{"id":147143,"date":"2025-01-30T19:43:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T19:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/30\/marianne-faithfull-cause-of-death-iconic-singer-ex-of-mick-jaggers-passes-away\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T19:43:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T19:43:31","slug":"marianne-faithfull-cause-of-death-iconic-singer-ex-of-mick-jaggers-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/30\/marianne-faithfull-cause-of-death-iconic-singer-ex-of-mick-jaggers-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Marianne Faithfull Cause of Death: Iconic Singer, Ex of Mick Jagger&#8217;s Passes Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We have some sad news to report from the world of music:<\/p>\n<p>Marianne Faithfull \u2014 the singer, actress, and author who became a generational icon in the 1960s \u2014 has passed away at the age of 78.<\/p>\n<p>News of Faithfull\u2019s deaths comes to us courtesy of a statement from her family:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1346746688-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"English actress and singer Marianne Faithfull, UK, 6th November 1970.  \" class=\"wp-image-518196 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1346746688-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1346746688-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1346746688-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1346746688-2048x1375.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1346746688-960x644.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1346746688-1080x725.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1346746688-1200x806.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1346746688-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">English actress and singer Marianne Faithfull, UK, 6th November 1970.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Evening Standard\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-marianne-faithfull-s-cause-of-death\">Marianne Faithfull\u2019s Cause of Death<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIt is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull,\u201d the statement reads (via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cp8k931j423o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family. She will be dearly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No official cause of death was given, but Faithfull\u2019s health problems have been well documented through the years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-1024x705.jpg\" alt=\"English singer Marianne Faithfull in her Kensington flat, 5th August 1965. \" class=\"wp-image-518193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-2048x1410.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-960x661.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-1080x744.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-1200x826.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-1024x705.jpg\" alt=\"English singer Marianne Faithfull in her Kensington flat, 5th August 1965. \" class=\"wp-image-518193 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-2048x1410.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-960x661.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-1080x744.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-1200x826.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-53226640-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">English singer Marianne Faithfull in her Kensington flat, 5th August 1965. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Stephan C Archetti\/Keystone Features\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In interviews and in her three bestselling memoirs, Marianne opened up about her battles with breast cancer, hepatitis C, and emphysema.<\/p>\n<p>The last was brought about by decades of smoking, to which Marianne also credited her signature \u201cwhiskey-soaked\u201d voice.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-an-epic-career\">An Epic Career<\/h2>\n<p>Faithfull burst onto the international music scene in 1964 with her hit single \u201cAs Tears Go By.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" data-pin-description=\"Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull has passed away.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"British singer and actress Marianne Faithfull on stage with David Bowie (1947 - 2016) at a live recording of 'The 1980 Floor Show' for the NBC 'Midnight Special' TV show.\" class=\"wp-image-518195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-960x642.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-1080x722.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-1200x802.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" data-pin-description=\"Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull has passed away.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"British singer and actress Marianne Faithfull on stage with David Bowie (1947 - 2016) at a live recording of 'The 1980 Floor Show' for the NBC 'Midnight Special' TV show.\" class=\"wp-image-518195 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-960x642.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-1080x722.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-1200x802.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-1159588284-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">British singer and actress Marianne Faithfull on stage with David Bowie (1947 \u2013 2016) at a live recording of \u2018The 1980 Floor Show\u2019 for the NBC \u2018Midnight Special\u2019 TV show.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jack Kay\/Daily Express\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her popularity as a musician was enhanced by roles in such films as<em> The Girl on a Motorcycle<\/em> (1968) and <em>Hamlet<\/em> (1969).<\/p>\n<p>During this period, she also entered a high-profile, four-year relationship with Rolling Stones singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/03\/al-pacino-82-accused-of-emotionally-abusing-20-something-girlfriend-whom-he-stole-from-mick-jagger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mick Jagger<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She later admitted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheatsheet.com\/entertainment\/marianne-faithfull-cheating-mick-jagger-keith-richards-best-night-life.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cheating on Jagger with his bandmate Keith Richards<\/a>, which she described as an act of retaliation in response to Jagger\u2019s infidelities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"French actor Alain Delon, English singer and actress Marianne Faithfull, and English singer Mick Jagger at a meeting with film director Jack Cardiff to discuss his film 'The Girl on a Motorcycle', 1967.\" class=\"wp-image-518197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-2048x1375.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-960x644.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-1080x725.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-1200x806.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"French actor Alain Delon, English singer and actress Marianne Faithfull, and English singer Mick Jagger at a meeting with film director Jack Cardiff to discuss his film 'The Girl on a Motorcycle', 1967.\" class=\"wp-image-518197 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-2048x1375.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-960x644.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-1080x725.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-1200x806.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-567906903-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">French actor Alain Delon, English singer and actress Marianne Faithfull, and English singer Mick Jagger at a meeting with film director Jack Cardiff to discuss his film \u2018The Girl on a Motorcycle\u2019, 1967.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Express\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s long been rumored that several iconic Stones songs were inspired by Faithfull.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, Marianne\u2019s life took a sharp downturn in the 1970s <\/p>\n<p>It was during this time that her substance abuse and mental health issues got the better of her, leaving her homeless and addicted to heroin.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-1024x691.jpg\" alt=\"Singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull poses next to artworks as she opens the Innocence And Experience exhibition at Tate Liverpool on April 20, 2012 in Liverpool, England.\" class=\"wp-image-518194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-2048x1383.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-960x648.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-1080x729.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-1200x810.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-1024x691.jpg\" alt=\"Singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull poses next to artworks as she opens the Innocence And Experience exhibition at Tate Liverpool on April 20, 2012 in Liverpool, England.\" class=\"wp-image-518194 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-2048x1383.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-960x648.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-1080x729.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-1200x810.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-143159226-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull poses next to artworks as she opens the Innocence And Experience exhibition at Tate Liverpool on April 20, 2012 in Liverpool, England.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Christopher Furlong\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 1979, Faithfull made a comeback with her critically album <em>Broken English<\/em>, which earned her her first Grammy.<\/p>\n<p>Few public figures embody the artistry, energy, and excesses of the 1960s and \u201970s as thoroughly as Marianne Faithfull.<\/p>\n<p>She is survived by her son, financial journalist Nick Dunbar.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to Marianne\u2019s loved ones during this enormously difficult time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/marianne-faithfull-cause-of-death-iconic-singer-ex-of-mick-jaggers-passes-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes We have some sad news to report from the world of music: Marianne Faithfull \u2014 the singer, actress, and author who became a generational icon in the 1960s \u2014 has passed away at the age of 78. News of Faithfull\u2019s deaths comes to us courtesy of a statement from her family: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":147144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-147143","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}