Suicide in the entertainment industry : an encyclopedia of 840 twentieth-century cases / David K. Fr...
Suicide in the entertainment industry : an encyclopedia of 840 twentieth-century cases / David K. Frasier ; foreword by Kenneth Anger.
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2002.
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N791.0922/7
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English
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Physical content
xi, 428 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2002.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
c2002.
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Summary
"This is a reference work covering 840 suicides initially reported in Daily Variety but also drawing attention from mainstream media. The people are from vaudeville, film, theatre, dance, music, literature (film writers), and other fields, 1905 through 2000. Accidentally self-inflicted deaths are omitted, except for a few controversial cases." "The...
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Suicide in the entertainment industry : an encyclopedia of 840 twentieth-century cases / David K. Frasier ; foreword by Kenneth Anger.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-363) and index.
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c2002.
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N791.0922/7
Record Identifier
74VvB54Adepb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvB54Adepb
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ISBN
0786410388 (ill. case : alk. paper)
9780786410385 (ill. case : alk. paper)
DDC
791.0922
MMS ID
991016609099702626