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1. Lon Chaney Jr. died in 1973 from heart and liver failure complicated by beriberi (a lack of vitamin B1 in his diet). Two years earlier he appeared in his final movie in a supporting role as Groton, a puppy-loving mentally-challenged lethal mute manservant to Dr. Frankenstein. What was the name of the movie?
2. Just before he ended his life with an acute overdose of sedatives and alcohol in 1964, Alan Ladd filmed his last role in a movie released shortly after his death the same year. He played Nevada Smith, a down-and-out actor and long-time friend and eventual enemy of a ruthless tycoon. What was the name of the movie?
3. Long-time character actor Vic Morrow died in a helicopter crash on the set of his final movie in 1983. He played Bill Conner, a prejudiced man who learns what it is to be the target of bigotry and racism. What was the name of the movie?
4. The day after his 66th birthday, Walter Huston was felled for good by an aortic aneurysm in 1950. His last appearance in a movie was released later that year. He played, T.C. Jeffords, a wealthy and arrogant cattle baron with an iron fist and a steely daughter. What was the name of the movie?
5. In 1973 cancer took Edward G. Robinson's life. That same year he gave his final motion picture performance as Sol Roth, an aging police researcher trying to uncover the link between a brutal murder and a synthetic food product. What was the name of the movie?
6. Lee Marvin was struck down by a heart attack one year after he appeared in his final role in 1986. He played Colonel Nick Alexander, a leader of an elite band of commandos called in to take back a jetliner hijacked by Lebanese terrorists. What was the name of the movie?
7. George Burns passed away due to a cardiac arrest at age one-hundred in 1996. Two years earlier he made his final movie appearance in a cameo role. He played Milt Lackey, a hundred year old stand-up comedian cracking jokes at a radio station as bedlam occurred all around him. What was the name of the movie?
8. In 1989, the same year that breast cancer ended Bette Davis' time on earth, she appeared in her final role as Miranda Pierpoint, a witch who causes calamity when she marries into a family. What was the name of the movie?
9. Eight years before Elvis Presley succumbed to the ravages of superstardom, he performed in his final acting role in a non-concert movie. He played Dr. John Carpenter, a young doctor working in a slum trying to connect with his patients, who falls in love with a nun. What was the name of the movie?
10. The year before she died from an epidural hematoma following a skiing accident in 2009, Natasha Richardson had a supporting role in her final movie, playing Mrs. Kingsley, a headmistress at a boarding school exasperated by a spoiled, rich and troubled American student. What was the name of the movie?
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