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Ada Zeidler, George Clooney’s Sister, Dies at 65 After Cancer Battle

The family set a Dec. 22 funeral, requesting memorial gifts to Augusta’s Knoedler Memorial Library.

Overview

  • Zeidler died on the evening of Dec. 19 at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Kentucky, surrounded by loved ones.
  • George Clooney honored her in a statement to People, calling her his hero and praising her courage and humor in facing cancer.
  • Born in Los Angeles on May 2, 1960, she was the daughter of journalist Nick Clooney and writer Nina Bruce Warren.
  • She lived a private life in Augusta, Kentucky, teaching elementary school art and participating in the Augusta Art Guild and a local book club.
  • She is survived by her children, Nick Zeidler and Allison Zeidler Herolaga, and she was married to Norman Zeidler, who died in 2004.