Death
Shaw died of a heart attack on 28 August 1978 in Ireland after completing filming of Avalanche Express. He was 51 years old. His remains were cremated and his ashes scattered near his home in Ireland. A stone memorial to him was unveiled there in his honour in August 2008.
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