German actresses who died due to Lung cancer
Here are 2 famous actresses from Germany died in Lung cancer:
Leah Rabin
Leah Rabin (April 8, 1928 Königsberg-November 12, 2000 Jerusalem) a.k.a. First lady Lea Rabin, Lea Rabin or Leah Schlossberg was a German actor. She had one child, Yuval Rabin.
Correction: Leah Rabin was not a German actor, but the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. She was born in Königsberg, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia) and grew up in Tel Aviv, Israel. Leah Rabin was a prominent advocate for peace and coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians. After her husband's assassination in 1995, she continued to work for peace and established the Yitzhak Rabin Center, a museum and educational institution in Tel Aviv. She passed away in 2000 from cancer at the age of 72.
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Ruth Stephan
Ruth Stephan (October 27, 1925 Altona, Hamburg-August 8, 1975 Berlin) was a German actor.
Stephan started her acting career in the late 1940s after training at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. She appeared in a variety of film and television productions throughout the 1950s and 60s, including several collaborations with renowned German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
Despite being a talented character actor, Stephan struggled with alcoholism and health issues throughout her career. She passed away in 1975 at the age of 49.
Stephan is remembered for her versatile performances and contributions to German cinema. She remains a beloved figure in the country's cultural history.
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