Madeline Kahn - Illness and Death

Illness and Death

Madeline Kahn developed ovarian cancer in early 1999. She underwent treatment and continued to work on Cosby and married her long-time companion, John Hansbury, in October 1999. The disease spread rapidly and she died on December 3, 1999. Her body was cremated. A bench dedicated to her memory was erected in Central Park by her husband John Hansbury and her brother Jeffery.

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