Acclaimed actor Dennis Hopper lost his battle with prostate cancer on Saturday, May 29, 2010, at the age of 74.http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-hopper-20100530,0,5552141.story He had informed the public of his disease on on October 29, 2009, following a September 2009 hospitalization.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PEOPLE_DENNIS_HOPPER_GMOV-?SITE=WCMHTV&SECTION=ENTERTAINMENT&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Hopper had filed for divorce from Victoria Duffy Harper in January 2010. He denied allegations that he was divorcing her to cut her off from inheriting his estate.http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jNqAf6t_wV4we79RQ7yay0x9eNKQD9G0L6504

After becoming a household name with appearances in Rebel Without a Cause and Giant, Hopper directed and starred in the 1969 film Easy Rider. He won an award at the Cannes Film Festival for Easy Rider and was nominated for an Academy Award. Hopper went on to appear in several other prominent films including Apocalypse Now, Hoosiers, Colors, Speed and Crash.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000454/