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The Hollywood Book of Death: The Bizarre, Often Sordid, Passings of More than 125 American Movie and TV Idols

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by Parish, James Robert


  Mamoulian, Rouben: Oct. 8, 1898–Dec. 4, 1987

  Manders, Miles: Nov. 14, 1888–Feb. 8, 1946

  Mandy, Jerry: June 5, 1892–May 1, 1945

  Mankiewicz, Joseph L.: Feb. 11, 1909–Feb. 5, 1993

  Manlove, Dudley: June 11, 1914–1996

  Mann, Anthony: June 30, 1906–Apr. 29, 1967

  Mann, Daniel: Aug. 8, 1912–Nov. 21, 1991

  Mann, Edward: Oct. 7, 1922–Sept. 14, 1995

  Mann, Hank: May 28, 1887–Nov. 25, 1971

  Mann, Helen: ?–Apr. 20, 1947

  Mann, Jerry: Aug. 1, 1910–Dec. 6, 1987

  Mann, Margaret: Apr. 4, 1868–Feb. 4, 1941

  Manners, David: Apr. 30, 1901–Dec. 23, 1999

  Manning, Aileen: Jan. 20, 1886–Mar. 25, 1946

  Manning, Knox: Jan. 17, 1904–Aug. 26, 1980

  Manos, Gloria: 1924–July 6, 1993

  Mansfield, Jayne: Apr. 19, 1933–June 29, 1967*

  Mansfield, Marian: Mar. 15, 1905–Nov. 16, 1989

  Mansfield, Martha: July 14, 1899–Nov. 30, 1923

  Mantz, Paul: Aug. 2, 1903–July 8, 1965

  Manza, Ralph: Dec. 1, 1921–Jan. 31, 2000

  March, Alex: Feb. 4, 1921–June 11, 1989

  March, Elspeth: Mar. 5, 1911–Apr. 5, 1999

  March, Fredric: Aug. 31, 1897–Apr. 14, 1975

  March, Hal: Apr. 22, 1920–Jan, 19, 1970

  Marchand, Nancy: June 19, 1928–June 18, 2000

  Marcus, Bea: 1912–Sept. 18, 2000

  Marcus, James A.: Jan. 21, 1868–Oct. 15, 1937

  Marcuse, Theodore: Aug. 2, 1920–Nov. 29, 1967

  Marden, Adrienne: Sept. 2, 1909–Nov. 9, 1978

  Margetts, Monty: 1913–Feb. 27, 1997

  Margo: May 10, 1917–July 17, 1985

  Margolin, Janet: July 25, 1943–Dec. 17, 1993

  Marich, Michael: May 21, 1969–Oct. 20, 1996

  Maricle, Leona: Dec. 23, 1905–Mar. 25, 1988

  Marin, Edwin L.: Feb. 21, 1899–May 2, 1951

  Marion, Frances: Nov. 18, 1888–May 12, 1973

  Marion, George F., Sr.: July 16, 1860–Nov. 30, 1945

  Marion, Richard Anthony: 1949–July 19, 1999

  Marion, Sid: Sept. 14, 1900–June 29, 1965

  Maris, Mona: Nov. 7, 1903–Mar. 23, 1991

  Mark, Michael: Mar. 15, 1889–Feb. 3, 1975

  Markey, Enid: Feb. 22, 1890–Nov. 15, 1981

  Markle, Fletcher: Mar. 27, 1921–May 22, 1991

  Marks, Willis: Aug. 20, 1865–Dec. 6, 1952

  Marley, John: Oct. 17, 1907–May 22, 1984

  Marlow, Jo Ann: Dec. 15, 1935–Jan. 2, 1991

  Marlowe, Frank: Jan. 20, 1904–Mar. 30, 1964

  Marlowe, Hugh: Jan. 30, 1911–May 2, 1982

  Marlowe, June: Nov. 6, 1903–Mar. 10, 1984

  Marlowe, Louis J.: 1906–Jan. 19, 1991

  Marlowe, Nora: ?–Dec. 31, 1977

  Marly, Florence: June 2, 1918–Nov. 9, 1978

  Marquand, Christian: Mar. 15, 1927–Nov. 22, 2000

  Marquard, Yvonne Peattie: 1917–Jan. 10, 1990

  Marr, Sally K.: 1906–Dec. 14, 1997

  Marrero, Ralph: 1958–Nov. 16, 1991

  Marsh, Joan: July 10, 1913–Aug. 10, 2000

  Marsh, Mae: Nov. 9, 1895–Feb. 13, 1968

  Marsh, Marguerite: Apr. 18, 1888–Dec. 8, 1925

  Marshal, Alan: Jan. 29, 1909–July 9, 1961

  Marshall, Boyd: 1885–Nov. 9, 1950

  Marshall, Brenda: Sept. 29, 1915–July 30, 1992

  Marshall, E. G.: June 18, 1914–Aug. 24, 1998

  Marshall, G. William: Oct. 2, 1917–June 8, 1994

  Marshall, George: Dec. 29, 1891–Feb. 17, 1975

  Marshall, Gloria: Aug. 27, 1931–Dec. 18, 1994

  Marshall, Herbert: May 23, 1890–Jan. 22, 1966

  Marshall, Tully: Apr. 13, 1864–Mar. 10, 1943

  Marston, Merlin: June 14, 1944–Aug. 22, 1990

  Martel, Alphonse: Mar. 27, 1890–Mar. 18, 1976

  Martin, Chris–Pin: Nov. 19, 1893–June 27, 1953

  Martin, Dean: June 7, 1917–Dec. 25, 1995

  Martin, Dean Paul, Jr.: Nov. 17, 1951–Mar. 21, 1987

  Martin, Helen: July 23, 1909–Mar. 25, 2000

  Martin, JoAnna: 1956–Aug. 28, 1997

  Martin, Kiel: July 26, 1944–Dec. 27, 1990

  Martin, Marion: June 7, 1908–Aug. 13, 1985

  Martin, Mary: Dec. 1, 1913–Nov. 3, 1990

  Martin, Richard: Dec. 12, 1917–Sept. 4, 1994

  Martin, Ross: Mar. 22, 1920–July 3, 1981

  Martin, Strother: Mar. 26, 1919–Aug. 1, 1980

  Martin, Vivian: July 22, 1893–Mar. 16, 1987

  Martindel, Edward B.: July 8, 1876–May 4, 1955

  Martini, Nino: July 8, 1904–Dec. 9, 1976

  Marton, Andrew: Jan. 26, 1904–Jan. 7, 1992

  Marvin, Lee: Feb. 19, 1924–Aug. 29, 1987

  Marx, Chico: Mar. 22, 1886–Oct. 11, 1961

  Marx, Groucho: Oct. 2, 1890–Aug. 19, 1977

  Marx, Harpo: Nov. 21, 1888–Sept. 28, 1964

  Marx, Zeppo: Feb. 25, 1901–Nov. 30, 1979

  Maslow, Florence: 1911–July 3, 1997

  Mason, Dan: Feb. 9, 1857–July 6, 1929

  Mason, James (American): 1890–Nov. 7, 1959

  Mason, James (British): May 15, 1909–July 27, 1984

  Mason, LeRoy: July 2, 1903–Oct. 13, 1947

  Mason, Linn: 1930–July 3, 1992

  Mason, Margaret: 1940–Mar. 26, 1999

  Mason, Pamela: Mar. 10, 1916–June 29, 1996

  Mason, Shirley: June 6, 1901–July 27, 1979

  Mason, Sydney (Sidney): 1886–Mar 1, 1923

  Mason, William C. (Smiling Billy): 1888–Jan. 24, 1941

  Massey, Curt: 1910–Oct. 20, 1991

  Massey, Daniel: Oct. 10, 1933–Mar. 25, 1998

  Massey, Edith: 1918–Oct. 24, 1984

  Massey, Ilona: June 16, 1910–Aug. 20, 1974

  Massey, Raymond: Aug. 30, 1896–July 19, 1983

  Masterson, Mary Stuart: 1923–Feb. 4, 1995

  Mastroianni, Marcello: Sept. 28, 1923–Dec. 18, 1996

  Mate, Rudolph: Jan. 21, 1898–Oct. 26, 1964

  Mather, George E.: 1920–June 4, 1997

  Mather, Jack: 1908–Aug. 15, 1966

  Matheson, Murray: Apr. 11, 1912–Apr. 25, 1985

  Mathews, Carmen Sylva: 1911–Aug. 31, 1995

  Mathews, Dorothy: Feb. 13, 1912–May 18, 1977

  Mathiesen, Otto: Mar. 27, 1873–Feb. 20, 1932

  Mathis, Lee: 1952–May 15, 1996

  Mathis, Sherry: Feb. 2, 1949–Jan. 23, 1994

  Matray, Ernst: May 27, 1891–Nov. 12, 1978

  Matthau, Walter: Oct. 1, 1920–July 1, 2000

  Matthews, Lester: Dec. 3, 1900–June 6, 1975

  Matthison, Edith: Nov. 23, 1875–Sept. 23, 1955

  Mattingly, Hedley: May 7, 1915–Mar. 3, 1998

  Mattox, Martha: June 19, 1879–May 2, 1933

  Matts, Tom: Sept. 16, 1923–Apr. 28, 1990

  Mature, Victor: Jan. 29, 1915–Aug. 4, 1999

  Matuszak, John: Oct. 25, 1950–June 17, 1989

  Maurice, Mary Birch: Nov. 15, 1844–Apr. 30, 1918

  Maxey, Paul: Mar. 15, 1907–June 3, 1963

  Maxwell, Edwin: 1886–Aug. 12, 1948

  Maxwell, Elsa: May 24, 1883–Nov. 1, 1963

  Maxwell, Larry: Sept. 29, 1952–Dec. 7, 1995

  Maxwell, Marilyn: Aug. 3, 1921–Mar. 20, 1972

  May, Doris: Oct. 15, 1902–May 12, 1984

  May, Jack: Apr. 23, 1922–Sept. 19, 1997

  May, Joe: Nov. 7, 1880–May 5, 1954

  May, Winston: 1937–Apr. 29, 1994

  Maya, Frank: 1950–Aug. 7, 1995

  Mayall, Hershell: 1863–June 10, 1941

  Mayehoff, Eddie: July 7, 1911–Nov. 12, 1992

  Mayer, Ken: June 25, 1918–Jan. 30, 1985

  Mayer, Ray: Apr. 24, 1901–Nov. 22, 1948

  Maynard, Ken: July 21, 1895–Mar. 23, 1973r />
  Maynard, Kermit: Sept. 20, 1902–Jan. 16, 1971

  Mayne, Eric: Apr. 28, 1865–Feb. 10, 1947

  Mayne, Ferdinand: Mar. 11, 1916–Jan. 30, 1998

  Mayo, Archie: Jan. 29, 1891–Dec. 4, 1968

  Mayo, Edna: Mar. 23, 1895–May 5, 1970

  Mayo, Frank: June 28, 1886–July 9, 1963

  Mayo, Madolyn: 1908–Jan. 10, 1997

  Mays, Joe: Feb. 25, 1948–Jan. 27, 1994

  Mazurki, Mike: Dec. 25, 1909–Dec. 9, 1990

  McAvoy, May: Sept. 8, 1901–Apr. 26, 1984

  McBride, Thomas A.: 1953–Sept. 24, 1995

  McCall, William: May 19, 1879–Jan. 10, 1938

  McCallion, James: Sept. 27, 1918–July 11, 1991

  McCann, Donal: May 7, 1943–July 17, 1999

  McCarey, Leo: Oct. 3, 1898–July 5, 1969

  McCarey, Ray: Sept. 6, 1904–Dec. 8, 1948

  McCarthy, Jack: 1915–May 24, 1996

  McCarthy, John P.: Mar. 17, 1885–Sept. 4, 1962

  McClure, Doug: May 11, 1935–Feb. 5, 1995

  McCom, Tim: Apr. 10, 1891–Jan. 28, 1978

  McConnell, Gladys: Oct. 22, 1907–Mar. 1979

  McCormack, William M.: 1891–Aug. 19, 1953

  McCormick, Myron: Feb. 8, 1907–July 30, 1962

  McCowan, George: June 27, 1927–Nov. 1, 1995

  McCoy, Dan: 1958–Feb. 7, 1995

  McCoy, Gertrude: June 30, 1890–July 17, 1967

  McCoy, Harry: Dec. 10, 1889–Sept. 1, 1937

  McCoy, Lawrence, Jr.: 1974–Oct. 11, 1999

  McCoy, Tim (Col.): Apr. 10, 1891–Jan. 29, 1978

  McCoy, Tony: ?–Aug. 2000

  McCrea, Joel: Nov. 5, 1905–Oct. 20, 1990

  McCullough, Philo: June 16, 1890–June 5, 1981

  McDaniel, Charles A.: 1930–Sept. 15, 1997

  McDaniel, Etta: Dec. 1, 1890–Jan. 13, 1946

  McDaniel, Hattie: June 10, 1895–Oct. 26, 1952

  McDaniel, Keith: Mar. 1, 1956–Jan. 2, 1995

  McDaniel, Sam: Jan. 28, 1886–Sept. 24, 1962

  McDermott, Marc: July 24, 1881–Jan. 5, 1929

  McDermott, Tom: July 20, 1912–Mar. 6, 1996

  McDevitt, Ruth: Sept. 13, 1895–May 27, 1976

  McDonald, Francis J.: Aug. 22, 1891–Sept. 18, 1968

  McDonald, Frank: Nov. 9, 1899–Mar. 8, 1980

  McDonald, Grace: June 15, 1918–Oct. 30, 1999

  McDonald, Marie: July 6, 1923–Oct. 21, 1965

  McDonald, Monty Margetts: 1913–Feb. 27, 1997

  McDonald, William: 1927–Dec. 19, 1992

  McDonnell, M. J.: 1952–Jan. 22, 2000

  McDowall, Roddy: Sept. 17, 1928–Oct. 3, 1998

  McDowell, Al: 1930–Nov. 21, 1994

  McDowell, Claire: Nov. 2, 1877–Oct. 23, 1966

  McEvoy, Carol: 1944–May 13, 1994

  McFadden, Bob: Jan. 19, 1923–Jan. 7, 2000

  McFadden, Ivor: Aug. 6, 1887–Aug. 14, 1942

  McFarland, George (Spanky): Oct. 2, 1928–June 30, 1993

  McGann, William H.: Apr. 5, 1895–Nov. 15, 1977

  McGinn, Walter: 1939–Mar. 30, 1977

  McGiveney, Maura: 1939–Nov. 10, 1990

  McGiver, John: Nov. 5, 1913–Sept. 9, 1975

  McGlynn, Frank, Sr.: Oct. 26, 1866–May 17, 1951

  McGowan, J. (John) P.. Feb. 24, 1880–Mar. 26, 1952

  McGowan, Oliver F.: 1907–Aug. 23, 1971

  McGrail, Walter B.: Oct. 19, 1888–Mar. 19, 1970

  McGrath, Frank: Feb. 2, 1903–May 13, 1967

  McGrath, Paul: Apr. 11, 1904–Apr. 13, 1978

  McGraw, Charles: May 10, 1914–July 30, 1980

  McGregor, Malcolm: Oct. 13, 1892–Apr. 29, 1945

  McGuinn, Joseph Ford: Jan. 21, 1904–Sept. 22, 1971

  McGuire, Don: Feb. 28, 1919–Apr. 13, 1999

  McGuire, Kathryn: Dec. 6, 1904–Oct. 10, 1978

  McGuire, Tom: Sept. 1, 1873–May 6, 1954

  McHugh, Dorothy: 1908–July 19, 1995

  McHugh, Frank: May 23, 1899–Sept. 11, 1981

  McHugh, John: 1914–Jan. 13, 1983

  McHugh, Matt: Jan. 22, 1894–Feb. 22, 1971

  Mclntire, John: June 27, 1907–Jan. 30, 1991

  McIntire, Tim: 1943–Apr. 15, 1986

  Mcintosh, Burr: Aug. 21, 1862–Apr. 28, 1942

  Mclntyre, Christine: Apr. 16, 1911–July 8, 1984

  Mclntyre, Leila: Dec. 20, 1882–Jan. 9, 1953

  McKay, George W.: 1880–Dec. 3, 1945

  McKay, Scott: May 28, 1915–Mar. 16, 1987

  McKay, Wanda: Jan. 14, 1916–Apr. 11, 1996

  McKee, Lafe: Jan. 23, 1872–Aug. 10, 1959

  McKeen, Lawrence (Sunny), Jr.: Sept. 1, 1924–Apr. 2, 1933

  McKenzie, Dennis (Deck): 1946–Nov. 3, 1999

  McKenzie, Eva B.: Nov. 5, 1889–Sept. 15, 1967

  McKenzie, Ida Mae: 1912–June 29, 1986

  McKenzie, Robert B.: Sept. 22, 1883–July 8, 1949

  McKim, Robert: Aug. 26, 1887–June 2, 1927

  McKinney, Gregory: Feb. 7, 1957–Apr. 12, 1998

  McLaglen, Victor: Dec. 11, 1886–Nov. 7, 1959

  McLaren, Wayne: 1941–July 22, 1992

  McLaughlin, Don: 1907–May 28, 1986

  McLaughlin, Emily: Dec. 1, 1930–Apr. 26, 1991

  McLaughlin, Marya: 1930–Sept. 14, 1998

  McLean, David: May 19, 1922–Oct. 12, 1995

  McLeod, Catherine: July 2, 1921–May 11, 1997

  McLeod, Norman Z.: Sept. 20, 1898–Jan. 26, 1964

  McLiam, John: Jan. 24, 1918–Apr. 16, 1994

  McLin, Claude Jay III: 1953–June 27, 1993

  McMahon, Horace: May 17, 1907–Aug. 17, 1971

  McMillan, Kenneth: July 2, 1932–Jan. 8, 1989

  McNally, Stephen: July 29, 1913–June 4, 1994

  McNamara, Edward C.: 1887–Nov. 10, 1944

  McNamara, Maggie: June 18, 1928–Feb. 18, 1978

  McNear, Howard: Jan. 27, 1905–Jan. 3, 1969

  McNeil, Claudia: 1916–Nov. 25, 1993

  McNeill, Don: Dec. 23, 1907–May 7, 1996

  McPeak, Sandy: 1935–Dec. 31, 1997

  McPhillips, Hugh: Mar. 31, 1920–Oct. 31, 1990

  McQueen, Butterfly: Jan. 8, 1911–Dec. 22, 1995

  McQueen, Steve: Mar. 24, 1930–Nov. 7, 1980

  McRae, Henry: 1876–Oct. 2, 1944

  McVey, Patrick: Mar. 17, 1910–July 6, 1973

  McWade, Edward: Jan. 14, 1865–May 16, 1943

  McWade, Margaret: Sept. 3, 1872–Apr. 1, 1956

  McWade, Robert, Jr.: Jan. 25, 1872–Jan. 20, 1938

  Meader, George: July 6, 1888–Dec. 1963

  Meadows, Audrey: Feb. 8, 1924–Feb. 3, 1996

  Medford, Kay: Sept. 14, 1920–Apr. 10, 1980

  Medina, James: Mar. 2, 1962–Oct. 16, 1995

  Meek, Donald: July 14, 1880–Nov. 18, 1946

  Meeker, Ralph: Nov. 21, 1920–Aug. 5, 1988

  Megna, John: Nov. 9, 1952–Sept. 4, 1995

  Megowan, Don: May 24, 1922–June 26, 1981

  Mehaffey, Blanche: July 28, 1907–Mar. 31, 1968

  Meighan, Thomas: Apr. 9, 1879–July 8, 1936

  Meiser, Edith: May 9, 1898–Sept. 25, 1993

  Meisner, Giinter: Apr. 18, 1926–Dec. 5, 1994

  Meisner, Sanford: Aug. 31, 1905–Feb. 2, 1997

  Melchior, Lauritz: Mar. 20, 1890–Mar. 18, 1973

  Melesh, Alex: Oct. 21, 1890–Mar. 5, 1949

  Melford, George: Feb. 19, 1877–Apr. 25, 1961

  Mell, Marisa: Feb. 24, 1939–May 16, 1992

  Mellish, Fuller, Jr.: 1895–Feb. 8, 1930

  Mellish, Fuller, Sr.: Jan. 3, 1865–Dec. 7, 1936

  Melton, Frank: Dec. 6, 1907–Mar. 19, 1951

  Melton, Troy: Mar. 2, 1921–Nov. 15, 1995

  Meltzer, Susan Wood: 1928–June 21, 1996

  Melville, Rose: Jan. 30, 1873–Oct. 8, 1946

  Melville, Sam: Aug. 20, 1940–Mar. 9, 1989

  Mendenhall, Jim: June 7, 1928–Dec. 1, 1990


  Menjou, Adolphe: Feb. 18, 1890–Oct. 29, 1963

  Menken, Shepard: 1921–Jan. 2, 1999

  Menkin, Lawrence: Dec. 25, 1911–July 18, 2000

  Menzies, Lothar: May 19, 1894–Feb. 25, 1974

  Menzies, William Cameron: July 29, 1896–Mar. 5, 1957

  Merande, Doro: 1898–Nov. 1, 1975

  Mercer, Beryl: Aug. 13, 1882–July 28, 1939

  Mercer, Frances: Oct. 21, 1915–Nov. 5, 2000

  Mercouri, Melina: Oct. 18, 1925–Mar. 6, 1994

  Meredith, Burgess: Nov. 16, 1908–Sept. 9, 1997

  Meredith, Charles: Aug. 27, 1894–Nov. 28, 1964

  Meredith, Iris: June 3, 1915–Jan. 22, 1980

  Merivale, John: Dec. 1, 1917–Feb. 6, 1990

  Merivale, Philip: Nov. 2, 1880–Mar. 12, 1946

  Merkel, Una: Dec. 10, 1903–Jan. 2, 1986

  Merlo, Anthony (Tony): 1887–Apr. 25, 1976

  Merman, Ethel: Jan. 16, 1909–Feb. 15, 1984

  Merrell, Richard: July 6, 1925–Sept. 13, 1998

  Merrill, Frank: Mar. 21, 1892–Feb. 12, 1966

  Merrill, Gary: Aug. 2, 1914–Mar. 5, 1990

  Merrill, Joan: 1918–May 10, 1992

  Merritt, Theresa: Sept. 24, 1922–June 12, 1998

  Merry, Eleanor: 1907–Aug. 28, 1991

  Merton, John: Feb. 18, 1901–Sept. 19, 1959

  Messenger, Buddy: Oct. 26, 1909–Oct. 25, 1965

  Messick, Donald E.: Sept. 7, 1926–Oct. 25, 1997

  Metaxa, Georges: Sept. 11, 1899–Dec. 8, 1950

  Metcalfe, Gordon: June 11, 1947–Aug. 6, 1990

  Metcalfe, James: 1901–Apr. 2, 1960

  Methot, Mayo: Mar. 3, 1904–June 9, 1951

  Meyer, Emile: Aug. 18, 1910–Mar. 19, 1987

  Meyer, Greta: Aug. 7, 1883–Oct. 8, 1965

  Meyer, Torben: Dec. 1, 1884–May 22, 1975

  Meyers, Sidney: Mar. 9, 1906–Dec. 4, 1969

  Mezzina, Dominick (Steve): 1960–Mar. 5, 2000

  Micale, Paul J.: 1915–Jan. 16, 1999

  Michael, Gertrude: June 1, 1911–Dec. 31, 1964

  Michaels, Brady: 1964–Feb. 21, 2000

  Michaels, Raf: 1929–July 27, 1995

  Micheaux, Oscar: Jan. 2, 1884–Mar. 25, 1951

  Middlemass, Robert M.: Sept. 3, 1885–Sept. 10, 1949

  Middleton, Charles B.: Oct. 3, 1879–Apr. 22, 1949

  Middleton, Robert: May 13, 1911–June 14, 1977

  Midgely, Fannie: Nov. 26, 1877–Jan. 4, 1932

  Mifune, Toshiro: Apr. 1, 1920–Dec. 24, 1997

  Milestone, Lewis: Sept. 30, 1895–Sept. 25, 1980

  Milford, John: Sept. 7, 1929–Aug. 14, 2000

  Miljan, John: Nov. 9, 1892–Jan. 24, 1960

  Milland, Ray: Jan. 3, 1905–Mar. 10, 1986

  Millard, Maurice (Tony): Dec. 29, 1922–May 12, 1999

  Millarde, Harry: Nov. 12, 1885–Nov. 2, 1931

  Miller, Buzz: Dec. 23, 1923–Feb. 23, 1999

 

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