Celebrities who died of dementia: 59 Photos
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Top 15 Celebs Died and Suffered From Dementia
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Here's a list of just a few of the more well-known people with Alzheimer's or another kind of dementia.
- Eddie Albert (1906–2005) ...
- Charles Bronson (1921-2003) ...
- Glenn Campbell (1936–2017) ...
- Perry Como (1912-2001) ...
- Aaron Copland (1900–1990) ...
- James Doohan (1920–2005) ...
- Peter Falk (1927–2011) ...
- Estelle Getty (1923–1998)
One of the most famous people to receive a dementia diagnosis in recent years was Bruce Willis.
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Award-winning singer and actor Steve Lawrence died at 88 years old on Thursday due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. Lawrence was born in Brooklyn and enjoyed decades of success as one half of the iconic singing duo Steve & Eydie.
Tony Bennett. Indeed she was. He looked expressionlessly into my eyes before returning wordlessly to his book. Tony Bennett has Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of age-related dementia.);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(5gHGZvm2LoiOwPAP_sTk2Qw__44,
Bruce Willis' former wife, Demi Moore, posted on Instagram about his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, known as FTD. The type of dementia affecting the actor Bruce Willis is just one of several forms that dementia can take.