Editing Roddy McDowall (section)

==Death==
In April 1998, McDowall, a lifelong smoker, was diagnosed with lung cancer. Doctors told him the disease had spread over his body and was incurable. On 3 October 1998, at age 70, McDowall died of the disease at his home in Studio City, California.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/04/nyregion/roddy-mcdowall-70-dies-child-star-and-versatile-actor.html|title=Roddy McDowall, 70, Dies; Child Star and Versatile Actor|work=The New York Times|date=4 October 1998|access-date=2 November 2016|last1=Gussow|first1=Mel}}</ref> His body was [[cremated]] and his ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean on 7 October 1998, off Los Angeles County.<ref>Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 31331-31332). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.</ref> Dennis Osborne, a screenwriter, had cared for McDowall in his final months, and was quoted as saying, "It was very peaceful. It was just as he wanted it. It was exactly the way he planned."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160919030237/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/655317/Actor-Roddy-McDowall-dies-of-cancer.html "Actor Roddy McDowall dies of cancer"], ''Deseret News'', 4 October 1998.</ref>