Jules Musings: October 2013

It really bugs me that Brain tumours/cancer have so little public awareness, and research into them has so little funding. Every one knows about pink ribbons and breast cancer. Everywhere you look there is something pink ribboned or breast cancer awareness/fundraising. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with the Pink Ribbon movement. Cancer council funding I also have no problem with, I have done both.

What drives me crazy is the fact that so many people have no clue about brain cancer. It isn't the "sexy" cancer. It receives very little publicity. There seem to be no celebrities advocating for it. Brain cancer kills more women on average than Breast Cancer and more children than any other cancer. So why the lack of awareness, funding and support?

This 258 high profile people who have had some form of brain tumour (malignant or benign) at some point in their lives. How many do you recognise?

"Badger" Bob Johnson	1931–1991	Ice hockey coach, won the 1991 Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL)	—	—
A. J. Croce	1971–	Singer-songwriter; son of singer-songwriter Jim Croce	—	—
Alan Berg	1934–1984	Liberal talk radio host in Denver, Colorado who broadcast his program on KOA. He was murdered in 1984; his story formed the basis of the Oliver Stone film Talk Radio.	—	—
Alan Clark	1928–1999	British Conservative politician, historian and diarist	—	—
Aleksandr Zinovyev	1922–2006	Logician, sociologist, writer of Russian literature and satirist	—	—
Alexandra Sestak	2002–	Daughter of Joe & Susan Clark Sestak	—	—
Alexis Smith	1921–1993	Canadian-born film, stage, musical theatre and television actress	Glioblastoma multiforme	—
Andrew Olle	1947–1995	Presenter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation	—	—
Angelo Bertelli	1921–1999	American football quarterback	—	—
Anne E. Jenns	1953–2000	Plant pathologist	—	—
Anya Taranda	1915–1970	Model, showgirl, actress and wife of songwriter Harold Arlen	—	15 months
Arlen Specter	1930–2012	U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania	Glioblastoma multiforme	20 months
Arrow (Alphonsus Cassell)	1949–2010	Montserrat soca singer-songwriter	—	1971–
Arthur "Weegee" Fellig	1899–1968	Photographer and photojournalist; works include stark black-and-white street photography	Meningioma	1997–2011
Arthur Kennedy	1914–1990	Stage and film actor; Tony Award winner	Metastatic tumor	—
Ash Lieb	1982	Artist, Comedian and Writer	—	—
Barbara Albright	1955–2006	Author of food and knitting books	—	—
Barney Kessel	1923–2004	Jazz guitarist who played with Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Elvis Presley, and The Beach Boys	—	3 years
Bebe Moore Campbell	1950–2006	Author whose books dealt with race and mental health issues	—	—
Ben Bowen	2002–2005	Huntington, West Virginia child who attracted media attention and fundraising efforts	—	2 years
Bert Convy	1933–1991	Stage, film and television actor/host	—	—
Bill Black	1926–1965	Rock and roll bass player; recorded with Elvis Presley during 1954–1958	—	—
Bill Haley	1925–1981	Leader of one of the first rock and roll bands, The Comets	—	Less than 18 months
Bill Williams	1915–1992	Movie actor who played Kit Carson in the 1950s TV series Adventures of Kit Carson	—	15 months
Bob Braham	1920–1974	One of the most highly decorated airman of the Royal Air Force in World War II	—	—
Bob Friend	1938–2008	Renowned British journalist and TV anchor with BBC and News Corporation.	—	—
Bob Marley	1945–1981	Reggae king	—	—
Bob O'Connor	1944–2006	Mayor of Pittsburgh	—	—
Bobby Bonds	1946–2003	Right fielder in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1981, primarily with the San Francisco Giants; father of Barry Bonds	—	—
Bobby Murcer	1946–2008	Major League Baseball player and broadcaster	—	—
Bobby Robson	1933–2009	A former association football player and England national football team manager	—	—
Bobby Van	1928–1980	Broadway musician and actor	Acoustic neuroma	2001–
Brian Glover	1934–1997	Actor, former professional wrestler and teacher	—	1995–
Brian MacLeod	1952–1992	Musician, songwriter and music producer; member of the bands Chilliwack and The Headpins	—	—
Buddy Rich	1917–1987	Jazz drummer and bandleader	—	1985–
Bueno de Mesquita	1918–2005	Comedian, actor and stage artist, known for his ability to make funny faces; suffered from lung cancer (probable metastasis)	—	—
Buster Merryfield	1920–1999	Actor who played Uncle Albert in the BBC comedy Only Fools and Horses	—	2 years
Carl Foreman	1914–1984	Screenwriter and film producer	—	—
Celia Cruz	1925–2003	Cuban salsa singer, Afro-Cuban music	—	—
Chaim Potok	1929–2002	Rabbi and author whose works included the 1967 novel The Chosen	—	—
Chakufwa Chihana	1939–2006	Trade unionist and politician	—	—
Charles Sheffield	1935–2002	Mathematician, physicist and science fiction writer	—	1 year
Charles Whitman	1941–1966	Ascended the University of Texas at Austin's 27-story tower in 1966, and shot passersby in the city and on the campus below before being shot dead by Austin Police. Tumor found on autopsy.	—	25 years
Chris O'Brien	1952–2009	Oncologist, surgeon, participant in Australian reality television programme RPA	—	—
Chuck Howard	1933–1996	Former producer at ABC Sports and winner of 11 Emmy Awards	Glioblastoma multiforme	8 months
Chuck Schuldiner	1967–2001	Former guitarist and singer for the band Death; former guitarist for Control Denied; influential figure in the development of death metal	Multiple meningioma	—
Clair Engle	1911–1964	United States senator from California. Late in his illness, he broke a filibuster and helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Wheelchair-bound and no longer able to speak, he raised his hand to his eye to signal his vote ("aye").	—	20 months
Clare Boothe Luce	1903–1987	American politician and diplomat; an editor, playwright, social activist and journalist	—	—
Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie	1933–2006	English cricketer	—	8 years
Craig "Ironhead" Heyward	1966–2006	American football running back who played in the NFL	—	6 months
Craig Shergold	1979–	Former brain cancer patient who received more than 33 million greeting cards, earning him a place in the Guinness Book of Records. He recovered fully.	—	15 months
Dan Curtis	1928–2006	Emmy Award–winning director and producer of television and film	—	4 months
Dan Duva	1951–1996	Boxing promoter behind more than 100 world championship bouts	—	—
Dan Quisenberry	1953–1998	MLB pitcher, mostly as a closer; pitched with "submarine" style	—	—
Davey von Bohlen	1975–	Musician and songwriter	—	6 years
David Hermelin	1936–2000	United States Ambassador to Norway	Glioma with astrocytoma cells	June 2005–September 2011
David M. Bailey	1966–2010	Contemporary Christian songwriter and musician	Glioblastoma multiforme	1 week
David Shaw	1943–2005	Los Angeles Times journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1991	Astrocytoma	About 6 years
Dawn Steel	1946–1997	First female top executive of a major Hollywood studio	—	Less than 1 year
Deke Slayton	1924–1993	One of the seven Mercury Seven astronauts	—	1993–
Dennis E. Fitch	1942-2012	American commercial airline pilot. Known for his actions that helped to save the lives of 184 of the passengers on board United Airlines Flight 232.	—	—
Dia DiCristino	1980–	Opera and Jazz singer; starred in the movie The Year of The Cyst, which was about her eleven brain surgeries.	Glioblastoma multiforme	15 months
Dick Howser	1936–1987	MLB shortstop and manager	—	—
Dick Wantz	1940–1965	Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the California Angels	—	—
Doris Tate	1924–1992	Activist in the victims' rights movement; mother of murder victim Sharon Tate	—	7 months
Duygu Asena	1946–2006	Author and activist for women's rights	—	—
Earl Strom	1927–1994	A basketball referee for 29 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and for three years in the American Basketball Association (ABA)	Meningioma	—
Édouard Brissaud	1852–1909	A physician and pathologist. his tumor was unsuccessfully operated on by Sir Victor Horsley.	Parasagittal meningioma	17 years
Eero Saarinen	1910–1961	Architect whose work included the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri	—	—
Eleanor Mondale	1960–2011	Cable television host on the E! network; daughter of former United States Vice President Walter Mondale	ATRT	1 year
Elizabeth Taylor	1932–2011	Academy Award–winning actor, star of numerous films	—	—
Emlyn Hughes	1947–2004	Association football player; European Cup winner of 1977; also known from the BBC television quiz show A Question of Sport	—	1 year
Enric Miralles	1955–2000	Architect whose works include the Scottish Parliament Building	—	2 years
Eric Liddell	1902–1945	Olympic gold medalist in track; portrayed in the film Chariots of Fire	—	—
Ethel Merman	1908–1984	Broadway singer and actress	—	18 months
Eugene Gordon Lee	1933–2005	Child actor who played Porky in the Our Gang (Little Rascals) comedies	—	—
Eva Hesse	1936–1970	Abstract sculptor	—	11 years
Ferdinand Preiss	1882–1943	Art deco sculptor who specialized in ivory and bronze	—	—
François Truffaut	1932–1984	Film director with over 25 films to his credit, including The 400 Blows	—	—
Frank Edward "Tug" McGraw	1944–2004	Major League Baseball pitcher; father of country music star Tim McGraw	—	—
Frank Patterson	1938–2000	Classically trained Irish tenor	malignant brain tumor	1 year
Frank Tejeda	1946–1997	United States House of Representatives from Texas	—	1989–
Frank Wills	1948–2000	Security guard who uncovered the break-in that led to the Watergate scandal	Metastatic tumor	—
Fred Conlon	1943–2005	Sculptor	At first deemed a non-malignant tumor, then determined to be malignant	Summer of 1959-January 1960
Frigyes Karinthy	1887–1938	Author, playwright, poet, journalist and translator	—	—
Fritz Von Erich	1929–1997	Wrestler and wrestling promoter of independent promotion World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW); patriarch of the Von Erich family	—	—
Gary Carter	1954–2012	Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher; Hall of Famer Played for Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants	—	—
Gene Siskel	1946–1999	Film critic for the Chicago Tribune; television partner of fellow critic Roger Ebert	—	—
George Gershwin	1898–1937	Jazz and classical music composer; co-writer of stage musicals and film scores	Metastatic tumor	Less than 1 year
George Harrison	1943–2001	Lead guitarist of the Beatles	—	—
Gerry Pencer	1945–1998	Chief executive officer of Cott Beverages. Pencer and his family became significant philanthropists of brain tumor research and medicine.	—	—
Gladys Marín	1941–2005	Political activist and former president of the Communist Party of Chile	Glioblastoma	July 1996 – October 2010
Glenn Roeder	1955–	English association football manager and former player	—	—
Greg Morris	1933–1996	African American television actor (Mission: Impossible series)	Meningioma	2000–
Gregg Burge	1957–1998	Tap dancer and choreographer	Glioblastoma	3 years
Heiko Herrlich	1971–	German association football player; Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League and Intercontinental Cup winner	—	—
Henry Kock	1952–2005	Horticulturist at the University of Guelph Arboretum	—	1975–
Henry Victor	1892–1945	Character actor (played "Hercules") in the 1932 film, Freaks	—	—
Hugh Cook	1956–2008	Author of fantasy series Chronicles of an Age of Darkness	—	2002–
Irene Ryan	c. 1902–1973	"Granny" from The Beverly Hillbillies. She was never told of her tumor, and died after suffering a stroke onstage while performing in Pippin on her Broadwaydebut.	—	1992–
Irish McCalla	1928–2002	Film and television actress, eponymous actor in the 1950s television series Sheena, Queen of the Jungle	—	—
Ivan Noble	1967–2005	BBC journalist and science writer who published columns about his experience with the illness; author of Like a Hole in the Head	—	2002–
J. Allen Hynek	1910–1986	Astronomer, professor, and ufologist	Astrocytoma of unknown variety,	1 month
Jack Brickhouse	1916–1998	Sports broadcast announcer	—	1996–
Jaime Milans del Bosch	1915–1997	Lieutenant General in the Spanish Army who was dismissed in 1981 for his role in the failed coup d'état of 23 February 1981 (23-F)	—	2 years
James Batten	1936?–1995	Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Knight-Ridder publishing.	Metastatic tumor	—
James Murphy	1967–	Heavy metal guitarist who played in several groups	—	Less than 2 years
James Weinstein	1926–2005	Socialist historian and journalist; founder and publisher of In These Times	—	—
Jean Crouch Thurmond	1926–1960	First wife of former Senator Strom Thurmond	—	40 years
Jean-Philippe Maitre	1949–2006	Politician and former President of the Swiss National Council	—	Less than 2 years
Jeff Winkless	1941–2006	Composer, television and voice actor	—	—
Jerry Paris	1925–1986	Actor and director; played Jerry Helper on The Dick Van Dyke Show	—	Less than 3 years
John Galsworthy	1867–1933	Nobel prize–winning novelist and playwright whose works include The Forsyte Saga	Metastatic tumor	—
John Hartson	1975–	Professional footballer	—	—
John Joseph O'Connor	1920–2000	Eleventh bishop (eighth archbishop) of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York	Glioblastoma multiforme	10 months
John Loder	1946–2005	Sound engineer, record producer and founder of Southern Studios.	Glioblastoma multiforme	—
John Mack	1926–2006	Principal oboist with the Cleveland Orchestra	—	—
John Prentice	1926–2006	Former association football player; Scotland national football team manager	Pituitary macro-adenoma	2001–
John Vlissides	1961–2005	Software scientist specialising in object oriented technology, design patterns and software modelling	—	1994–
John Vukovich	1947–2007	MLB infielder and third base coach	—	5 months
John Willie	1902–1962	Fetish photographer and bondage artist	—	—
Johnnie Cochran	1937–2005	Defense attorney, best known for being a member of the "Dream Team", during the infamous O.J. Simpson murder trial. Also defense attorney for the 1993 Michael Jackson child molestation case. Jackson settled the case with the accusing family.	—	—
Johnny Gunther	1929–1947	Teenage brain tumor patient, son of novelist John Gunther. His illness became the central theme of his father's book Death Be Not Proud.	—	—
Johnny Mercer	1909–1976	Songwriter and lyricist	—	—
Johnny Oates	1946–2004	MLB catcher and manager	—	—
Jon Bannenberg	1929–2002	Yacht designer.	Metastatic tumor	7 months
Joop den Uyl	1919–1987	Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1973 until 1977, as a member of the social democratic Labour Party (PvdA).	—	—
José María Buljubasich	1971–	Argentine association football goalkeeper	Pontine glioma	2 years
Joseph Maher	1933–1998	Irish-born stage actor, film and television character actor	—	1999–
Josh Gibson	1911–1947	Negro League baseball player; home run hitter with the highest career batting average in league history	Acorn-sized astrocytoma in thalamus	2 years, 5 months.
Judd Rose	1955–2000	Emmy Award–winning television news reporter, co-anchor of CNN Newsstand	—	2006–
Julia Somerville	1947–	Television news anchor and reporter who has worked for BBC News and ITN	Metastatic lung cancer	—
Junior Parker	1932–1971	Blues singer	—	—
Kai Winding	1922–1983	Trombonist and jazz composer	—	—
Kate Reid	1930–1993	Canadian actress of stage, film and television	Glioblastoma multiforme	1 year
Katherine Locke	1910–1995	Broadway actress in the late 1930s	—	5 months
Ken Brett	1948–2003	Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher; brother of Hall of Famer George Brett	—	1 month
Kevin Berry	1945–2006	Butterfly swimmer, Olympic gold medalist	—	—
Kevyn Aucoin	1962–2002	Make-up artist and photographer	—	1 year
Kim Perrot	1967–1999	Basketball player on the Houston Comets of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)	—	1997–
Kinuyo Tanaka	1909–1977	Japanese film actress and director	—	—
Lance Armstrong	1971–	Cycling champion who won the Tour de France seven consecutive times after diagnosis and treatment for testicular cancer that spread to his abdomen, lungs and brain	—	1 year
Lee Atwater	1951–1991	Chairman of the United States Republican National Committee	Glioblastoma multiforme	15 months
Lennart Meri	1929–2006	President of Estonia	—	—
Leonard Wood	1860–1927	Physician who served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army and Governor General of the Philippines	—	—
Linda Gary	1944–1995	Voice artist for Scooby-Doo and other animated series	—	—
Lois Kibbee	1922–1993	Actress who played Geraldine Weldon Whitney Saxon on the television soap opera The Edge of Night	Glioblastoma multiforme	—
Lou Gramm	1950–	Rock music vocalist and songwriter, lead vocalist for Foreigner	—	50 days
Lou Rawls	1933–2006	Soul, jazz, and blues singer; philanthropist	—	7 months
Lou Stathis	1952–1997	Writer, editor and critic	—	7 years
Louis Prima	1910–1978	Entertainer, singer, actor, and trumpeter known as the "King of the Swingers". He never recovered from an operation to remove a benign brain-stem tumor, which left him in a coma for nearly three years.	—	1 year
Lucia Popp	1939–1993	Operatic soprano	Central nervous system(CNS) lymphoma	—
Luther Allison	1939–1997	Blues guitarist	Growth hormone–secreting pituitary adenoma with apoplexy	1847–1894
Lyle Alzado	1949–1992	National Football League (NFL) football player; made public statements attributing his tumor to anabolic steroids, a claim not supported by medical research.	—	—
Lynda Lee-Potter	1935–2004	Columnist for the British newspaper Daily Mail	—	1993–2012
Lynn Kohlman	1946–2008	Fashion model, photographer, and author	Glioblastoma multiforme	5 months
Margaret Brown	1867–1932	Socialite, philanthropist, and activist; survivor of the Titanic disaster; portrayed in the 1964 film The Unsinkable Molly Brown and the 1997 film Titanic	—	1 year
Marie Fredriksson	1958–	Lead singer of the Swedish pop duo Roxette	—	3 months
Mark Ruffalo	1967–	American film actor. The operation to remove the benign tumor caused him temporary partial paralysis.	—	—
Marshall McLuhan	1911–1980	Canadian Communications theorist and educator	Glioma	Less than 1 month
Martin Kemp	1961–	Actor and former pop musician who is in the band Spandau Ballet	—	—
Martin McGrady	1946–2006	American Track and Field athlete, world record holder in the indoor 600 yard dash for 26 years	—	—
Mary Hayward Weir	1915–1968	Steel heiress and socialite	—	—
Mary Shelley	1797–1851	Author of Frankenstein; wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley	—	—
Matt Cappotelli	1979–	Professional wrestler	—	Less than 1 year
Maurice Colclough	1953–2006	Rugby player, part of England's Grand Slam–winning team in the 1980 Five Nations Championship	—	Less than 1 year
Max Abraham	1875–1922	Physicist and contemporary of Einstein and Lorentz	—	—
Maxwell Scott Anderson	1956–2010	Psychologist, activist, documentary filmmaker and contemporary of Robert Eads	Glioblastoma multiforme	20 months
Mendes Ribeiro	1954-	Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply	—	—
Meredith MacRae	1944–2000	Television actress and host	glioblastoma multiforme	2 1⁄2 years
Michelle Stafford	1965–	Actress, played Phyllis Summers Abbott Newman on the soap opera The Young and the Restless	—	—
Mike Synar	1950–1996	U.S. Representative from Oklahoma	—	—
Mo Mowlam	1949–2005	Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	CNS lymphoma	—
Nick Sanborn	1935–1999	Automobile racer	Metastatic tumor	1996–
Norman Levinson	1912–1975	Mathematician	Oligoastrocytoma	2008–2011
Otto Klemperer	1885–1973	Conductor; father of actor Werner Klemperer	—	—
Owen Merton	1887–1931	Post-Impressionist painter, primarily in watercolor landscapes and seascapes	—	—
Pat Kavanagh	1940–2008	British literary agent	—	—
Pat Paulsen	1927–1997	Comedian who featured in the Smothers Brothers television show in the 1960s	—	6 years
Patrick Cargill	1918–1996	British film and television actor who had been in ill-health since being treated for a brain tumor and died a year later. Initially, his death was blamed on a hit-and-run accident.	—	2006–
Paul B. Henry	1942–1993	Evangelical Christian, professor of political science, and politician	Astrocytoma	2 years
Paul Feyerabend	1924–1994	Philosopher of science	Astrocytoma	2006-
Pete Rozelle	1926–1996	NFL commissioner	Glioblastoma Multiforme	—
Peter Law	1948–2006	Welsh politician, independent Member of Parliament (MP) and AM.	—	—
Peter May	1929–1994	An English cricketer who played for Surrey, Cambridge University and England	—	—
Philip Iverson	1965–2006	Expressionist painter	Primary brain tumor	—
Pío Pico	1801–1894	Last Mexican governor of California; suffered from Acromegaly between at least 1847 to 1858, followed by selective pituitary tumor apoplexy with reversal of all tumor manifestations and survival to 1894	—	4 years
Pola Negri	1894–1987	Polish-American silent movie actress, played numerous femme fatale roles. Refused treatment; died of pneumonia.	—	—
Preston Robert Tisch	1926–2005	Businessman; former Postmaster General and half-owner of the New York Giants	Pituitary gland	2004–
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent	1906–1968	Member of the British Royal Family	Metastatic tumor	2009–
Rainer Ptacek	1951–1997	Guitarist, singer and songwriter	Chordoma	8 years
Ray Bumatai	1952–2005	Musician, comedian and voice actor	Germinoma	2000–
Raymond Bonham Carter	1929–2004	Banker who became a director of S. G. Warburg & Co. and the father of actress Helena Bonham Carter. He became quadriplegic and partially blind after an operation to remove a non-cancerous brain tumor.	—	18 months (2005–2007)
Raymond Carver	1938–1988	Short-story writer and poet	—	1 year
Reginald Lewis	1942–1993	CEO of TLC Beatrice International Holdings Inc, the first African-American-run company to have over $1 billion in annual sales.	—	15 months
Reginald Lisowski	1926–2005	Professional wrestler; known as "The Crusher"	—	4 months
Renato Pagliari	1940–2009	Italian-born British singer famous for the 1982 Christmas number-one Save Your Love	—	2 months
Rene Rivkin	1944–2005	Stockbroker convicted for insider trading	—	—
Rhodes Fairbridge	1914–2006	Geologist and expert on climate change	—	10 years
Richard Burns	1971–2005	Race car driver, Rally world champion	—	—
Richard Chelimo	1972–2001	Track champion from Kenya; former 10,000 meter world record holder	—	—
Richard Greene	1918–1985	Actor who appeared in more than 40 movies and in the British television series The Adventures of Robin Hood	—	Less than 5 months
Richard Jordan	1938–1993	Actor of stage, screen and film	—	—
Richard Wild	1912–1978	Former Chief Justice of New Zealand (1966–1978)	—	—
Robert Evander McNair	1923–2007	Governor of South Carolina	Glioblastoma multiforme	9 months
Robert Forward	1932–2002	Physicist and science fiction writer	Glioblastoma multiforme	3 years
Robert Moog	1934–2005	Inventor of the modern music synthesizer	—	19 months
Robert Müller	1980–2009	Professional (Deutsche Eishockey Liga) ice hockey goaltender.	Glioblastoma multiforme	3 years
Robert Novak	1931–2009	Political pundit	Metastatic (lung cancer)	—
Robert Stone	1956–2005	A rugby league player and official who played for the St. George Dragons	—	—
Robert W. Funk	1926–2005	Academic theologian; author and founder of the Jesus Seminar	Astrocytoma	9 months
Ross Davidson	1949–2006	Actor who played Andy O'Brien in the BBC soap opera EastEnders	—	—
Ruben Kruger	1970–2010	South African rugby union player; member of the Springboks team that won the 1995 Rugby World Cup, portrayed in the film Invictus	—	2003–
Russell Watson	1966–	English tenor who has released popular albums of operatic-style songs	—	—
Sam Bottoms	1955–2008	Actor who played in the movies Apocalypse Now and The Last Picture Show	—	5 months
Sam Sneed	1968–	A record producer and rapper	—	—
Sandy Duncan	1946–	Tony Award–nominated Broadway actor, television actress	—	17 months
Sandy West	1959–2006	Musician, singer-songwriter and drummer	—	—
Scott Hamilton	1958–	Figure skater and Olympic gold medalist	—	—
Sergio Franchi	1926–1990	Italian-American tenor	—	18 months
Seve Ballesteros	1957–2011	Spanish golfer; winner of five major championships	—	1 month
Seyni Kountché	1931–1987	Nigerian military officer who led a 1974 coup d'état that deposed the government of Niger's first president, Hamani Diori; ruled the country as military head of state from 1974 to 1987	Pituitary gland tumor	—
Simon Jeffes	1949–1997	Guitarist, composer and arranger; member of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra	Glioblastoma	8 months
Slim Pickens	1919–1983	Rodeo clown turned film actor (Dr. Strangelove)	—	—
Stan Zemanek	1947–2007	Australian radio broadcaster and television personality; presented a night-time show on the radio station 2UE	—	—
Stephen Knight	1951–1985	Author who was known for his books criticising the Freemasons. He started having seizures in 1977 and in 1980, agreed to take part in a BBC documentary TV program Horizon on epilepsy. The producers arranged for a brain scan, which showed up a tumor. This was removed but returned in 1984 and despite further surgery he died in 1985.	—	—
Susan Bergman	1957–2006	Author of numerous books including the 1984 work Anonymity and unfinished novel Buried Life	Glioblastoma multiforme	2002–2008
Susan Hayward	1917–1975	Academy Award–winning film actress	Clear cell Meningioma	—
Tammi Terrell	1945–1970	Soul/R&B/Motown Singer, duettist with Marvin Gaye on "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and other hit singles. Also toured with James Brown.	—	—
Ted Husing	1901–1962	Pioneer radio sportscaster	—	—
Ted Kennedy	1932–2009	United States Senator	—	11 days
Ted Mulry	1947–2001	Singer, songwriter and musician who formed the band Ted Mulry Gang (TMG).	—	—
Terence McKenna	1946–2000	Writer and counterculture figure	—	—
Terry Hoeppner	1947–2007	Indiana University, Miami (Ohio) University head football coach	—	2 years
Thomas Donaldson	1945–2006	Mathematician and cryonics advocate	Glioblastoma multiforme	3 years
Thomas W. Steed	1904–1973	Military officer in the United States Army Air Corps and United States Air Force. During World War II, he commanded the 456th Bomb Group (Heavy) throughout its combat service.	—	—
Thor Heyerdahl	1914–2002	Marine biologist who embarked on Kon-Tiki expedition and other journeys that reproduced ancient technology and demonstrated the feasibility of ancient sea migrations.	Metastatic tumor	—
Tim Gullikson	1951–1996	Champion doubles tennis player alongside his twin brother Tom; coach of Pete Sampras	—	—
Timothy Reuter	1947–2002	Historian who specialized in the study of medieval Germany	—	6 to 9 months
Tom Cheek	1939–2005	Radio broadcaster who announced Major League Baseball games for the Toronto Blue Jays	—	4 months
Tony Anholt	1941–2002	Actor with various television credits, including Space: 1999, The Protectors and Howards' Way	—	—
Trumbull Stickney	1874–1904	Swiss-born American poet	—	13 months
Veronica Geng	1941–1997	Writer, humorist and former editor of The New Yorker	right parietal-occipital glioblastoma multiforme	15 months
Victor Maddern	1926–1993	Supporting actor on film	—	—
Walter Johnson	1887–1946	Right-handed pitcher in MLB; one of the first five members of the Hall of Fame	—	5 weeks
Wayne Goss	1951–	Former Premier of Queensland, Australia	—	5 years
Wayne Maki	1944–1973	Vancouver Canucks player in the NHL	—	—
Wayne Osmond	1951–	Singer, second oldest of the performing Osmond brothers	Glioblastoma multiforme	Less than 1 year
Webster Young	1932–2003	Jazz trumpeter and cornetist.	—	—
Werner Stocker	1955–1993	Bavarian Film Award (Bayerischer Filmpreis) for Best Young Actors shared with Dana Vávrová for Herbstmilch; featured role in television's Highlander: The Series	Glioblastoma multiforme	2 1⁄2 years
William "Cat" Anderson	1916–1981	A jazz trumpeter who played with Duke Ellington's orchestra	—	2 years
William Bright	1928–2006	Linguist who specialized in Native American and South Asian languages and descriptive linguistics; father of Susie Bright	—	—
William Finn	1952–	Tony Award–winning Broadway songwriter; wrote the show A New Brain, which was about his experiences.	—	Less than 3 months
William J. Casey	1913–1987	Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	—	3 months
William S. Donaldson	1945–2001	United States Naval Aviator; founder of the Associated Retired Aviation Professionals (ARAP); a critic of the U.S. government's TWA flight 800 investigation	—	46 days
William Vaughn Moody	1869–1910	Dramatist and poet	—	10 months
Wilma Rudolph	1940–1994	Olympic gold medalist in track	—	—
Zachary Scott	1914–1965	American film actor; specialized in villains (Mildred Pierce)	—	—

How is it that there is no celebrity face for Brain Tumours? There are many patients, survivors, supporters, families and friends, everyday people, fighting for awareness and a cure. Can anyone give us a hand?

Jules Musings

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

2 years 8 months

Saturday, October 12, 2013

NOT a Bucket List

Thursday, October 10, 2013

The not sexy cancer.

About Me

Brain Tumour Links

Blog Archive