The actor Val Kilmer has died. He was 65 years old. He died on April 1. The cause of his death was pneumonia. This information was given by TMZ, a news outlet.
Val Kilmer was known for many films. Some of these include “Top Gun,” “The Doors,” and “Batman Forever.” For many years, his health was not very good. In 2015, he found out he had throat cancer. But in 2021, he said he no longer had cancer. He was sick because of the treatments.
He had to have two operations on his neck. Because of this, he had trouble speaking for the rest of his life. In his final film, special technology was used to make it sound like he was speaking.
Before he died, Val Kilmer stayed in bed for a long time. He had not been very well for many years. He even had to spend some time in the hospital. Many friends and family came to visit him there.
People close to Val Kilmer said his body was very weak. They said he was unable to fight his sickness anymore. His death did not happen suddenly.
Vocabulary List:
- Pneumonia /njuːˈmoʊ.njə/ (noun): A serious illness that affects the lungs causing difficulty in breathing.
- Treatments /ˈtriːt.mənts/ (noun): Medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury.
- Operations /ˌɒp.əˈreɪ.ʃənz/ (noun): Surgeries performed on patients to correct or improve a medical condition.
- Weak /wiːk/ (adjective): Having little physical strength or energy.
- Sickness /ˈsɪk.nəs/ (noun): A state of being ill or unwell.
- Final /ˈfaɪ.nəl/ (adjective): Last; occurring at the end of a process.
