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Article: LORNE GREENE, 72; WAS PATRIARCH OF THE PONDEROSA ON 'BONANZA'
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- September 12, 1987
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Lorne Greene, who for 14 years
played the firm but gentle father to three strapping sons as Ben
Cartwright on television's "Bonanza," died Friday with his wife and
three children at his side. He was 72.
Mr. Greene died at Saint John's Hospital, where he underwent
abdominal surgery Aug. 19 for a perforated ulcer. While recovering,
he developed pneumonia, at times requiring an oxygen tank to help
him breathe.
"The cause of death is listed as respiratory arrest followed
by cardiac arrest," said Saint John's spokeswoman Mary Miller.
Mr. Greene's wife, Nancy, and children Charles, Linda and
Gillian were with him when he died, she said.
Services will be held ...