7 days ago · Robert Mitchum (born August 6, 1917, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.—died July 1, 1997, Santa Barbara county, California) was an American film ...

Jul 2, 1997 · The Associated Press reported that he had been suffering from emphysema for more than a year and was told in the spring that he had lung cancer.

Jul 1, 1997 · He had emphysema and lung cancer. Critics praised the actor for his "easy physical grace." For many, he appeared as a man to be reckoned with ...

After a lifetime of heavy smoking, Robert Mitchum died on July 1, 1997, of lung cancer and emphysema. He was survived by Dorothy, his childhood sweetheart ...