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Christopher Lee Death Facts: Age, Cause of Death, Birthday, Date of Death Tragedy!

Christopher Lee died at age 93, astounding. Check out the death cause, death date, and more facts about the circumstances surrounding movie actor Christopher Lee's death.

Biography - A Short Wiki

He became known for playing Count Dooku in Star Wars and Saruman in Lord of the Rings. Earlier in his career, he portrayed Count Dracula in Hammer Horror Films.

His step-cousin is the author of the James Bond spy novels, Ian Fleming. He married Birgit Kroencke in 1961 and he has a daughter named Christina. 

How did Christopher Lee die?

Christopher Lee's death was caused by heart failure.

Information about the death of Christopher Lee
Cause of deathHeart Failure
Age of death93 years
ProfessionMovie Actor
BirthdayMay 27, 1922
Death dateJune 7, 2015
Place of deathChelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Place of burialCremated, Ashes scattered, Specifically: Surrey Hills in England

Quotes

In 1956, the success of the Hammer films kick-started my career. That immediately gave me a name and a face to go with it. I will always be grateful to Hammer for that.

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The most important film I made, in terms of its subject and the great responsibility I had as an actor, was a film I did about the founder of Pakistan called ‘Jinnah.’

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We don’t always get the kind of work we want, but we always have a choice of whether to do it with good grace or not.

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It’s what you don’t see that keeps you on the edge of your seat in any kind of film – leave it to the imagination of the viewer.

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I associate heavy metal with fantasy because of the tremendous power that the music delivers.

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