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In 1987, Joan Rivers's husband, Edgar Rosenberg, took his own life by ingesting a combination of Valium and alcohol. They had been married since 1965.
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On April 5, 1994, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain committed suicide by shooting himself with a shotgun. The 27-year old is remembered by his wife, Courtney Love, and their daughter, Francis Bean Cobain.
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In 1932, just months after marrying Jean Harlow, MGM executive Paul Bern committed suicide by shooting himself. He reportedly left a suicide note which read, "Dearest Dear: Unfortunately this is the only way to make good the frightful wrong I have done you and to wipe out my abject humiliation. You understand that last night was only a comedy."
SourceThe 25+ Best Jean Harlow MoviesSee all
- 1Bombshell49 Votes
- 2Red Dust59 Votes
- 3Wife vs. Secretary37 Votes
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On May 28, 1998, Brynn Hartman shot and killed her husband, SNL actor and comedian Phil Hartman. Later that day, she took her own life. The Hartmans left behind two children in the tragedy.
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Henry Fonda's wife and Jane Fonda's mother, Frances Ford Seymour, committed suicide in 1950.
SourceHenry Fonda Movies List, RankedSee all- 1The Grapes of Wrath161 Votes
- 212 Angry Men193 Votes
- 3Once Upon a Time in the West173 Votes
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In 1976, Jackson Browne's wife, Phyllis Major, committed suicide by overdosing on barbiturates. He wrote the song "Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate" about her death.
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Author Carson McCullers had a suicide pact with her husband, Reeves McCullers. She decided to prioritize her own health and went the the U.S. while he remained in Europe. Reeves committed suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills in 1953.
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Celebrity TragediesDespite all of their riches and fame, celebrities' lives can be devastated by accidents, abuse, death, and other awful surprises.
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Celebrity Tragedies
Despite all of their riches and fame, celebrities' lives can be devastated by accidents, abuse, death, and other awful surprises.
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