India, Sept. 3 -- Tim Curry, the British actor who brought Dr Frank-N-Furter to life in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and later chilled audiences as Pennywise in It, died of coronary artery disease, according to official documents obtained by People magazine from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The confirmation comes more than a week after Curry passed away on 25 August at his home in the Toluca Lake area of Los Angeles, at the age of 80.

What Do The Official Records Say?

Alongside coronary artery disease, listed as the underlying cause, the health department's paperwork noted a history of stroke and kidney cancer as other significant conditions that contributed to his death, several outlets reporting on the same doc...