The Hollywood Book of Death by Parish, James -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Hollywood Book of Death: The Bizarre, Often Sordid, Passings of More than 125 American Movie and TV Idols Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Accidental Deaths

Nick Adams Sonny Bono Jeff Chandler Laird Cregar Linda Darnell James Dean Eric Fleming Janet Gaynor Buck Jones Grace Kelly Ernie Kovacs Brandon Lee Carole Lombard Jayne Mansfield Audie Murphy Rick (Ricky) Nelson Will Rogers Trinidad Silva Jr.

2 Alcohol and Drugs

John Barrymore John Belushi Montgomery Clift Bobby Driscoll Chris Farley W. C. Fields Judy Garland John Gilbert William Holden Veronica Lake Barbara La Marr Bela Lugosi River Phoenix Wallace Reid Gail Russell

3 In Obscurity

Jean Arthur Agnes Ayres Theda Bara Edwina Booth Clara Bow D. W. Griffith Hedy Lamarr Florence Lawrence Mary Pickford Martha Raye Norma Shearer

4 Murders

Dominique Dunne Phil Hartman Sal Mineo Dr. Haing S. Ngor Ramón Novarro Rebecca Schaeffer Tupac Shakur Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer Sharon Tate

5 Natural Causes

Bud Abbott Jim Backus Lucille Ball Suzan Ball Louise Beavers Amanda Blake William Boyd George Burns and Gracie Allen John Candy Lou Costello Joan Crawford Brad Davis Sammy Davis Jr. Marlene Dietrich Nelson Eddy Redd Foxx Clark Gable Greta Garbo John Garfield Betty Grable Edmund Gwenn Susan Hayward Rita Hayworth Audrey Hepburn Rock Hudson Madeline Kahn Michael Landon Liberace Maria Montez Warner Oland Anthony Perkins Susan Peters Tyrone Power Gilda Radner Kate Smith Lana Turner Rudolph Valentino Loretta Young Robert Young

6 Puzzling Deaths

Russ Columbo Bob Crane Albert Dekker Mario Lanza Bruce Lee Marilyn Monroe Elvis Presley George Reeves Jean Seberg Natalie Wood

7 Suicides

Pier Angeli Pedro Armendariz Don “Red” Barry Scotty Beckett Clara Blandick John Bowers Charles Boyer Capucine Dorothy Dandridge Peter Duel Peg Entwistle Richard Farnsworth Jon Hall Rusty Hamer Jon-Erik Hexum Carole Landis Dana Plato Freddie Prinze George Sanders Romy Schneider David Strickland Lupe Velez Hervé Villechaize Gig Young

Appendix A

Necrology of Notable Hollywood Actors and Directors

Appendix B

Where Notable Hollywood Actors and Directors Are Buried in the United States

Bibliography About the Author

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