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  1. Gilda Radner - Wikipedia

    Gilda Susan Radner (June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an American actress and comedian. Radner was one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live …

  2. The Tragic Death Of SNL Star Gilda Radner At Just 42

    Nov 15, 2025 · A comedian who was part of the original cast of Saturday Night Live, Gilda Radner died in 1989 at the age of 42 from ovarian cancer.

  3. Gilda Radner Cause of Death: How Did She Die & How Old Was She? - Heavy

    May 10, 2021 · Radner died on May 29, 1989, at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. The comedy legend was just 42-years-old when she passed away from ovarian cancer with her husband, actor …

  4. Examining Gilda Radner’s Final Days in ‘Autopsy: The Last Hours Of…’

    Jul 16, 2020 · The 42-year-old comedy legend Gilda Radner entered Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on May 17, 1989, and died three days later of ovarian cancer.

  5. Gilda Radner | Biography, Characters, Death, & Facts | Britannica

    Dec 3, 2025 · Gilda Radner (born June 28, 1946, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.—died May 20, 1989, Los Angeles, California) was an American comedian and actress known best for the wacky characters …

  6. 'Saturday Night Live' star Gilda Radner dies at 42 | AP News

    Gilda Radner, a star in the early "Saturday Night Live" comedy show who died at age 42 after a lengthy battle with cancer, talked about confronting "the Big C" in her forthcoming autobiography.

  7. Inside The Heartbreaking Death Of Gilda Radner, The SNL

    Despite treatment and the removal of a tumor, Gilda Radner died in 1989. This is the sad story of her death, which Wilder has claimed could have been prevented. Born on June 28, 1946, in Detroit, …

  8. Read Gene Wilder's Heartbreaking Essay About Wife Gilda Radner's Death

    No where was his passion for fighting cancer more apparent than in his 1991 guest column for People Magazine, in which he spoke openly and honestly about the death of his third wife, “Saturday...

  9. Death of comedian Gilda Radner at 42 - Jewish Women's Archive

    May 20, 1989 · After a year of reemission, Gilda Radner's cancer reemerged, and she died on May 20, 1989. In addition to her comedic legacy, Radner's death helped to sharpen the movement for cancer …

  10. THE GRAVES OF GENE WILDER & GILDA RADNER - YouTube

    He had been diagnosed three years before his death but kept knowledge of his condition private. His body was cremated and his ashes spread in the garden of his beloved Connecticut home.