Autopsy Cites Cancer as Cause in Death of David Carr, Times Reporter

By: Daniel E. Slotnik | New York Times

David Carr, the New York Times media columnist who died unexpectedly Thursday night, had lung cancer, and died of complications from the disease, according to the results of an autopsy released Saturday evening.

Mr. Carr, 58, was a survivor of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system, and described his experiences as a cancer patient in his 2008 memoir, “The Night of the Gun.