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Robin Williams had Parkinson’s disease, wife says

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MARIN COUNTY, Calif. — Robin Williams was struggling with early stages of Parkinson’s disease when he died, his wife said Thursday. The actor’s “sobriety was intact,” she said.

Williams was found dead in his California home on Monday, Aug. 11 of an apparent suicide. He was 63.

Williams’ wife, Susan Schneider, released the following statement Thursday:

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