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Ona Munson suicide death... actress...
Ona Munson suicide death... actress...
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February 12, 1955
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 12, 1955
* Ona Munson suicide death
* American film - movie actress
* "Gone With the Wind" Belle Watling
The front page has a one column heading: "Ona Munson, Star Actress, Ends Life" with photo. (see) First report coverage on the suicide death of this American actress in silent movies, vaudeville and theater.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 22 pages, small binding holes along the spine/1st column, library stamp in the masthead, generally nice.
wikipedia notes: In 1955, plagued by ill health, she committed suicide at the age of 51 with an overdose of barbiturates in her apartment in New York. A note found next to her deathbed read, "This is the only way I know to be free again...Please don't follow me." Munson posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located on the north side of the 6200 block of Hollywood Boulevard.
Category: The 20th Century
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