disturbing hollywood deaths

Post by OswaldActedAlone
Auntie Em Slipped a Plastic Bag Over Her Head . . .
and other Disturbing Hollywood Deaths
http://www.altreel.com/offbeat-cinema/index.html

Not bad, but I don't see anything on one of the best in this genre: Lupe
Velez.

The "Mexican Spitfire" was a successful B-movie actress who experienced a
downturn in popularity and being dumped by a lover - whose child she had
also discovered she was carrying. She decided to go out in grand style,
and so had a lunch of her favorite enchiladas, took a huge handful of
barbiturates, and laid down in a white dressing gown on a white couch
surrounded by white flowers, prepared to be discovered "sleeping"
peacefully in white beauty.

The enchiladas and pills had a fight, and she apparently had to run to
the bathroom to throw up. Woozy, she slipped, jammed her head in the
toilet, and drowned.

Lalbert1

2004-01-31 23:44:57 UTC

Post by OswaldActedAlone
Auntie Em Slipped a Plastic Bag Over Her Head . . .
and other Disturbing Hollywood Deaths
http://www.altreel.com/offbeat-cinema/index.html

Not bad, but I don't see anything on one of the best in this genre: Lupe
Velez.
The "Mexican Spitfire" was a successful B-movie actress who experienced a
downturn in popularity and being dumped by a lover - whose child she had
also discovered she was carrying. She decided to go out in grand style,
and so had a lunch of her favorite enchiladas, took a huge handful of
barbiturates, and laid down in a white dressing gown on a white couch
surrounded by white flowers, prepared to be discovered "sleeping"
peacefully in white beauty.
The enchiladas and pills had a fight, and she apparently had to run to
the bathroom to throw up. Woozy, she slipped, jammed her head in the
toilet, and drowned.

Scroll down the page and you will see:

"Lupe Velez [1908-44] "Mexican Spitfire" - Went out in style by committing
suicide by swallowing pills amid a roomful of flowers. "

Maybe the bathroom had flowers in it.

I question the accuracy of some of the listings. For instance, it says, "John
Garfield [1913-52] Film Star, Everyman - Died of a heart attack in 1952,
shortly after being placed on the Hollywood blacklist. [Editor's Note: Many say
it was the blacklist that did him in.] "

It was no secret that John Garfield had a heart attack while screwing his
girlfriend in her Gramercy Park apartment.

And a footnote to, "William Desmond Taylor [1877-1922] Silent Film Director -
Shot to death in his Los Angeles bungalow. [Editor's Note: The case remains
unsolved.] "
King Vidor, an old time Hollywood director, researched the murder in 1967. He
claimed to have solved the case and was going to make a movie out of it. He
never did but Vidor's research was used for the book, "A Cast of Killers" by
Sidney D. Kirkpatrick, 1986.

Les

chrisgreville

2004-01-31 23:57:35 UTC

Post by Lalbert1
I question the accuracy of some of the listings. For instance, it says, "John
Garfield [1913-52] Film Star, Everyman - Died of a heart attack in 1952,
shortly after being placed on the Hollywood blacklist. [Editor's Note: Many say
it was the blacklist that did him in.] "
It was no secret that John Garfield had a heart attack while screwing his
girlfriend in her Gramercy Park apartment.

Ah, she really got a stiff one then.

Chris Greville

(Someone hadda say it)

Mark Steese

2004-02-01 02:04:46 UTC

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Post by Lalbert1
And a footnote to, "William Desmond Taylor [1877-1922] Silent Film
The case remains unsolved.] "
King Vidor, an old time Hollywood director, researched the murder in
1967. He claimed to have solved the case and was going to make a
movie out of it. He never did but Vidor's research was used for the
book, "A Cast of Killers" by Sidney D. Kirkpatrick, 1986.

I read Kirkpatrick's book a few years after it came out, and figured
he'd pretty much nailed the solution. Two or three years ago I found
the website for Taylorology, the newsletter for William Desmond Taylor
buffs, of whom there are evidently quite a few. Issue 65 was devoted to
pointing out the errors in Kirkpatrick's book, which were plentiful: see
http://www.public.asu.edu/~bruce/Taylor65.txt

Of course, anybody can say that a book is full of mistakes, but the
Taylorology people went to the trouble of digging up the original police
reports, newspaper articles, etc., and IMO they make a pretty good case
that Kirkpatrick botched it.

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James Gifford

2004-02-01 02:47:53 UTC

Lupe Velez.

"Lupe Velez [1908-44] "Mexican Spitfire" - Went out in style by
committing suicide by swallowing pills amid a roomful of flowers. "
Maybe the bathroom had flowers in it.

He missed the really good part of the story.

Post by Lalbert1
I question the accuracy of some of the listings.

Ditto.

M C Hamster

2004-02-01 04:27:05 UTC

Lupe Velez.

"Lupe Velez [1908-44] "Mexican Spitfire" - Went out in style by
committing suicide by swallowing pills amid a roomful of flowers. "
Maybe the bathroom had flowers in it.

He missed the really good part of the story.

Post by Lalbert1
I question the accuracy of some of the listings.

Ditto.

Well, it cites Nick Adams as being in Rebel Without a Cause, whereas of
course he was The Rebel on TV.

My brother told me that Superman killed himself, and I cried just like I did
when he told me a few years earlier that there was no Santa Claus.

M C Hamster "Big Wheel Keep on Turnin'" -- Creedence Clearwater Revival

Mark Steese

2004-02-01 04:34:01 UTC

Post by M C Hamster

Post by James Gifford
Not bad, but I don't see anything on one of the best in this
genre: Lupe Velez.

"Lupe Velez [1908-44] "Mexican Spitfire" - Went out in style by
committing suicide by swallowing pills amid a roomful of flowers. "
Maybe the bathroom had flowers in it.

He missed the really good part of the story.

Post by Lalbert1
I question the accuracy of some of the listings.

Ditto.

Well, it cites Nick Adams as being in Rebel Without a Cause, whereas
of course he was The Rebel on TV.

He also played Chick in Rebel Without a Cause, though.

M C Hamster

2004-02-01 05:06:13 UTC

Post by Mark Steese

Post by M C Hamster

Post by James Gifford
Not bad, but I don't see anything on one of the best in this
genre: Lupe Velez.

"Lupe Velez [1908-44] "Mexican Spitfire" - Went out in style by
committing suicide by swallowing pills amid a roomful of flowers. "
Maybe the bathroom had flowers in it.

He missed the really good part of the story.

Post by Lalbert1
I question the accuracy of some of the listings.

Ditto.

Well, it cites Nick Adams as being in Rebel Without a Cause, whereas
of course he was The Rebel on TV.

He also played Chick in Rebel Without a Cause, though.

Well I'll be. I stand corrected. I am chagrined.

M C Hamster "Big Wheel Keep on Turnin'" -- Creedence Clearwater Revival

groo

2004-02-03 20:34:22 UTC

Post by M C Hamster
Well I'll be. I stand corrected. I am chagrined.

"I am chagrined." That's it? That's all ya got?

My faith in hamsters has been severely eroded.

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There was no worry that he would think a particular question was stupid,
since he thought all questions were stupid." - Victor Frederick Weisskopf

M C Hamster

2004-02-03 21:25:17 UTC

Post by groo

Post by M C Hamster
Well I'll be. I stand corrected. I am chagrined.

"I am chagrined." That's it? That's all ya got?
My faith in hamsters has been severely eroded.

I just would never, ever, ever have thought to check to see if Nick Adams,
renowned as Johnny Yuma, The Rebel on TV was also actually in Rebel Without
a Cause. I wonder how many stars have been on TV shows with a similar name
to an unrelated movie? It's a statistical anomaly.

So, what... you want me to throw myself, groveling on the ground? I have
far too much pride for that. I think chagrin is an appropriate level of
shame for this offense.

M C Hamster "Big Wheel Keep on Turnin'" -- Creedence Clearwater Revival

James Gifford

2004-02-03 21:52:16 UTC

Post by M C Hamster
I just would never, ever, ever have thought to check to see if Nick
Adams, renowned as Johnny Yuma, The Rebel on TV was also actually in
Rebel Without a Cause. I wonder how many stars have been on TV shows
with a similar name to an unrelated movie? It's a statistical
anomaly.

Search for "Carrie Anne Moss" and "Matrix."

:)

Mark Steese

2004-02-04 03:03:29 UTC

Search for "Carrie Anne Moss" and "Matrix."

And then there's George Clooney, who appeared in the TV show "E/R" in
1984, ten years before "ER" debuted.

Qaiser Tariq

2023-03-09 04:13:46 UTC

Post by Mark Steese

Post by M C Hamster

Post by James Gifford
Not bad, but I don't see anything on one of the best in this
genre: Lupe Velez.

"Lupe Velez [1908-44] "Mexican Spitfire" - Went out in style by
committing suicide by swallowing pills amid a roomful of flowers. "
Maybe the bathroom had flowers in it.

He missed the really good part of the story.

Post by Lalbert1
I question the accuracy of some of the listings.

Ditto.

Well, it cites Nick Adams as being in Rebel Without a Cause, whereas
of course he was The Rebel on TV.

He also played Chick in Rebel Without a Cause, though.

Well I'll be. I stand corrected. I am chagrined.
M C Hamster "Big Wheel Keep on Turnin'" -- Creedence Clearwater Revival

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Lots42 The Library Avenger

2004-02-02 21:33:23 UTC

Post by M C Hamster
My brother told me that Superman killed himself, and I cried just like I did
when he told me a few years earlier that there was no Santa Claus.

Did Superman kill Santa Claus?

c***@thelast.mile

2004-02-01 09:49:55 UTC

On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 21:49:25 GMT, James Gifford

Post by OswaldActedAlone
Auntie Em Slipped a Plastic Bag Over Her Head . . .
and other Disturbing Hollywood Deaths
http://www.altreel.com/offbeat-cinema/index.html

Not bad, but I don't see anything on one of the best in this genre: Lupe
Velez.
The "Mexican Spitfire" was a successful B-movie actress who experienced a
downturn in popularity and being dumped by a lover - whose child she had
also discovered she was carrying. She decided to go out in grand style,
and so had a lunch of her favorite enchiladas, took a huge handful of
barbiturates, and laid down in a white dressing gown on a white couch
surrounded by white flowers, prepared to be discovered "sleeping"
peacefully in white beauty.
The enchiladas and pills had a fight, and she apparently had to run to
the bathroom to throw up. Woozy, she slipped, jammed her head in the
toilet, and drowned.

Well, this doesn't top the "head in a toilet" thing, but didn't Elvis
die from pinching a loaf? Is that true?

pinching a loaf.... Television has done horrible things to my grammar.

James Gifford

2004-02-01 17:56:58 UTC

Post by c***@thelast.mile
Well, this doesn't top the "head in a toilet" thing, but didn't Elvis
die from pinching a loaf? Is that true?

He was on the can, reading a book about "the scientific search for Jesus"
or some such, and had a heart attack. It might have been from a strainful
pinch.

Incredible Rhyme Animal

2004-02-01 20:23:57 UTC

Post by c***@thelast.mile
Well, this doesn't top the "head in a toilet" thing, but didn't Elvis
die from pinching a loaf? Is that true?

He was on the can, reading a book about "the scientific search for Jesus"
or some such, and had a heart attack. It might have been from a strainful
pinch.

While Presley's body was found in the bathroom, the bathroom at Graceland
served a dual function as library, and it's unlikely a fellow with the massive
quanity of narcotics in his system the king had would've been moving his bowels
for the next few days.

I believe Heart Attack, or irregular heartbeat, is the official cause of death,
and indeed it's likely Elvis inherited a predeliction for heart disease from
his mother, it would be foolish to deny the role of a massive drug stack in his
death.

Lots42 The Library Avenger

2004-02-02 21:32:34 UTC

Post by Incredible Rhyme Animal
While Presley's body was found in the bathroom, the bathroom at Graceland
served a dual function as library, and it's unlikely a fellow with the massive
quanity of narcotics in his system the king had would've been moving his bowels
for the next few days.

Elvis is male. EVERY male's bathroom serves as dual function as a library.
Because most women leave guys' bathrooms alone.

Blinky the Shark

2004-02-02 09:13:22 UTC

Post by c***@thelast.mile
Well, this doesn't top the "head in a toilet" thing, but didn't Elvis
die from pinching a loaf? Is that true?

He was on the can, reading a book about "the scientific search for Jesus"
or some such, and had a heart attack. It might have been from a strainful
pinch.

Saw a one-frame cartoon the other day, of Elvis sitting on the can,
reading a newspaper and whistling or humming (per the balloon) a tune,
which device was used to show that he was happy. The caption was,
"Elvis, unplugged."

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artyw

2004-02-01 17:00:39 UTC

Post by James Gifford
The "Mexican Spitfire" was a successful B-movie actress who experienced a
downturn in popularity and being dumped by a lover - whose child she had
also discovered she was carrying. She decided to go out in grand style,
and so had a lunch of her favorite enchiladas, took a huge handful of
barbiturates, and laid down in a white dressing gown on a white couch
surrounded by white flowers, prepared to be discovered "sleeping"
peacefully in white beauty.
The enchiladas and pills had a fight, and she apparently had to run to
the bathroom to throw up. Woozy, she slipped, jammed her head in the
toilet, and drowned.

She should have had the tacos instead.

rich tintera

2004-02-01 19:42:02 UTC

Post by OswaldActedAlone
Auntie Em Slipped a Plastic Bag Over Her Head . . .
and other Disturbing Hollywood Deaths
http://www.altreel.com/offbeat-cinema/index.html

Check out the book "Hollywood Babylon" (and its sequel) for lots of
interesting deaths.

Mark Steese

2004-02-01 20:45:15 UTC

Post by rich tintera

Post by OswaldActedAlone
Auntie Em Slipped a Plastic Bag Over Her Head . . .
and other Disturbing Hollywood Deaths
http://www.altreel.com/offbeat-cinema/index.html

Check out the book "Hollywood Babylon" (and its sequel) for lots of
interesting deaths.

And lots of non-existent documentation.

Ken Anger probably didn't invent any of the rumors he reports, but he
definitely didn't spend a lot of time trying to verify them. The odd
thing is that there are plenty of authentically lurid stories about
Hollywood stars, but he preferred made-up ones. (Either that, or he was
the most gullible human being who ever lived.)

Beaver Fever

2022-12-05 07:02:43 UTC

Post by rich tintera

Post by OswaldActedAlone
Auntie Em Slipped a Plastic Bag Over Her Head . . .
and other Disturbing Hollywood Deaths
http://www.altreel.com/offbeat-cinema/index.html

Check out the book "Hollywood Babylon" (and its sequel) for lots of
interesting deaths.

There are people who go out of their way trying to pretend this book isn't 100% true

Qaiser Tariq

2023-03-09 04:15:27 UTC