WRITER LEBLANC DEAD AT 70; HAD WORKED AT GREEN SHEET.Byline: Orith Goldberg Staff Writer WODDLAND HILLS - Gerald ``Jerry'' Marcel LeBlanc, a Woodland Hills resident who authored seven books and worked for a number of newspapers during his career as a journalist, lost his battle with lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. and died Dec. 17, his wife said Wednesday. His death came one week before his 71st birthday. LeBlanc's journalistic endeavors included working in the late 1960s as a reporter for the Van Nuys News and Green Sheet, predecessor to the Los Angeles Daily News The Daily News of Los Angeles, also known as the Los Angeles Daily News, is the second largest circulating daily newspaper of Los Angeles, California. It is published by the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, which owns eight other Southern California newspapers . He worked as a West Coast correspondent for the Reuters news service and wrote for the Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. Evening Outlook and Metropolitan Sunday Newspapers Inc. LeBlanc also wrote for London newspapers and numerous magazines, said his wife of 36 years, Rena Dictor LeBlanc, 62. LeBlanc interviewed such Hollywood legends as Elizabeth Taylor Noun 1. Elizabeth Taylor - United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932) Taylor , Richard Burton Noun 1. Richard Burton - English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) Burton, Sir Richard Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton 2. , Debbie Reynolds For the Chief Veterinary Officer (UK) with a similar name, see . Debbie Reynolds (born April 1, 1932) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress, singer, and dancer. , Peter Lawford Peter Sydney Lawford (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 1984) was a British-born Hollywood actor, member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack," and brother-in-law to President John F. , Ann-Margret and Ronald Reagan, before the latter became president of the United States The head of the Executive Branch, one of the three branches of the federal government. The U.S. Constitution sets relatively strict requirements about who may serve as president and for how long. . After an interview with John Wayne, LeBlanc apparently stayed up all night chatting with the actor, his wife said. ``He was the most brilliant person I've ever known,'' his wife said. ``You could ask him about almost any subject and he could tell you about it. He was so well-read.'' LeBlanc was born Dec. 24, 1929, in Lynn, Mass. His passion for writing emerged after he joined the Navy at age 17. LeBlanc later attended Boston College and then Northwestern University's school of journalism. As an author, LeBlanc co-wrote a book on the Manson Family called ``Five To Die.'' The father of five also co-authored a book with his wife called ``Suddenly Rich,'' a book published in 1978 detailing what it feels like to become rich overnight. ``He was my soul mate,'' his wife said. ``We were each other's soul mates and that is what I will miss the most about him.'' In addition to his wife, LeBlanc is survived by his daughters Monique, 45, of Kihei, Hawaii; Mia, 35, of Sherman Oaks; and Marisa, 32, of Tarzana; and by his sons Jerry, 47, of Van Nuys, and Norman, 39, of Sparks, Nev. LeBlanc is also survived by his two brothers: Wilfred LeBlanc, 72, of Middlebury, Vt., and Ralph LeBlanc, 68, of Weld, Maine. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: LeBLANC |
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