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Kathy Acker , American author (died at age 50; see [[1] ]).Luana Anders , American actress, (died at age 58; see [[2] ]).Virginia C. Andrews (aka V. C. Andrews ), American author (died at age 62; see [[3] ]).Mary Anning, English stateswoman from Lyme Regis , Dorset , England ; subject of the book Mary Anning of Lyme Regis by Crispin Tickell (she died at age 48; see [[4] ]).
Brenda ("Mardi") Nowak Arquette, psychiatrist and mother of American actors Patricia , Rosanna , Alexis , Richmond and David Arquette , and wife of the late actor Lewis Arquette and daughter-in-law of the late actor Cliff Arquette (died in 1997; see [[5] ]).
Frances Belzer, mother of American actor, Richard Belzer (died when Richard was 18 years old) (see [[6] ]).
Ingrid Bergman , Oscar-winning star Swedish actress (died at age 67; see [[7] ]).Bibi Besch , Austrian-born American actress (died at age 56; see [[8] ]).Colette Besson , French athlete (died at age 59; see [[9] ]).Rose Bird , California judge (died at age 63; see [[10] ]).Carina Bleeth, French-Algerian-born American model, businesswoman and mother of American actress Yasmine Bleeth ; died of inflammatory breast cancer (died at age 47 when Yasmine was 20 years old; see [[11] ]).
Vanessa Brown , Austrian-born American actress (died at age 71; see [[12] ]).Coral Browne , Australian-born American actress (died at age 77; see [[13] ]).Mary-Ellis Bunim , American film/TV producer (died at age 57; see [[14] ]).Rachel Carson , American environmentalist and author (Silent Spring [15] ]).Elizabeth Ries Chavira, mother of American actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira (died at age 43 when Ricardo was 15 years old; see [[16] ]).
Madonna Louise Ciccone, mother of American singer/songwriter Madonna (died when Madonna was 6 years old; see [[17] ]).
Cassie Cisyk , Ukrainian -American soprano (died at age 44; see [[18] ]).Doris Coley , African-American singer (one of The Shirelles ) (died at age 58; see[[19] ]).Norma Crane, American actress (died at age 44; see [[20] ]).
Linda Creed , American songwriter (died at age 37; see [[21] ]).Julia Darling , award-winning British writer (died at age 48; see [[22] ]).Bette Davis , American Oscar-winning star actress (died at age 81; see [[23] ]).Skeeter Davis , American Grand Ole Opry star (died at age 72; see [[24] ]).Cecilia De La Hoya, mother of Mexican-American boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya (died at age 35; see [[25] ]).
Mary Jean Woolslair Denton, mother of American television actor James Denton (died in 2002; see [[26] ]).
Judith Campbell Exner , JFK relationship-related American celebrity (died at age 65; see [[27] ]).Sandra Feldman, former president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) (died at age 65; see [[28] ]).
Kathleen Ferrier , British opera singer (died at age 41; see [[29] ]).Lacey Fosburgh , American author, and wife of David Harris (died at age 51; see [[30] ]).Sophie Germain , French mathematician (died at age 55; see [[31] ]).Yamila Cuevas Gharib, mother of Colombian-Lebanese U.S. singer/songwriter, Soraya (she died in 1992 when Soraya was 22 years old; see [[32] ])
Gloria Grahame , Oscar-winning American actress (died at age 57; see [[33] ]).Kate Greenaway , British illustrator (died at age 55; see [[34] ],[[35] ]).Lady Augusta Gregory , Irish nationalist landowner (died at age 80; see [[36] ]).Alvaleta Guess, African-American film actor and Broadway performer (died at age 41 in 1996; see [[37] ], [[38] ]).
Florence Halop , American comedienne/comedic actress (died at age 63; see [[39] ]).Fannie Lou Hamer , African-American anti-segregation activist (died at age 59; see [[40] ]).Dorothy Hewett , Australian writer (died at age 79; see [[41] ]).Klara Pölzl Hitler , Austrian mother of Adolf Hitler (died at age 47; see [[42] ]).Anita Hoffman , American writer and wife of former Yippie activist Abbie Hoffman (died at age 56; see [[43] ]).Judy Holliday , American Oscar-winning star actress (died at age 43; see [[44] ]).Bertha Holte, mother of African-American singer/author/actress Patti LaBelle ; LaBelle watched her mother as well as her three sisters all die of cancer before any of them reached 45 years of age (see [[45] ])
Shirley Horn , African-American jazz singer; died due to complications of diabetes and breast cancer (died aged 71; see [[46] ]).Jeanne Hyde, wife of U.S. Congressman Henry Hyde (died in 1992; see [[47] ]).
Diana Hyland , American actress (died at age 41; see [[48] ]).Trina Schart Hyman , American children's book illustrator (died at age 65; see [[49] ]).Jill Ireland , British actress, wife of American actor Charles Bronson (died at age 54; see [[50] ]).Alice James , American diarist, sister of William James and Henry James (died at age 43; see [[51] ]).Pauline Johnson , Canadian writer (died at age 52; see [[52] ]).Fannie Ann Little Jones, mother of African-American rapper Nas (died in 2002; see [[53] ]).
June Jordan , African-American professor of African-American studies, poet and author of 28 books (died at age 62; see [[54] ]).Caron Keating , Northern Irish celebrity (died at age 41; see [[55] ]).Marie Keating, mother of Irish singer Ronan Keating (died in 1998; see [[56] ]).
Kathy Keeton , American Penthouse publisher and wife of Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione ; died during surgery from complications after having first treated herself, reasonably successfully, with hydrazine sulfate, and reduced the size and number of tumors (died at age 58; see [[57] ]).Virginia Clinton Kelley , American mother of former President Bill Clinton (died at age 71; see [[58] ]).Susan G. Komen , American breast cancer activist (died at age 36; see [[59] ]).Marianna Komlos , Canadian body-builder and fitness model (died at age 35; see [[60] ]).Helen Gorman Kushnick , American Hollywood producer (died at age 51; see [[61] ]).Paula Schlesinger Lang, mother of Austrian-American film director Fritz Lang ; she died of complications from breast cancer.
Joi Lansing , American actress (died at age 44; see [[62] ]).Jennifer Lash aka Jini Fiennes; British writer/artist; mother of 6 (including British actor Ralph Fiennes ) (died at age 55; see [[63] ]).Beatrix Hamilton Leacock, wife of Canadian writer Stephen Leacock (died in 1925; see [[64] ]).
Frances Lear, Lear magazine publisher and ex-wife of American TV producer Norman Lear (died at age 73; see [[65] ])
Violette Leduc , French author (died at age 65; see [[66] ]).Elisabeth Leseur , French diarist (died at age 47; see [[67] ]).Nikolai Leskov , male Russian writer (died at age 64; see [[68] ], [[69] ]).Audre Lorde , African-American author (died at age 58; see [[70] ]).Juliette Gordon Low , American Founder of Girls Scouts of the USA (died at age 67; see [[71] ]).Denise McAllister, wife of former Scottish football captain Gary McAllister (died at age 39; see [[72] ].
Lady Linda McCartney , American singer, activist, wife of former British Beatles member, Sir Paul McCartney (died at age 56; see [[73] ]).Mary Mohin McCartney, British mother of "Beatle" Sir Paul McCartney (she died when Paul was 14 years old; see [[74] ]).
Mary McCollough, mother of African-American actor, Bernie Mac (she died during Bernie's sophomore year of high school; see [[75] ]).
Hattie McDaniel , African-American actress (died at age 57; see [[76] ]).Sarah Parkinson Merton, screenwriter and wife of British actor Paul Merton (died on 23 September , 2003 ; see [[77] ]).
Sylvia Millecam , Dutch actress (died at age 45; see [[78] ]).Mary of Modena , Italian-born Queen Consort of King James II of England (died at age 59; see [[79] ]).Bernadette Doyle Mowbray, late wife of Scottish footballer/manager, Tony Mowbray (see [[80] ]).
Roseann Murtha O'Donnell, American mother of American comedian Rosie O'Donnell (died at age 38; see [[81] ]).
Jacqueline Peart, wife of Canadian musician Neil Peart (died in 1998; see [[82] ]).
Margaret Morgan Potter, wife of British writer Dennis Potter (died in 1994 shortly before her own husband's death; see [[83] ]).
Barbara Pym , British author/writer (died at age 66; see [[84] ]).Irma Rangel , American politician, Texas State Representative; died of inflammatory breast cancer (died at age 71; see [[85] ]).Deirdre Redgrave, neé Hamilton-Hill, wife of British actor Corin Redgrave and mother of British actress Jemma Redgrave (died in 1997; see [[86] ]).
Sherill Lynn Rettino , American actress (died at age 39; see [[87] ]).Kathleen Fenton Richards, mother of American actresses Kyle Richards , Kim Richards and Kathy Hilton , and the grandmother of American celebrities Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton (died in March 2003; see [[88] ]).
Minnie Riperton , American singer, mother of American actress Maya Rudolph (died at age 31; see [[89] ]).Lila Roberts, former model and mother of Canadian model and actress Rachel Roberts (died in 1995; see [[90] ]).
Toby Robins , Canadian actress and journalist (died at age 56; see [[91] ]).Rod Roddy , American male radio and television announcer (died at age 66; see [[92] ]).Roxie Roker , American actress, mother of Lenny Kravitz (died at age 66; see [[93] ]).Patsy Rowlands , British actress (died at age 71; see [[94] ]).Rosalind Russell , American star actress (died at age 69; see [[95] ]).Delia Scala , Italian actress (died at age 74; see [[96] ]).Carol Shields , Canada-based U.S. author (died at age 68; see [[97] ]).Charlotte Smith (neé Hennessy), mother of screen legend & co-founder of United Artists , Mary Pickford (died in 1928; see [98] )
Jo Spence , British photographer (died at age 58; see [[99] ]).Wendie Jo Sperber , American actress (died at age 47; see [[100] ]).Dusty Springfield , British songwriter/singer (died at age 59; see [[101] ]).Doris Jones Stein, philanthropist (mother of Susan Shiva)
Susan Stein-Shiva, philanthropist (daughter of Doris Stein)
Marie Stopes , Scottish author and birth control advocate (died at age 78; see [[102] ]).Susan Strasberg , American actress (died at age 60; see [[103] ]).Audrey Cowell Sumner, mother of British actor/singer/activist Sting (see [[104] ]).
Jacqueline Susann , American writer (died at age 56; see [[105] ]).Myfanwy Talog, Welsh actress and long-term common-law-spouse of actor Sir David Jason ; (died at age 49; see [[106] ]).
Louise Troy, American actress and wife of British actor Douglas Seale (died at age 60; see [[107] ]).
Danitra Vance , African-American actress (died at age 40; see [[108] ]).Vivian Vance , American actress, singer (died at age 70; see [[109] ]).Suzie Shapiro Wilson, mother of American child actress Mara Wilson (died at age 46 when Mara was 9 years old; see [[110] ], [[111] ]).
Syreeta Wright , African-American singer/songwriter and ex-wife of African-American singer/songwriter Stevie Wonder ; (died at age 58; see [[112] ]).
Bella Abzug , American lawyer, politician and women's movement leader; had been battling breast cancer for a number of years before developing heart disease , which claimed her life; however, it was never publicly disclosed if the cancer had become advanced or metastasized, or what stage it was (died at age 77; see [[113] ])Erma Bombeck , American columnist and author; survived breast cancer, but died during a kidney transplant (died at age 69; see [[114] ]).June Bronhill , Australian opera singer; survived breast cancer and died from Alzheimer's Disease (died at age 75; see [[115] ]).Fanny Burney , English novelist; survived breast cancer (died at age 88; see [[116] ]).Julia Child , famous American TV cook, known as The French Chef; survived breast cancer and died of natural causes; (died at age 91; see [[117] ]).Barbara Bel Geddes , American actress; survived breast cancer in 1972, died from lung cancer in 2005; (died at age 83; see [[118] ]).Charlotte Perkins Gilman , American writer; suffering from inoperable breast cancer, she committed suicide by inhaling chloroform; (died at age 75; see [[119] ]).Paulette Goddard , American actress; "apparently" survived breast cancer, but died following a short battle with emphysema in Switzerland (died at age 79; see [[120] ]).Ruth Mosko Handler , American creator of Barbie colon cancer surgery (died at age 85; see [[121] ]).Myrna Loy , American actress, had a double mastectomy , but "apparently" survived breast cancer; died during surgery for undisclosed causes; (died at age 88; (see [[122] ]).Anna Moffo , Italian-American singer and operatic soprano who died from a stroke after grappling with complications of breast cancer for a decade (died aged 73 or 75; see [[123] ]).Alla Nazimova , Russian-born American stage and film actress who survived breast cancer but died due to a coronary thrombosis in 1945; (died at age 66; see [[124] ]).Minnie Pearl , born Sarah Ophelia Colley, American Grand Ole Opry star, country comic, singer & philanthropist who survived breast cancer but died in 1996 of complications from a stroke (died at age 83; see [[125] ]).Mary Roberts Rinehart , American writer; apparently survived breast cancer; (died at age 82; see [[126] ]).Susan Sontag , American author, initially diagnosed with advanced or metastatic breast cancer, but died of a form of leukemia traceable to the massive doses of radiotherapy and chemotherapy she had received decades earlier for her breast cancer; she was also diagnosed with a rare form of uterine cancer shortly before her death, which, however, did not appear to play any role in her demise (died at age 71; (see [[127] ]).
Elizabeth Agassi, mother of American tennis champion Andre Agassi (see [[128] ]).
Tami Agassi, author and sister of American tennis champion Andre Agassi (see [[129] ]).
Anastacia , American popular singer (see [130] ).Dame Eileen Atkins , esteemed British actress (see [[131] ]).Carol Martineau Baldwin, mother of American actors Daniel , Stephen , William , and Alec Baldwin , and foundress of the "Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center of the University Hospital and Medical Center at Stony Brook" (see [[132] ]).
Kaye Ballard , American actress (see [[133] ]).Brigitte Bardot , former French actress and current animal rights activist (see [[134] ]).Allyce Beasley , American TV/comedic actress (see [[135] ]).Shirley Temple Black , famous Oscar-winning American former child star & former U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia (see [[136] ]).Raelene Boyle , Australian athlete (see [[137] ]).Eileen Brennan , American actress (see [[138] ]).Nancy Brinker , American founder of the Susan G. Komen Foundation (see [[139] ]).Edward Brooke , African-American former U.S. Senator (see [[140] ]).Edna Campbell , African-American professional basketball star (see [[141] ]).Robin Carnahan , American politician, Missouri Secretary of State (see [[142] ]).Diahann Carroll , African-American actress, singer (see [[143] ]).Beth Nielsen Chapman , American singer-songwriter (see [[144] ]).Sheryl Crow , American singer/musician, who, as of February 24 , 2006 , is being treated for breast cancer (see [[145] ]).Fran Dalessandro, affiliated with the May Company ; left the company when she was diagnosed with breast cancer (see [[146] ])
Diana Douglas Darrid, British-American actress; ex-wife of Kirk Douglas ; mother of Michael Douglas (see [[147] ]).
Ruby Dee , African-American actress (see [[148] ]).Betty DeGeneres, American author and mother of American actress and TV host Ellen DeGeneres (see [[149] ]).
Simone de Oliveira , Portuguese actress and singer (see [[150] ]).Elizabeth Anania Edwards , American lawyer; wife of John Edwards (former U.S. Senator from North Carolina ; see [[151] ]).Julie Ege , Norwegian actress (see [[152] ]).Barbara Ehrenreich , American author/ethicist (see [[153] ]).Jill Eikenberry , American actress and wife of American actor Michael Tucker (see [[154] ]).Linda Ellerbee , American TV journalist (see [[155] ]).Belinda Emmett , Australian actress (see [[156] ]).Melissa Etheridge , American singer and prominent lesbian (see [[157] ]).Edie Falco , American stage and TV actress (see [[158] ]).Peggy Fleming , American Olympic champion figure skater (see [[159] ]).Betty Ford , former U.S. First Lady (see [[160] ]).Wenche Foss , Norwegian actress (see [[161] ]).Maria Friedman , British actress (see [[162] ]).France Gall , French singer and wife of late French composer Michel Berger (see [[163] ]).Christine Gregoire , American politician; current Governor of Washington State (see [[164] ]).Nanci Griffith , American singer/songwriter (see [[165] ]).Shelly Hamlin, American professional golfer (see [[166] ]).
Sheila Hancock , British actress and wife of the late British actor John Thaw (see [[167] ], [[168] ]).Julie Harris , legendary American stage actress (see [[169] ]).Heidi Heitkamp , North Dakota politician and lawyer (see [[170] ])Lydia Clarke Heston, former actress; wife of American actor Charlton Heston (see [[171] ]).
Darby Hickson , graphics designer; second Mrs. Karl Rove (see [[172] ]).Amy Hughes, mother of American Olympic champion figure skaters Sarah Hughes and Emily Hughes (see [[173] ]).
Laura Ingraham , American radio host/pundit (see [[174] ]).Molly Ivins , American journalist and author diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer (see [[175] ]).Kate Jackson , American actress (see [[176] ]).Ann Jillian , American actress, entertainer (see [[177] ]).Jennifer Jones , American Oscar-winning star actress (see [[178] ]).Susan Ryan Jordan, estranged mother of Meg Ryan ; Jordan is a 27-year survivor (see [[179] ]).
Janelle Kidman, mother of Australian actress Nicole Kidman (see [[180] ]).
Barbara Krueger, mother of American TV personality Kandace Krueger (see [[181] ]).
Sondra Locke , American actress (see [[182] ]).Adamari López , Puerto Rican actress; diagnosed in April, 2005 (see [[183] ]).Rue McClanahan , American TV/stage actress (see [[184] ]).Kylie Minogue , Australian singer, actress (see [[185] ]).Shelley Morrison , American actress; also battled lung cancer (see [[186] ]).Sharon Murphy, mother of American actress Brittany Murphy (see [[187] ] and [[188] ]).
Janet Napolitano , American politician, Governor of Arizona (see [[189] ]).Kitten Natividad , Mexican actress, (see [[190] ]).Jocelyn Newman , former Senator from the Australian Parliament for Tasmania ; treated successfully (see [[191] ]).Phyllis Newman, American TV and Broadway actress/singer; widow of American playwright Adolph Green (see [[192] ]).
Olivia Newton-John , UK/Australian singer/actress (see [[193] ]).Jerri Nielsen , American physician who famously treated herself for breast cancer while stuck in the South Pole after discovering a lump on her breast (see [[194] ]).Cynthia Nixon , American stage and TV actress (see [[195] ]).Sandra Day O'Connor , first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice (see [[196] ]).Siobhan O'Hanlon, former PIRA terrorist and Sinn Féin activist/politician (see [[197] ]).
Aimee Osbourne , UK-born daughter of British musician Ozzy Osbourne ; treated surgically in the UK (see [[198] ]).Nancy Priddy, mother of American actress Christina Applegate (see [[199] ]).
Nancy Reagan , former U.S. First Lady (see [[200] ]).Lynn Redgrave , British/American actress (see [[201] ]).M. Jodi Rell , American politician, Governor of Connecticut (2004); see [[202] ]).Kathleen Reynolds, wife of former Irish taoiseach, Albert Reynolds (see [[203] ]).
Wendy Richard , British actress (see [[204] ]).Cokie Roberts , American journalist (see [[205] ]).Dede Robertson, wife of American Christian evangelist Pat Robertson (see [[206] ]).
Margaretta Fitler Murphy Rockefeller aka Happy Rockefeller, American socialite and wife of the late former N.Y. Governor and U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller (see [[207] ]).Betty Rollin , American author, retired TV correspondent (see [[208] ]).Richard Roundtree , male African-American actor (see [[209] ]).Lynn Sherr, American writer and TV correspondent for ABC News (see [[210] ]).
Claire Shulman , former Borough President of Queens, New York City (see [211] ).Soraya , American-Colombian-Lebanese singer/songwriter (see [[212] ]).Jean Simmons , British-born U.S. actress (see [[213] ]).Carly Simon , American singer (see [[214] ]).Jaclyn Smith , American actress, businesswoman (see [[215] ]).Brett Somers , Canadian-born U.S. actress, TV personality -- open to dispute as the actress has denied she had cancer Suzanne Somers , American actress (see [[216] ]).Stephanie Spielman, wife of American NFL linebacker Chris Spielman (see [[217] ]).
Janet Stark, mother of American former tennis champion Jonathan Stark (see [[218] ]).
Koo Stark , American soft-porn actress who had a controversial relationship with Prince Andrew of the United Kingdom (see [[219] ]).Gloria Steinem , American feminist activist; stepmother of British actor Christian Bale (see [[220] ]).Lynne Stewart , controversial activist/American lawyer (see [221] ).Gloria Stuart , legendary American actress (see [[222] ]).Sarah Susanka, English architect and author (see [[223] ]).
Linda Tripp , former American Government employee and Monica Lewinsky 's former confidant (see [[224] ]).Ann Veneman , former head of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (see [[225] ]).Suzyn Waldman , American sports commentator (see [[226] ]).Marcia Wallace , American comedic actress (see [[227] ]).
