Thomas Noguchi

Thomas Noguchi 野口恒富
Noguchi in 2016
Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner for the County of Los Angeles
In office 1967–1982
Preceded by	Theodore Curphey
Succeeded by	Ronald Kornblum
Personal details
Born	Thomas Tsunetomi Noguchi (1927-01-04) January 4, 1927 (age 97) Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	American
Residence(s)	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Nippon Medical School
Occupation	Coroner, medical examiner

Thomas Tsunetomi Noguchi (野口 恒富, Noguchi Tsunetomi, born January 4, 1927) is the former Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner for the County of Los Angeles. Popularly known as the "coroner to the stars", Noguchi determined the cause of death in many high-profile cases in Hollywood during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. He performed autopsies on John Belushi, Albert Dekker, William Holden, David Janssen, Janis Joplin, Robert F. Kennedy, Harris Glen Milstead, Marilyn Monroe, Gia Scala, Inger Stevens, Sharon Tate, and Natalie Wood.