9780786423330-0786423331-Suicide in the Entertainment Industry: An Encyclopedia of 840 Twentieth Century Cases

Suicide in the Entertainment Industry: An Encyclopedia of 840 Twentieth Century Cases

ISBN-13: 9780786423330
ISBN-10: 0786423331
Author: David K. Frasier
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Format: Paperback 440 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780786423330
ISBN-10: 0786423331
Author: David K. Frasier
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Format: Paperback 440 pages

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Suicide in the Entertainment Industry: An Encyclopedia of 840 Twentieth Century Cases (ISBN-13: 9780786423330 and ISBN-10: 0786423331), written by authors David K. Frasier, was published by McFarland & Company in 2005. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other Art (Encyclopedias & Subject Guides, Criminology, Social Sciences, Death, Sociology) books. You can easily purchase or rent Suicide in the Entertainment Industry: An Encyclopedia of 840 Twentieth Century Cases (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Art books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.93.

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This work covers 840 intentional suicide cases initially reported in Daily Variety (the entertainment industry's trade journal), but also drawing attention from mainstream news media. These cases are taken from the ranks of vaudeville, film, theatre, dance, music, literature (writers with direct connections to film), and other allied fields in the entertainment industry from 1905 through 2000. Accidentally self-inflicted deaths are omitted, except for a few controversial cases. It includes the suicides of well-known personalities such as actress Peg Entwistle, who is the only person to ever commit suicide by jumping from the top of the Hollywood Sign, Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Dandridge, who are believed to have overdosed on drugs, and Richard Farnsworth and Brian Keith, who shot themselves to end the misery of terminal cancer. Also mentioned, but in less detail, are the suicides of unknown and lesser-known members of the entertainment industry. Arranged alphabetically, each entry covers the person's personal and professional background, method of suicide, and, in some instances, includes actual statements taken from the suicide note.

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