How and when did actor robert shaw(jaws) die?!


Question: On 28 August 1978, while Shaw was in Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Ireland during the production of his final film, Avalanche Express, he felt chest pains while driving with his wife, Virginia. He told her he would get out and walk them off, but after 4 or 5 steps he collapsed and was pronounced dead 15 minutes later of a heart attack at the age of 51. A Wetherspoon's Pub has been named after him in his home town.


Answers: On 28 August 1978, while Shaw was in Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Ireland during the production of his final film, Avalanche Express, he felt chest pains while driving with his wife, Virginia. He told her he would get out and walk them off, but after 4 or 5 steps he collapsed and was pronounced dead 15 minutes later of a heart attack at the age of 51. A Wetherspoon's Pub has been named after him in his home town.

Cancer - wrong, heart attack, about a month ago I think - google it. RIP.

He died on the 28 August 1978 of an heart attack

A heart attack in Ireland.
He wanted to be cremated but as there were no crematoria in Eire then his remains were taken to Belfast.

He was eaten by a very big fish.

Birth: Aug. 9, 1927
Death: Aug. 28, 1978

Actor. Born Robert Archibald Shaw in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, one of five children of Thomas and Doreen Shaw. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London making his stage debut at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. He made an uncredited screen debut in the Alec Guinness vehicle, The Lavender Hill Mob in 1951. His first notable film appearance was From Russia with Love in 1964. He also appeared in such films as A Man for All Seasons in 1966 for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; The Sting in 1973; The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three in 1974; as the unforgettable Quint in 1975's Jaws; Swashbuckler in 1976; Force Ten From Navarone in 1978; and his final film, Avalanche Express in 1979. He was also well regarded as an author and playwright, his novel, The Sun Doctor, won the Hawthornden Prize in 1962; another, The Hiding Place, was filmed as Situation Hopeless - But Not Serious in 1965; his play, The Man in the Glass Booth, was made into a film in 1975. He had married three times and fathered nine children including the actor Ian Shaw. He succumbed to a sudden heart attack in Tourmakeady, Ireland at the age of 51. Shaw long told friends that he expected to die young and hoped to accomplish his goals early. (bio by: Iola)

Cause of death: Heart attack

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Posthumous reunions [?]:
Jaws


Burial:
Cremated, Ashes scattered.
Specifically: Ashes scattered near his home in Ireland

Record added: Jun 18 2002
By: Cinnamonntoast4



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