long illness
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Anna de Peyster, a writer, philanthropist and a former wife of Rupert Murdoch, has died following a long illness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
The Canadian actor, Oscar nominated for his “Dances With Wolves” role and featured in “Reservation Dogs,” died at 73 in Toronto after a long illness.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025
Tim McCarthy, 64, fulfilled an ambition to compete in the ITV programme and went on to win in a nail-biting episode which was broadcast earlier, a month after his death from a long illness.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
Moyers’ son William told the Associated Press his father died at Memorial Sloan Kettering hospital after a long illness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025
When Robert’s father John Hooke died in 1648, after a long illness, Robert was 13 years old.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
