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Sometimes actors come from families that have been performing for generations, while other times, these individuals entering the acting profession is much different than what their parents did for work. In the case of
Fifty Shades star Jamie Dornan, his father, Dr. Jim Dornan, made a living in the medical field, although he had also once considered taking up acting. Sadly, wordâs come in that Jim Dornan has passed away at the age of 73 due to COVID-19 complications.
Jim Dornanâs passing on March 15 was announced on the NIPANC (Northern Ireland Pancreatic Cancer Charity) Instagram page, as Dornan served as organizationâs president. In addition to expressing condolences to Dornanâs children (Jamie, Jessica and Liesa), as well as his wife Samina, the NIPANC social media post (which revealed that Jim died while in the United Arab Emirates) also stated the following:
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Visionary work of Professor Jim Dornan singled out following his death at age 73 Fifteen years ago Professor Dornan successfully beat leukaemia and it left him with chronically poor lungs.
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Jim Dornan and his wife Samina at a wedding in Finnebrogue in 2019. Picture by Eamonn Mallie
PROFESSOR Jim Dornan, one of Northern Ireland s leading obstetricians, has been remembered as an original thinker who was larger than life following his death yesterday at the age of 73.
The father of actor Jamie Dornan, Professor Dornan died after contracting coronavirus within the last month. He had successfully beaten leukaemia 15 years ago.
The former Belfast trust medic was also chair of Health and Life Sciences at Ulster University and former chair in Fetal Medicine at Queens University Belfast.
Jamie Dornan’s Father, Renowned Doctor Jim Dornan, Dies of COVID at 73 People 3/15/2021
Jamie Dornan s father Dr. Jim Dornan died on Monday, March 15 at age 73.
The renowned obstetrician and gynecologist died of COVID-19, PEOPLE confirms. Everyone at NIPANC was saddened to read Jess Dornan s post telling us of her father s battle against Covid, the Northern Ireland Pancreatic Center, of which Jamie was the president, said in a Instagram post Saturday. Professor Jim Dornan is our President and a world renowned figure in the field of obstetrics. We know him for his unstinting support of NIPANC and our work to end the devastating effect of pancreatic cancer on so many families in our community