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John sadly died on March 4, 1994, leaving behind a wife and kids. He died suddenly and was on a movie set in Durango, Mexico at the time, filming what would become his final movie, Wagons East.
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John Franklin Candy was born on Halloween in 1950 in Ontario, Canada. His parents were working-class and his father died suddenly of a heart attack when he was just five years old. His father’s heart condition and his own obesity would continue to be perilous themes in his life. Throughout school, Candy was a formidable football player and hoped to...
The night before he died, John Candy reached out to several people. He called his co-stars and his children, who had no idea it would be the last time they would ever hear their father’s voice. “I was nine. It was a Friday,” his son Chris recalled. “I remember talking to him the night before he passed away and he said, ‘I love you and goodnight.’ A...
Before John Candy died, his comedic skills, openness, and humility made him beloved by all audiences. “I think that’s what draws people into a lot of those characters, you felt for them,” explained his son Chris. “And that is something he came into the world with, that vulnerability.” Hollywood icons like Steve Martin and John Hughes also struggled...
Candy died in his sleep at the age of 43, on March 4, 1994, in Durango City, Mexico, while filming Wagons East; a spokeswoman said that Candy's cause of death was a heart attack. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] He tended to binge eat in response to professional struggles [ 50 ] and weighed more than 300 pounds (140 kg) at some points in his life. [ 49 ]
Mar 5, 1994 · Stephanie Pond Smith, a spokeswoman for Carolco Pictures in Los Angeles, said that Mr. Candy died in his sleep at his residence near Durango, Mexico, during the filming of "Wagons East," a...
Aug 23, 2024 · Comedian John Candy starred in several iconic films during the '80s and '90s before his tragic death in 1994. Here's what we found out about him afterward.
Mar 15, 2023 · The news of John Candy's death on March 4, 1994, was universally shocking. He was only 43-years-old — far too young for anyone to assume he was close to dying. At the time of his death, Candy was filming his last movie in Mexico, the 1994 film Wagon's East .
Nov 13, 2009 · The comedic star John Candy dies suddenly of a heart attack on March 4, 1994, at the age of 43. At the time of his death, he was living near Durango, Mexico, while filming Wagons East, a...
