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Death. A long-time cigar smoker, Harry Carey died in 1947 at the age of 69 from coronary thrombosis, which is believed to have been aggravated by a bite from a black widow spider a month earlier. [12] However, more reliable sources refute the arachnid anecdote listed in contemporary Associated Press reports.
Carey Jr. was married to Marilyn Fix from 1945 until her death in 2009. He had three children with her, Harry Carey III, Melinda Carey, and Timothy Carey. Carey Jr. was a recipient of the Golden Boot Award in 1989 for his contributions to the western genre.
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Harry Carey died on September 21, 1947, the causes of his death given as emphysema, lung cancer and coronary thrombosis. When he was interred in the Carey family mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York, clad in a cowboy outfit, over 1,000 admirers turned out for the funeral.
- January 16, 1878
- September 21, 1947
Harry Carey Jr.'s wife posted the circumstances of Harry Sr.'s demise on the Internet: "Though reported as such in books, Harry Sr. was never bitten by a black widow spider. He died from a combination of lung cancer and long ongoing emphysema from cigarettes, and pneumonia as a young man.
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- The Bronx, New York, USA
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- Brentwood, California, USA
Dec 29, 2012 · Character actor Harry Carey Jr, who appeared in nine of Hollywood director John Ford's classic Westerns, has died at the age of 91. He died peacefully of natural causes in the seaside town of Santa Barbara, California, surrounded by family members, said his daughter, Melinda Carey. "No cancer or nothing, he just got old.
Survivors included his wife, the former actress Marilyn Frances Fix Carey (died 25 April 2017); a son, Thomas; two daughters, Melinda and Patricia; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son Steven Carey, who died in 1989.
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Dec 29, 2012 · Harry Carey Jr., a venerable character actor who was believed to be the last surviving member of director John Ford’s legendary western stock company, died Thursday. He was 91.
