near Dark'' (1987), '' Tombstone'' (1993), '' True Lies'' (1994), ''Apollo 13 ...

- 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 Comic-book writer

Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which w ...

- 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 John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 April 28, 2019) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut writing and directing '' Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for ...

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 Shelley Morrison (born Rachel Mitrani; October 26, 1936 – December 1, 2019) was an American actress. Morrison was known for her role as maid Rosario Salazar in the NBC comedy '' Will & Grace'', which she played from 1999 to 2006. She was als ...

- 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 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickl ...

. *July 5, 2020: Broadway performer Nick Cordero - result of complications from

after a months-long battle with the disease. *September 27, 2020: Television, film producer, director, and screenwriter

Kevin Burns Kevin Burns (June 18, 1955September 27, 2020), was an American television and film producer, director, and screenwriter. His work can be seen on A&E, National Geographic Channel, E!, Animal Planet, AMC, Bravo, WE tv, Travel Channel, Lifetime, ...

- cardiac arrest. *December 4, 2020: Actor David Lander - complications from multiple sclerosis. *January 4, 2021: Actress Tanya Roberts - complications from a

UTI A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that affects part of the urinary tract. When it affects the lower urinary tract it is known as a bladder infection (cystitis) and when it affects the upper urinary tract it is known as a kidne ...

. *January 23, 2021: Television host

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. *April 29, 2021: TV actress Billie Hayes - natural causes. *July 28, 2021: Inventor and marketing personality

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- brain hemorrhage. *August 7, 2022: Actor, director, and writer Roger E. Mosley - injuries. *October 7, 2022: Actor

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- renal failure

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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 was involved a near-fatal hit and run incident in 2009. *Singer

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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
- California Healthcare Atlas, California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development * * {{authority control Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Hospital buildings completed in 1910 Hospital buildings completed in 1930 Hospitals established in 1961 Hospitals in Los Angeles Jewish medical organizations Teaching hospitals in California Wilshire, Los Angeles Westside (Los Angeles County) Trauma centers UCLA Health Del E. Webb buildings