Johnnie Cochran, R.I.P. "Cochran died at his home in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles of an inoperable brain tumor, according to his brother-in-law Bill Baker. His wife and his two sisters were with him at the time of his death.
"Cochran, his family and colleagues were secretive about his illness to protect the attorney's privacy as well as the network of Cochran law offices that largely draw their cachet from his presence. But Cochran confirmed in a Sept. 2004 interview with The Times that he was being treated by the eminent neurosurgeon Keith Black at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles."
posted by allaboutgeorge
on Mar 29, 2005 -
91 comments
Death in threes? Jonno pointed it out about six weeks ago, and I thought to myself that he was right. But man, the deaths are coming thick and fast now. The score, for those of us playing along at home, is: Musicians' deaths, 3 (
John Lee Hooker, Chet Atkins and
Joe Henderson), actors' deaths: 2 (
Carroll O'Connor, Jack Lemmon) and Net folks' deaths, 2 (
Jim Ellis and
Michael Hauben. (Boozoo Chavis' passing, noted by
fooljay, could be totted up in the musicians' column as well. Anthony Quinn and Joan Sims could go in the actors' column, if (like
harrycaul and
wackybrit, you were so inclined.)
posted by allaboutgeorge
on Jul 1, 2001 -
5 comments
