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==Illness and death== [[File:DennisHopperSideMar10.jpg|thumb|Hopper at a ceremony to receive a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] on March 26, 2010, two months and three days before his death]] On September 28, 2009, Hopper, then 73, was reportedly taken by ambulance to an unidentified Manhattan hospital wearing an oxygen mask and "with numerous tubes visible".<ref>{{cite news| author=Kate Stanhope| title=Dennis Hopper Hospitalized in New York| url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/dennis-hopper-hospitalized-1010368/| work=TV Guide| date=September 29, 2009| access-date=June 2, 2022| archive-date=December 13, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213041155/http://www.tvguide.com/news/dennis-hopper-hospitalized-1010368.aspx| url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 2, he was discharged after receiving treatment for dehydration.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dennis Hopper released from hospital |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hopper/dennis-hopper-released-from-hospital-idUSTRE58T75E20091001 |website=Reuters |access-date=June 2, 2022 |date=October 1, 2009 |archive-date=June 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603005543/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hopper/dennis-hopper-released-from-hospital-idUSTRE58T75E20091001 |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 29, 2009, Hopper's manager Sam Maydew reported that he had been diagnosed with advanced [[prostate cancer]].<ref>[http://www.today.com/id/33543972 Dennis Hopper's manager reports prostate cancer diagnosis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914220628/http://www.today.com/id/33543972 |date=September 14, 2020 }}. [[Associated Press]]. October 29, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2010.</ref> In January 2010, it was reported that Hopper's cancer had [[Metastasis|metastasized]] to his bones.<ref>Lee, Ken (January 15, 2010). [https://people.com/celebrity/dennis-hopper-files-for-divorce/ Dennis Hopper files for divorce] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603005543/https://people.com/celebrity/dennis-hopper-files-for-divorce/ |date=June 3, 2022 }}. People. Retrieved June 2, 2022.</ref> On March 18, 2010, he was honored with the 2,403rd star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in front of [[Grauman's Egyptian Theatre]] on [[Hollywood Boulevard]].<ref>Staff (March 18, 2010). [http://www.pr-inside.com/hopper-to-be-honored-on-hollywood-r1783445.htm Hopper to be Honored on Hollywood Walk of Fame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531152952/http://www.pr-inside.com/hopper-to-be-honored-on-hollywood-r1783445.htm |date=May 31, 2012 }}. PR Inside.com. Retrieved May 29, 2010.</ref> Surrounded by family, fans, and friends—including [[Jack Nicholson]], [[Viggo Mortensen]], [[David Lynch]], and [[Michael Madsen]]—he attended its addition to the sidewalk six days later.<ref>Duke, Alan (March 26, 2010). [http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/26/dennis.hopper/index.html Dennis Hopper attends Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108044140/http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/26/dennis.hopper/index.html |date=November 8, 2012 }} ''CNN.com''; CNN. Retrieved May 29, 2010.</ref> By March 2010, Hopper reportedly weighed only {{convert|100|lb|kg}} and was unable to carry on long conversations.<ref>KTLA (March 26, 2010). [http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-dennis-hopper-star,0,1384617.story Ailing Actor Dennis Hopper Receives Star on Walk of Fame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010013443/http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-dennis-hopper-star,0,1384617.story |date=October 10, 2010 }}. [[KTLA]] News. Retrieved May 29, 2010.</ref> According to papers filed in his divorce court case, Hopper was [[terminal illness|terminally ill]] and was unable to undergo [[chemotherapy]] to treat his prostate cancer.<ref>BBC (March 25, 2010). [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8586552.stm Actor Dennis Hopper 'is terminally ill'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008143618/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8586552.stm |date=October 8, 2013 }}. [[BBC]] News. Retrieved May 29, 2010.</ref><ref>AP (March 25, 2010). {{YouTube|67Mc1UzBcOY|Actor Dennis Hopper Reportedly on His Death Bed}}; [[Associated Press]]. Retrieved May 29, 2010.</ref><!-- This AP video is not copyvio, it's published by AP under their YouTube account. --> Hopper died at his home in the coastal [[Venice, Los Angeles|Venice]] district of Los Angeles, on May 29, 2010, at age 74.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hopper/hollywood-hellraiser-dennis-hopper-dead-at-74-idUSTRE64S1OJ20100529|title=Hollywood hellraiser Dennis Hopper dead at 74 |author-first1=Dean |author-last1=Goodman |publisher=Reuters |date=May 29, 2010 |access-date=June 2, 2022 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124083508/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hopper/hollywood-hellraiser-dennis-hopper-dead-at-74-idUSTRE64S1OJ20100529 |archive-date=January 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wyatt |first=Edward |date=May 29, 2010 |title=Dennis Hopper, 74, Hollywood Rebel, Dies |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/movies/30hopper.html |access-date=April 10, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=March 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303051501/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/movies/30hopper.html |url-status=live }}</ref> His funeral took place on June 3, 2010, at [[San Francisco de Asis Mission Church]] in [[Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico]]. His body was buried at the Jesus Nazareno Cemetery in Ranchos de Taos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brighthubeducation.com/social-studies-help/73250-dennis-hopper-taos-new-mexico/|title=Dennis Hopper Buried in Taos, New Mexico: Picture of Dennis Hopper's Grave|date=June 4, 2010|website=www.brighthubeducation.com|access-date=December 19, 2023|archive-date=December 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219235057/https://www.brighthubeducation.com/social-studies-help/73250-dennis-hopper-taos-new-mexico/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Grave of late actor Dennis Hopper.jpg|thumb|Hopper's grave in [[Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico]]]] The film ''[[Alpha and Omega (film)|Alpha and Omega]]'', which was among his last film roles, was dedicated to him, as was the 2011 film ''[[Restless (2011 film)|Restless]]'', which starred his son Henry Hopper.
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