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Suicide in the entertainment industry : an encyclopedia of 840 twentieth-century cases / David K. Frasier ; foreword by Kenneth Anger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Frasier, David K., 1951- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Entertainers--Biography--Dictionaries.
- Entertainers.
- Celebrities--Biography--Dictionaries.
- Celebrities.
- Entertainers--Suicidal behavior.
- Celebrities--Suicidal behavior.
- Entertainers--Death.
- Celebrities--Death.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (441 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland, [2002]
- Summary:
- ""Morbidly fascinating""--Choice; ""recommended""--Catholic Library World; ""fascinating""--C&RL News; ""everyone interested in the lives of entertainers will enjoy this book...much popular appeal ""--Public Library Quarterly; ""filled with fascinating stories...mesmerizing reading, alluring""--Classic Images; ""invaluable""--Mondo Cult. This work covers 840 intentional suicide cases initially reported from mainstream news media. These cases are taken from the ranks of vaudeville, film, theatre, dance, music, literature, and other allied fields in the entertainment industry from 1905 through
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-363) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-0807-5
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