Original sentence: In 1990 he was appearing on Broadway in The Circle by W.It was discovered that he had pancreatic cancer but had been unaware of it, and he died peacefully three weeks later in New York City at the age of 82, causing the show to end prematurely
Edited sentence: Ironically, Garbo died the same year.It is not clear if she responded.It was discovered that he had pancreatic cancer but had been wholly unaware of it, and he died peacefully three weeks later in New York City at the age of 82, causing the show to end prematurely as he was irreplaceable.Some years later he was appearing on Broadway in The Circle by W.While in New York towards the end of his life, he and his last wife happened to come across Greta Garbo in an elevator, dressed in her usual reporter-avoiding garb and Rex politely said hello