Allen, Gracie, 58, actress; heart attack (August 27, 1964)
Allen lived with an George Burns, an inveterate cigar smoker, for 38 years; she had a long history of heart problems.
Ambrose, Stephen E., 66, historian; lung cancer (October 13, 2002)
Band of Brothers, The Good Fight, Nothing Like it in the World
Armstrong, Louis, 74, musician, heart attack (July 6, 1971)
Armstrong, a smoker, advertised Camels.
Arnaz, Desi, actor, lung cancer (December 2, 1986)
Astor, Mary, 81, actress; emphysema (September 24, 1987)
The Maltese Falcon
Baldwin, James, 63, author, esophageal cancer.(November 30, 1987)
Go Tell it on the Mountain; The Fire Next Time
Ball, Lucille, actress, aortic (Helen Gurley Brown claims cause of death was "smoking-induced lung cancer")
I Love Lucy Lucy & Ricky Call for Philip Morris
Bankhead, Tallulah, 65, actress; lung cancer or emphysema (December 12, 1968)
The Blue Angel
Barger, Carl, President, Florida Marlins; aortic aneurysm (December 9, 1992)
Barker, George Granville, 78, English Poet; emphysema (October 31, 1992)
Basie, William "Count", 79 Band Leader; pancreatic cancer (1984)
smoker; advertised camels
Becaud, Gilbert, 74 Singer; cancer (December 17, 2001)
Et maintenant (What Now My Love?)
Bel Geddes, Barbara, 82, Actress; lung cancer (August 8, 2005)
First "Maggie" in " Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway; Miss Ellie Ewing, "Dallas"
Benson, Renaldo "Obie", 69, Singer; lung cancer (July 1, 2005)
The lung cancer was discovered when he had a leg amputated several weeks before because of circulation problems
The Four Tops "Baby I Need Your Loving,'' ''Reach Out (I'll be There),'' ''I Can't Help Myself,'' ''Standing in the Shadows of Love.'' Wrote
"What's Goin' On?"
Benny, Jack, 80, comedian/violinist; pancreatic cancer (December 26, 1974)
Benaderet, Bea, 62, TV actress; emphysema/lung cancer (October 13, 1968)
Beverly Hillbillies, Burns & Allen, Petticoat Junction, Betty Rubble's voice in The Flintstones
Bernstein, Leonard, 72, composer, conductor; heart attack due to lung failure (October 14, 1990)
Miss Kitty on Gunsmoke;
At 48, Blake, once a 2-pack a day smoker, had a malignant tumor removed from her tongue; she re-learned how to speak, toured for the American Cancer Society, and fought oral cancer until her death 12 years later. President Reagan presented her with the ACS's "Courage Award" in 1984. Dr. Nishimura contributed his information in a 1991 UPI item.
Blakey, Art,71, jazz drummer and band leader; lung cancer (1990)
Blass, Bill,79, fashion designer; throat cancer (June 12, 2002)
Brand, Neville,71, actor; emphysema (1992)
Bogart, Humphrey, 57, actor; cancer of the esophagus (January 14, 1957)