Brendan Gallagher: No-one is immune to this awful disease
A list of notable individuals from various fields and countries had one thing in common.
- American photographer Eddie Adams
- Japanese karate master Hideyuki Ashihara
- Icelandic actor Edda Heiorun Backman
- American politician Marc Basnight
- American actors Katharine Balfour and Robert Webber
- Belgian singer and TV personality Bea Van der Maat
- New South Wales cricketer Bob Vidler
- Renowned American Czech mathematician Robin Thomas
- Aussie tennis player and coach Brad Drewett
- Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich
- Irish broadcaster Colm Murray
- British Oscar winning actor David Niven
- Former Chinese leader Mao Zedong
No-one is immune to this awful disease
Author's summary: Notable individuals from various fields and countries share a commonality.