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R.D. Laing
Deceased

How Did R.D. Laing Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 61
GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn07/10/1927Born inGovanhill, Glasgow, Scotland, UKDied23/08/1989Died inSaint-TropezCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ238584Buried atWestern NecropolisTMDb#1376269

Ronald David Laing, usually cited as R. D. Laing, was a Scottish psychiatrist who wrote extensively on mental illness, particularly psychosis and schizophrenia. Politically, Laing was regarded as a thinker of the New Left. He has been theatrically portrayed by Mike Maran, Alan Cox, Billy Mack, and David Tennant in the 2017 film Mad to Be Normal.

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Filmography2 titles

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YearTitleCharacterAge at
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2011Great Thinkers: In Their Own WordsSeriesSelf (archive footage)84
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest41