Famous People Who Died B4 Age 40 (Part 04)

Carole Lombard (Age: 33)

Actor - Plane crash - 1942

Chris Farley (Age: 33)

Comedian/actor - Overdose of cocaine and heroin - 1997

Darryl Kile (Age: 33)

Major League Baseball pitcher - Coronary heart disease - 2002

John Belushi (Age: 33)

Comedian/actor - Overdose of cocaine and heroin - 1982

Sam Cooke (Age: 33)

Soul musician - Homicide - 1964

Charlie Parker (Age: 34)

Jazz saxophonist - Pneumonia and ulcer, brought on by drug abuse - 1955

Dana Plato (Age: 34)

Actor - Prescription drug overdose - 1999

Jayne Mansfield (Age: 34)

Actor - Auto accident - 1967

Andy Kaufman (Age: 35)

Comedian/actor - Lung cancer - 1984

Josh Gibson (Age: 35)

Negro League baseball player - Stroke - 1947

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Famous People Who Died B4 Age 40 (Part 03)

Hank Williams (Age: 29)

Country musician - Heart attack, possibly due to an accidental overdose of morphine and alcohol - 1953

Andy Gibb (Age: 30)

Singer - Heart failure due to cocaine abuse - 1988

Jim Croce (Age: 30)

Singer/songwriter - Plane crash - 1973

Patsy Cline (Age: 30)

Country music singer - Plane crash - 1963

Sylvia Plath (Age: 30)

Poet and author - Suicide - 1963

Brian Epstein (Age: 32)

Beatles manager - Drug overdose - 1967

Bruce Lee (Age: 32)

Martial arts actor - Possible allergic reaction - 1973

Cass Elliot (Age: 32)

Singer - Heart attack brought on by obesity - 1974

Karen Carpenter (Age: 32)

Singer and musician - Cardiac arrest from anorexia nervosa - 1983

Keith Moon (Age: 32)

Rock drummer - Overdose of medication - 1978

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Famous People Who Died B4 Age 40 (Part 02)

James Dean (Age: 24)
Actor -- Auto accident -- 1955

Otis Redding (Age: 26)
Soul singer -- Plane crash -- 1967

Brian Jones (Age: 27)
British rock guitarist -- Drug-related drowning, possibly homicide -- 1969

Janis Joplin (Age: 27)
Rock/soul singer -- Heroin overdose -- 1970

Jim Morrison (Age: 27)
Rock singer -- Heart attack, possibly due to drug overdose -- 1971

Jimi Hendrix (Age: 27)
Rock guitarist/singer -- Asphyxiation from sleeping pill overdose -- 1970

Kurt Cobain (Age: 27)
Grunge rock singer/guitarist -- Gunshot and lethal dose of heroin, presumed suicide -- 1994

Reggie Lewis (Age: 27)
Basketball player -- Heart attack -- 1993

Brandon Lee (Age: 28)
Actor -- Accidental shooting on the set of The Crow -- 1993

Shannon Hoon (Age: 28)
Rock singer -- Drug overdose -- 1995

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