Editing Peter Cushing (section)

==Death and legacy==
In May 1982 Cushing was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/12/obituaries/peter-cushing-actor-dies-at-81-known-for-playing-frankenstein.html|title=Peter Cushing, actor, Dies at 81; Known for Playing Frankenstein|date=12 August 1994|website=The New York Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118224300/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/12/obituaries/peter-cushing-actor-dies-at-81-known-for-playing-frankenstein.html|archive-date=18 November 2017}}</ref> He was rushed to [[Kent and Canterbury Hospital]], where his doctors determined he had twelve to eighteen months to live; however, Cushing recovered well enough to be released from the hospital,<ref>Cushing, p. 206</ref> and although his health continued gradually to decline, he lived another twelve years without any operative treatment or [[chemotherapy]]. During this period, he lived with Joyce Broughton and her family at their homes in [[Hartley, Sevenoaks|Hartley]], Kent.<ref>Cushing, p. 211</ref> 

In August 1994 Cushing entered himself into Pilgrims Hospice in Canterbury, where he died on 11 August at the age of 81.<ref name="Bangor" /><ref name="Kent">"[http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/Movie-star-Cushing_s-stamp-of-approval-newsinkent13623.aspx?news=local Movie star Cushing's stamp of approval] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614042509/http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/Movie-star-Cushing_s-stamp-of-approval-newsinkent13623.aspx?news=local |date=14 June 2008}}" (6 September 2008). ''Kent News''.</ref> In accordance with his wishes he had a low-profile funeral with family and friends, although hundreds of fans and well-wishers came to Canterbury to pay their respects. In January 1995 a memorial service was held in [[St Paul's, Covent Garden|The Actors' Church]] in [[Covent Garden]], with addresses given by [[Christopher Lee]], Kevin Francis, [[Ron Moody]] and [[James Bree (actor)|James Bree]].<ref>Cushing, p. 218</ref> 

In total, Cushing appeared in more than 100 films throughout his career.<ref name="Barker" /><ref name="Wogan" />

In an interview included on the [[DVD]] release of ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film)|The Hound of the Baskervilles]]'' (1959), Lee said of his friend Cushing's death: {{Blockquote|I don't want to sound gloomy, but at some point of your lives, every one of you will notice that you have in your life one person, one friend whom you love and care for very much. That person is so close to you that you are able to share some things only with him. For example, you can call that friend, and from the very first maniacal laugh or some other joke you will know who is at the other end of that line. We used to do that with him so often. And then when that person is gone, there will be nothing like that in your life ever again.<ref>{{Cite AV media|title=The Hound of the Baskervilles|year=1959|medium=DVD}}</ref>}} Several filmmakers and actors have cited Cushing as an influence, including [[Doug Bradley]], who played [[Pinhead (Hellraiser)|Pinhead]] in the [[Hellraiser (franchise)|''Hellraiser'' horror films]],<ref>Chibnall, p. 181</ref> and John Carpenter, who directed such films as ''Halloween'' (1978), ''[[Escape from New York]]'' (1981) and ''[[The Thing (1982 film)|The Thing]]'' (1982).<ref name="SWI56" /> The director [[Tim Burton]] and the actor [[Johnny Depp]] both said the portrayal of [[Ichabod Crane]] in ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' was intended to resemble that of Cushing's old horror film performances.<ref>Heard, Christopher (2001). ''Depp''. [[Toronto]], Ontario: [[ECW Press]]. p. 226. {{ISBN|1550224700}}.</ref><ref>Burton, p. 177</ref>

In 2008, fourteen years after his death, Cushing's image was used in a [[Great Britain commemorative stamps 2000–2009|set of stamps]] issued by [[Royal Mail]] honouring Hammer Studios films on the fiftieth anniversary of the release of ''Dracula''.<ref name="Kent" /> In 2013 Cushing was honoured by Royal Mail as one of ten individuals selected for their [[Great Britain commemorative stamps 2010–2019#2013|"Great Britons" commemorative postage stamp]] issue.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.royalmailgroup.com/en/press-centre/press-releases/royal-mail/royal-mail-celebrates-great-britons-with-launch-of-latest-special-stamp-collection/ |title=Royal Mail celebrates 'Great Britons' with launch of latest special stamp collection |date=17 April 2013 |publisher=Royal Mail |access-date=29 September 2022}}</ref>