4. Jean Harlow – Kidney Failure
Jean Harlow was one of the most talented and sexiest actresses of the 1930s. One of MGM’s top leading ladies, she starred in several critically acclaimed films including Red Dust (1932),Dinner at Eight (1933), Reckless (1935), and Suzy (1936). While filming the 1937 film Saratoga opposite Clark Gable, Harlow began to complain of fatigue, nausea, water weight, and abdominal pain. While shooting a scene in which her character had a fever, Harlow was clearly feeling much worse than her character and asked Gable to take her back to her dressing room in between takes. Several days later, it was discovered by Dr. Leland Chapman that she was in the end stages of kidney failure and was hospitalized. She slipped into a coma and died on June 7, 1937 at just 26 years old.
3. Redd Foxx – Heart Attack
Born Jon Elroy Sanford, Redd Foxx became a household name due to his off-colour stand up comedy routines throughout the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. His series of comedy albums quickly became cult classics, and he is credited as one of the first black comedians to perform for a white audience on the Las Vegas Strip. His career also included starring roles in the sitcoms Sanford and Son (1980-1981) and The Royal Family (1991-1992). While taking a break from The Royal Family rehearsals on October 11 1991, Foxx collapsed from a heart attack and repeatedly begged co-star Della Reese to get his wife. He died in the hospital that evening at age 68.
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