Cause of Death: Emphysema

Emphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath due to over-inflation of the alveoli (air sacs in the lung). In people with emphysema, the lung tissue involved in exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) is impaired or destroyed.

The following celebrities died from the cause: Emphysema.

Jerry Reed Death Cause and Date

Jerry Reed

Walter Brennan Death Cause and Date

Walter Brennan

Johnny Winter Death Cause and Date

Johnny Winter

Gene Tierney Death Cause and Date

Gene Tierney

Johnny Carson Death Cause and Date

Johnny Carson

John Agar Death Cause and Date

John Agar

Hugo Van Lawick Death Cause and Date

Hugo Van Lawick

Al Capp Death Cause and Date

Al Capp

Spike Jones Death Cause and Date

Spike Jones

Sammi Smith Death Cause and Date

Sammi Smith

Beah Richards Death Cause and Date

Beah Richards

Ernest Tubb Death Cause and Date

Ernest Tubb