Harry Nilsson's Death

Born (Birthday) June 15, 1941

Death Date January 15, 1994

Age of Death 52 years

Cause of Death Heart Attack

Place of Death Agoura Hills, California, United States

Place of Burial Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, California, United States

Profession Pop Singer

The pop singer Harry Nilsson died at the age of 52. Here is all you want to know and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Harry Edward Nilsson III came from a family of performers, with his paternal grandparents being Swedish circus performers and dancers. His Uncle John was a mechanic and a musician who helped his nephew develop his musical talents.

Nilsson, originally from Brooklyn, moved to Los Angeles in his teens to escape his family’s financial hardships. While working as a computer programmer at a bank, his interest in musical composition and close-harmony singing blossomed, and he got some of his songs recorded by various artists, including the Monkees.

He is known for “Everybody’s Talkin'” and “Without You”, both of which won Grammy Awards.

How did Harry Nilsson die?

Nilsson died at his home in Agoura Hills, California. He was 52.

Heart disease was cited as the cause by his agent, David Spero. He further mentioned that Mr. Nilsson had experienced a heart attack a year prior and had resumed recording only recently, completing work on an album just last Wednesday.

He was survived by his wife, Oona, and six children.

Harry Nilsson's grave
Harry Nilsson’s grave at the Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Cemetery In Westlake, California.

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"I do believe that most men live lives of quiet desperation. For despair, optimism is the only practical solution. Hope is practical. Because eliminate that and it's pretty scary. Hope at least gives you the option of living."

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"I was on acid and I looked at the trees and I realized that they all came to points, and the little branches came to points, and the houses came to point. I thought, 'Oh! Everything has a point, and if it doesn't, then there's a point to it."

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"I get nervous when they start shooting piano players."

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"It was just a typical London flat, but it was in a great neighborhood. It was across from the Playboy Club, diagonally. From one balcony you could read the time from Big Ben, and from the other balcony you could watch the bunnies go up and down."

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