Therapy has helped me a lot in my life. He was in his early 70s. According to The Associated Press, Rabe said that she dealt with the disease courageously, quietly and privately, "and made it into an opportunity for her children to grow and be human.". "I like going to different places and I like doing a different scene every day. She played a valium addict and documentarist in I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1981), written by David Rabe, her husband. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. . But really, of course, its not.[37] The following year, she was a conservative Supreme Court justice in First Monday in October, a comedy with Walter Matthau. Im not bad.. [4] . Get the latest news, events and more from the Los Angeles Times Book Club, and help us get L.A. reading and talking. It was a kind of need for power at a young age that masks insecurity.. The Associated Press contributed to this report. . A star of both the large and small screens, she was twice nominated for the Academy Award as Best Actress. Try again. Jill Clayburgh (April 30, 1944 - November 5, 2010) was an American actress known for her work in theater, television, and cinema. In his review from The New York Times, Howard Thompson wrote, "As the harassed engaged couple, two newcomers, Charles Pfluger and Jill Clayburgh, are as appealing as they can be. Mother, Julia Clayburgh, was a former theatrical production secretary to. "[34] Starting Over earned her a second Oscar and Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Jill Clayburgh died of chronic lymphocytic leukemia on November 5, 2010, in Salisbury, Connecticut. Jasons death came less than three weeks after Ireland, with Bronson at her side, took part in a tulip-planting ceremony dedicating a Garden of Hope in New Yorks Central Park in tribute to cancer victims. Clayburgh had chronic lymphocytic leukemia for more than 20 years and dealt with it privately before dying from it at her home in Lakeville, Connecticut, on November 5, 2010. Notably, Clayburgh developed the same type of cancer her character had in this film, succumbing to it in 2010. . Why is it OK for men to go around topless when some of them have bigger boobs than many women? - IMDb Mini Biography By: Tom McDonough Family (3) Trivia (20) Gave birth to her first child at age 38, daughter Lily Rabe, on 6/29/82. Thats a shame, The bedrooms and boardrooms of the rich and loathsome all in a media-business book, Travis Bickle, meet Toni Morrison, in a socially probing, fiercely fun debut novel, Scott Adams says he was using hyperbole: America being programmed to see race first, 10 books to add to your reading list in March, For the soul of Black history, a podcaster-author looked past the same old stories, How MIT scientists fought for gender equality and won, Sign up for the Los Angeles Times Book Club, Desperate mountain residents trapped by snow beg for help; We are coming, Sheriff says, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Best coffee city in the world? "[12], Clayburgh attracted attention when she appeared in the Broadway musical The Rothschilds (197072) which ran for 502 performances. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. You're just sitting there going, 'Oh, my God. [25] Clayburgh's performance garnered some of the best reviews of her career: Roger Ebert called the film "a journey that Mazursky makes into one of the funniest, truest, sometimes most heartbreaking movies I've ever seen. To me, says Bergstein. Clayburgh died Friday surrounded by family at her home in Lakeville, Conn., according to her husband, Tony Award-winning playwright David Rabe. And, she said, We may find out that he had broken down and taken drugs again. "[29] Bertolucci was especially impressed with her work, having complimented her ability "to move from one extreme to the other in the same shot, be funny and dramatic within the same scene. . The first was Bernardo Bertolucci's La Luna (1979), which she made in Italy. She appeared on TV shows including Dirty Sexy Money and was nominated for two Emmys: for best actress in 1975 for her work on Hustling and for her guest turn on Nip/Tuck on FX in 2005. Who knows when the last pill you took will put you over the top?. The cause was chronic leukemia, with which she had lived for 21 years, her husband, the playwright David Rabe, said. Failed to delete memorial. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Jill Clayburgh I found on Findagrave.com. Writing for the Christian Science Monitor, John Beaufort wrote, "Jill Clayburgh's Gilda is not merely sexy and volatile. Tom McDonough, Other Works Mostly, you just get a call. Ms. Clayburghs other films include Semi-Tough (1977), opposite Mr. Reynolds; Its My Turn (1980), opposite Michael Douglas; First Monday in October (1981), opposite Walter Matthau, in which she played the first woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court; and Im Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982), based on the memoir by Barbara Gordon about a driven career womans addiction to valium. Her father was Albert Henry "Bill" Clayburgh, a manufacturing executive. Stop if you are. That's nothing. In her we see intelligence battling feeling reason backed against the wall by pushy needs. In her we see intelligence battling feeling reason backed against the wall by pushy needs.. To use this feature, use a newer browser. (1988) and Fear Stalk (1989), where she portrayed a budding cartoonist in the former and a strong-willed soap opera producer in the latter, before playing an investigator studying a child-abuse case in Unspeakable Acts (1990). This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. She was 66. Ally McBeal's Mum Jill played the role of Jeannie, the mother of Ally . By the end of 2006, Clayburgh played a wistful eccentric in what was her last stage appearance, The Clean House (200607) on off-Broadway, and was praised for her "goofy lightness" by The Post Gazette.[65]. Drag images here or select from your computer for Jill Clayburgh memorial. A figure in black, she stood at graveside with other mourners behind the chairs set out for the family. Upon her death she was cremated and her ashes are in the possession of the family. . Nicknamed the Walking Man, the Silver Lake physician walked 20 to 30 miles in his neighborhood each day. Two years ago, Ireland and Jason found his birth mother, Vicky, a dramatic encounter she describes in Life Lines. She told them: that their sons father was a drug dealer and heroin addict who died of an overdose; that Jasons grandfather was an alcoholic. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Youre just sitting there going, Oh, my God. He almost single-handedly won five consecutive games for the. Sun 7 Nov 2010 13.22 EST. She then went on to play Desdemona opposite James Earl Jones in the 1971 production of Othello in Los Angeles, and had another Broadway success with Pippin (197275), which ran for 1,944 performances. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Clayburgh was born in New York City, the daughter of a Protestant mother and a Jewish father. The same disease was portrayed by her as the character in the film "Griffin and Phoenix." Our mission is to get Southern California reading and talking. She was nominated for several Academy Awards. Nov. 6, 2010— -- Hollywood and Broadway actress Jill Clayburgh has died at the age of 66 after fighting a 21-year battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Quotes by Jill Clayburgh Resend Activation Email. In 1999, "Entertainment Weekly" named her one of Hollywood's 25 greatest actresses. It happens that I used to spend much of my time thinking about CLL; it was the focus . (1986), with multi-talented child actress Elisabeth Harnois, but her excellent performance was largely ignored by critics, who opted to give the credit for the thriller's success to the performance of the precocious, six year old Harnois.After the late 1980s, Jill worked mainly in television and low-budget films, and also had a leading role in the drama Never Again (2001), with Jeffrey Tambor.Jill was married to playwright David Rabe, with whom she had two children, including actress Lily Rabe.Jill Clayburgh died of chronic lymphocytic leukemia on November 5, 2010, in Salisbury, Connecticut. 13 April 1999: y03. People saw a different dimension. Dont even think you can flirt with it.. The actor Jill Clayburgh, who has died of leukaemia aged 66, was one of the brightest female stars of the 1970s, yet was somewhat forgotten in the decade that followed . Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61179847/jill-clayburgh. She was entranced seeing Jean Arthur play Peter Pan on Broadway, and she and a school friend concocted their own dramatics every day at home. Place of death. Dandy Don played for the Dallas Cowboys before becoming a broadcaster. On the stage, she can be dazzling, but the camera isn't in love with her -- she doesn't seem lighted from within. There was nothing I could have done right now, there was nothing anyone could have done., Jason, she said, hoped Life Lines would make people see how evil the drugs were, what damage they did not only to the person that took them but to the entire family. She said she hoped his death might tell others: Dont get started on drugs. Her many television credits include guest appearances on Law & Order, The Practice and Nip/Tuck, and a recurring role on Ally McBeal as Allys mother, Jeannie. Its a runaway thing. Reviewing that film in The Times, Janet Maslin wrote, Miss Clayburgh delivers a particularly sharp characterization thats letter-perfect during the first part of the story. She added, Her Marilyn is all wrong for Phil thats what makes their affair so unexpectedly touching and gives the story so much life.. Some of these include a small role in The Telephone Book (1971) and Portnoy's Complaint (1972), Tiger on a Chain (1973), Shock-a-bye, Baby (1973) and 1974's The Terminal Man, opposite George Segal. Jill Clayburgh, whose Broadway and Hollywood acting career stretched through the decades, highlighted by her Oscar-nominated portrayal of a divorcee exploring her sexuality in the 1978 film "An Unmarr A celebration of my life. I do best with characters who are coming apart at the seams. The longtime Hollywood production designer shared Oscar nominations for best art direction on the films Fiddler on the Roof, Gaily, Gaily, North by Northwest and The Shootist. He was awarded an honorary Academy Award in 2008. Clayburgh died November 5, 2010, at age 66. The Wedding Party was filmed in 1963 (during which Clayburgh was at Sarah Lawrence) but not released until six years later. [33], Her second and last film of 1979 was Alan J. Pakula's Starting Over, a romantic comedy with Burt Reynolds and Candice Bergen. Failed to report flower. After her 1966 graduation, Clayburgh headed for Boston, where she joined the Charles Playhouse and met and began a five-year relationship with Al Pacino, who was appearing in the companys production of America Hurrah. Thanks for your help! Bol was a 7-foot-6 curiosity when he was drafted in 1985 by the then-Washington Bullets. Try again later. (1986) as a divorce who gets revenge on her ex-spouse, and Miles to Go (1986). Quotes " [67][68][69][70], Clayburgh dated actor Al Pacino from 1967 to 1972. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City. I came to honor my son, she said softly. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Jill Clayburgh (61179847)? Their minds inform their faces. Fox, Margalit and Dennis Hevesi contributed reporting. Her other Broadway credits included far more successful shows, among them the Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick musical The Rothschilds (1970), opposite Hal Linden; the Stephen Schwartz musical Pippin (1972), opposite John Rubinstein; and a 1984 revival of Nol Cowards Design for Living that also starred Frank Langella and Raul Julia. Jill Clayburgh Born: 30-Apr - 1944 Birthplace: New York City Died: 5-Nov - 2010 Location of death: Lakeville, CT Cause of death: Cancer - Leukemia Remains: Cremated Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States Executive summary: Starting Over You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. The cause was chronic leukemia, with which she had lived for 21 years, her husband, the playwright David Rabe, said. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. In 1991, Clayburgh earned decent reviews for her role as English actress and singer Jill Ireland in the television biopic Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story[42][43][44][45][46][47][48] (1991), which detailed Ireland's struggle to beat cancer and to help her adopted son get past his heroin addiction. He was 87. This is one of the reasons why the cause of death and every other detail was made public so that everyone would have a brief . . In 1969, she starred in an off-Broadway production of the Henry Bloomstein play Calling in Crazy, at the Andy Warhol-owned Fortune theatre. I would have kept on helping and helping throughout the rest of his life, and mine. [14][41], After Shy People, Clayburgh took on a series of roles in the television films Who Gets the Friends? Cause of death. Paternal granddaughter of Albert (1863-1946), born in New York, and Alma (ne Lachenbruch) Clayburgh (1881-1958), born in Pennsylvania. People think about me, This wonderful lucky woman, shes got it all, she told The Times in 1982. "[14], Clayburgh was praised for her performances in the TV movies Hustling (1975), in which she played a prostitute, and The Art of Crime (1975). She returned to off-Broadway as a falsely convicted mother-of-two in Bob Balaban's production of The Exonerated (200204) with Richard Dreyfuss. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. "[21], In 1977, she had another hit with Semi-Tough, a comedy set in the world of American professional football, which also starred Burt Reynolds and Kris Kristofferson. [63] Still, Clayburgh's performance drew praise and the New York Times critic Ben Brantley lauded "her winning way with dialogue that can make synthetic one-liners sound like filigree epigrams. She refused for the lead role in "Norma Rae" which was later on played by Sally Field. [15][16] "It changed my career, Clayburgh said. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. JILL CLAYBURGH EMERGES BRIGHTLY FROM A TEMPORARY ECLIPSE: [FINAL EDITION, C]. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Date of Death: November 5, 2010. Because both Gable and Lombard are still very much alive in their films on television and in repertory theaters, there is difficulty in responding to Mr. Brolin and Miss Clayburgh in any serious way. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. November 6, 2010 / 12:23 PM Clayburgh died at her Connecticut home from leukemia, which she had lived with for more than two decades, the Times said, citing her husband, playwright David Rabe. [52][53] She also played Kitty Menendez, who was murdered by her sons, in Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders (1993), a role which Variety perceived to be "incomplete, but that has more to do with the script than Clayburghs performance. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Being an American citizen, she holds American Nationality. "I guess people look at me and they think I'm a ladylike character," said Clayburgh, "but it's not what I do best. Oh, God. Verify and try again. [4] Clayburgh never got along with her parents and began therapy at an early age: "I was very rebellious as a teenager, aside from having an unhappy, neurotic childhood. Born April 30, 1944 Died November 05, 2010 Cause of Death Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Biography Read More Twice nominated for an Oscar, actress Jill Clayburgh personified the joys and pitfalls of the newly liberated woman of the 1970s in films like "An Unmarried Woman" (1978), "Starting Over" (1979) and "I'm Dancing As Fast as I Can" (1982). She played Marilyn Holmberg, a teacher who embarks on a relationship with Phil, a newly divorced man played by Burt Reynolds. Jill Clayburgh, who became a feminist icon with her performance in "An Unmarried Woman," has died. She was one of the best known female movie stars of the 1970s, with Academy Award-nominated lead roles in An Unmarried Woman . "[50] This performance led the New York Times to write that her small-screen work was "a sign of the times: older actresses accustomed to playing strong roles are finding their best work [in film] on television. [15] Clayburgh agreed to star in this film because she felt that "most great roles explore something that is socially taboo. Add to your scrapbook. The native of Canada, who seemed perfectly cast as a handsome leading man when he came to Hollywood in the 1950s, had career-changing roles in the Airplane! and Naked Gun comedies. Ms. Clayburgh made her Broadway debut in 1968 in The Sudden & Accidental Re-Education of Horse Johnson, a play starring Jack Klugman that ran for five performances. I guess people look at me and they think Im a ladylike character, Ms. Clayburgh told The New York Times in 1982. She was 66 years old when she died. Occupations. Drugs will kill you, she said. . Jill Clayburgh was renowned for her portrayal of strong women in 1970s Hollywood movies, in particular 'An Unmarried Woman' for which she received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination. [14], Alongside then-rising stars Ral Julia and Frank Langella, Clayburgh returned to Broadway for a revival of Nol Coward's Design For Living (198485), directed by George C. Scott, which ran for 245 performances. Jill . There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. She was a two-time Best Actress Academy Award nominee and won the Best Actress Award at the 1978 . In more than one respect, Miss Clayburgh grasps the deeper as well as the more superficially amusing aspects of her dilemma. Her last Broadway appearance, in 2006, was in a revival of Barefoot in the Park at the Cort Theater, with Tony Roberts and Amanda Peet. Most recently she portrayed matriarch Letitia 'Tish' Darling in ABC's 2007 series "Dirty Sexy Money" and will appear in the upcoming film "Love and Other Drugs," where she plays the mother of Jake Gyllenhaal's character. In September, pinch-hitting for Ireland, he had taped Inside Edition. On that segment, which aired Wednesday, he said: A drug addict doesnt really mean to hurt other people. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? He was 91. Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for murders of wife and son, Biden had cancerous skin lesion removed last month, doctor says, White supremacist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes kicked out of CPAC, Tom Sizemore, actor known for "Saving Private Ryan" and "Heat," dies at 61, Biden team readies new advisory panel ahead of expected reelection bid, House Democrats unhappy with White House handling of D.C.'s new criminal code, Vast majority of U.S. homes are unaffordable to the average buyer. She thinks the trigger might have been Ritalin, prescribed when he was a small boy to control hyperkinesia. She was surrounded by her family when she died at her home in Lakeville, Conn., he said. [71] She married screenwriter and playwright David Rabe in 1979. Graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1966 with a bachelor in theater. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Their struggles were cushioned slightly by Clayburghs $200-a-month trust fund, and they soon made the move to a mice-infested walk-up in New York. "[7] Her performance in the TV film eventually earned her an Emmy nomination; she later said it revitalised her career. Jill Clayburgh, an Oscar-nominated actress known for portraying strong, independent women, died on Friday at her home in Lakeville, Conn. She was 66. Im too old. Then he and Valentine McCallum, the brother born nine months after Jason was adopted, sat on folding chairs before Jasons rose-blanketed casket, and, on guitars accompanied by a violin, played a song written by Valentine, a rock musician. She was 66. Jill Clayburgh, an Oscar-nominated actress known for portraying strong, independent women, died on Friday at her home in Lakeville, Conn. She was 66. NA. Weve updated the security on the site. That was when Irelands doctor had delivered the chilling news: Her cancer, which had come back after three years, had metastasized. / CBS NEWS, First published on November 6, 2010 / 12:23 PM. He refused interviews for years and published his last story in 1965. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. His mandate: instill stability and restore the institutions credibility in the art world. I was saddened yesterday to learn of the death of Jill Clayburgh.The 66 year old actress died on Friday in her Connecticut home. Clayburgh played Barbara Jane Bookman, who has a subtle love triangle relationship with both Reynolds and Kristofferson's characters. For her performance as Erica, a New Yorker who must right herself after her husband leaves her for another woman, Ms. Clayburgh was nominated for an Academy Award. Despite her success on Broadway, it was film acting that really excited Clayburgh: "One of the things I like about the movies is the adventure of it," she said. She had begun a drastic, debilitating course of chemotherapy and radiation. I, as a drug addict, never meant to hurt anybody. And he appealed to others, Dont do (drugs). "Sure, Marilyn Monroe was great, but she had to play a one-sided character, a vulnerable sex object. Quotes "I don't theorize too much. This is a carousel with slides. Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, Best Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Drama, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast, Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Ensemble, "Jill Clayburgh Biography - Yahoo! Her role in Titanic earned her an Academy Award nomination. "There was practically nothing for women to do on the screen in the 1950s and 1960s," Clayburgh said in an interview with The Associated Press while promoting "An Unmarried Woman" in 1978. I wasn't very good at it. After appearing in Ben Gazzara's Beyond the Ocean (1990), which was shot in Bali, and the unreleased Pretty Hattie's Baby (1991), she became typecast as an attractive maternal figure: she was the long-missing matriarch in Rich in Love (1992), a wheelchair-user mom in Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland (1993) and Eric Stoltz's single mother in Naked in New York (1993). ., In Jasons case, Ireland is convinced, It was his DNA, it was genetic. Cause of Death. The cause was chronic leukemia, her husband, playwright David Rabe told the press. She seemed destined for a comeback after appearing in Where Are the Children? Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. We didnt know his father was a drug addict, she said. Her father was vice president of two large companies and her mother was a secretary for Broadway producer David Merrick. The Associated Press is an independent, not-for-profit news cooperative headquartered in New York City. Her appeal to the audience is in her addled radiance; she seems so punchy that we're a little worried for her. She received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her breakthrough role in Paul Mazursky 's comedy drama An Unmarried Woman (1978). There was a problem getting your location. Besides Mr. Rabe, whom she married in 1978, Ms. Clayburgh is survived by a daughter, the actress Lily Rabe, who is starring in the Broadway production of The Merchant of Venice, now in previews at the Broadhurst Theater; a son, Michael; a stepson, Jason; and a brother, James. Her mother had English, distant Welsh, and remote Dutch, ancestry. Jason was a willful child, always testing the limits, but, Ireland wrote, he had a straight-through connection to my heart.. From the start, Jason was the odd child out among the seven reared by Ireland and Bronson--his two by his first marriage, her three with McCallum, a daughter they had together and the daughter of a friend adopted unofficially when her mother died. Hustling was a departure for her: "Before I did Hustling I was always cast as a nice wife. She gave a sensitive performance in the 1978 dramatic comedy film An Unmarried Woman. He was 58. He made his acting debut in Rebel Without a Cause in 1955 and later directed the counterculture classic Easy Rider. He later descended into years of drug and alcohol abuse but made a comeback in 1986 with his Oscar-nominated role in . She and Bronson had returned by chartered plane. In early 1985, another call to the Vermont farm--a bucolic retreat that Ireland calls my favorite place in the whole world--had shattered their lives. If youre married, they just assume youre happy.. Oops, something didn't work. It tells the story of two ill-fated middle-aged characters who both face a terminal cancer diagnosis and have months left to live. She died in Lakeville Family Husband David Rabe, American screenwriter She married with David Rabe (79), in 1979. Her paternal great-great-great-grandfather, Maj. Benjamin Nones, fought in the American Revolution. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Her first grandchild was born via daughter. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Wood joined the J. Paul Getty Trust after revelations about questionable expenditures and controversies over antiquities. Jill Clayburgh was 34 and David Rabe was 38 years old. Oh, God. There was an error deleting this problem. She was cast as Grace Bolton on the CBS soap Search for Tomorrow, but she mainly toiled Off-Broadway for $56 a week as Pacinos movie career began to take off. Born April 30, 1944, in New York, Clayburgh came from a privileged family. The former U.S. representative from Chicago was the powerful chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and a foe of President Reagans policies. . Both David McCallum, Jasons legal father, and Bronson, the man who has been his father figure during a 21-year marriage to Ireland, helped carry the casket up the hillside to the burial plot. Try again later. He was 27. We do know that they didnt find any needle marks, any traces, on him., She had worried that he was becoming addicted to painkillers prescribed to relieve the leg cramps that were a result of years of drug abuse. In her role in "An Unmarried Women," released at the height of the late-1970s sexual revolution, Clayburgh portrayed a divorcee exploring her sexuality and new identity after her 16-year marriage falls apart. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and hall of fame inductees huge voice and emotive tenor influenced a generation of rock, R&B and pop singers. Was among the first generation of 7'0s actresses--including. In 1969, Clayburgh made her screen debut in The Wedding Party, written and directed by Brian De Palma. Her grandmother, Alma Clayburgh, was a prominent socialite and opera singer. Try again later. More successful was The Busy World is Hushed (200506) on off-Broadway, where she replaced Christine Lahti and played a widowed Episcopal minister and scholar. According to ABC news and the LA Times among other reports, she'd had chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) for 21 years.
