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She was a lifelong heavy smoker since age 16. She suffered a stroke in 1995 and remained in ill health for five years. Julie London passed away on October 18, 2000. This day was also the death of actress Gwen Verdon who was a year older than London.
On November 22, 1916, 40 year old Jack London died of gastrointestinal uremic poisoning. He had been suffering from a variety of ailments, including a kidney condition, but up to the last day of his life he was full of bold plans and boundless enthusiasm for the future.