Quincy Jones’ cause of death revealed to be pancreatic cancer
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Music legend Quincy Jones died earlier this month after a years-long battle with pancreatic cancer.
The 28-time Grammy Award winner’s cause of death was listed as the aggressive form of cancer, according to a death certificate issued by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and obtained by The Times. No other factors contributed to his death.
The 91-year-old, whose generation-spanning work shaped Michael Jackson’s solo career and included collaborations with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Diana Ross and the Weeknd, died Nov. 3 at his Bel-Air home. He was surrounded by his children, siblings and close family, his publicist, Arnold Robinson, said at the time. No cause of death was disclosed then.
Quincy Jones, who expanded the American songbook as a musician, composer and producer and shaped some of the biggest stars of the 20th century, has died at 91.
Robinson did not immediately respond Wednesday to The Times’ request for confirmation.
The Oscar-nominated composer and renowned music producer was laid to rest Sunday during a private funeral in Los Angeles, his family said. A larger, public memorial is being planned, but no date has been announced.
In a tribute to her father, “Parks and Recreation” alum Rashida Jones, one of his seven children, said that Jones’ legacy is making “everyone he ever met feel loved and seen.”
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“I’ll miss his hugs and kisses and unconditional devotion and advice. Daddy, it is an honor to be your daughter. Your love lives forever,” she wrote on Instagram.
Pancreatic cancer, known as the “silent killer,” is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths, accounting for 8% this year, according to statistics from the National Institutes of Health.
For the record:
12:56 p.m. Nov. 18, 2024A previous version of this story said Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin also died from pancreatic cancer. They died from pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor — a different, more rare type of cancer.
The aggressive cancer has been cited as the cause of death for several other luminaries, including “Ghost” and “Dirty Dancing” star Patrick Swayze, astronaut Sally Ride, former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, longtime “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, talk-show host Jerry Springer and The Times’ restaurant critic Jonathan Gold.
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