Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born on June 23, 1940, in the St. Bethlehem section of Clarksville, Tenn., 45 miles north of Nashville, and grew up in Clarksville.
John Candy dies. The larger-than-life comedic star John Candy dies suddenly of a heart attack on this day in 1995, at the age of 43. At the time of his death, he was living near Durango, Mexico, while filming Wagons East, a Western comedy co-starring the comedian Richard Lewis.
Was John Candy's death drug related? I found that he had risk of heart failure due to obesity, smoking, and perhaps sleep apnea. But, could not find confirmation that drug abuse, perhaps cocaine, was substantiated in the cause of death. A lack of information perhaps due to dying in Durango, MX. Follow. 4 answers 4.