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

by Parish, James Robert

  Tracy, Emerson: Sept. 7, 1905–Jan. 10, 1967

  Tracy, Lee: Apr. 14, 1898–Oct. 18, 1968

  Tracy, Spencer: Apr. 5, 1900–June 10, 1967

  Tracy, William: Dec. 1, 1917–June 18, 1967

  Traeger, Kim Patrick: 1951–Nov. 12, 1987

  Traeger, Rick: 1913–Nov. 14, 1987

  Trainor, Leonard: Feb. 24, 1879–July 28, 1940

  Trask, Wayland: July 16, 1887–Nov. 11, 1918

  Traube, Shepard: Feb. 27, 1907–July 23, 1983

  Traubel, Helen: June 16, 1903–June 28, 1972

  Travers, Bill: Jan. 3, 1922–Mar. 29, 1994

  Travers, Henry: Mar. 5, 1874–Oct. 18, 1965

  Travers, Richard C.: Apr. 15, 1890–Apr. 20, 1935

  Traverse, Madelaine: Aug. 1, 1875–Jan. 7, 1964

  Travis, Michael: 1942–Jan. 25, 1994

  Travis, Richard: Apr. 7, 1913–July 11, 1989

  Treacher, Arthur: July 23, 1894–Dec. 14, 1975

  Treacy, Emerson: Sept. 7, 1900–Jan. 10, 1967

  Treadwell, Laura: July 14, 1879–Nov. 22, 1960

  Tree, Dorothy: May 21, 1909–Feb. 12, 1992

  Tree, Joanne: 1924–Aug. 2, 1997

  Treen, Mary: Mar. 27, 1907–July 20, 1989

  Trent, Daniel: 1950–Mar. 7, 1995

  Trevor, Austin: Oct. 7, 1897–Jan. 22, 1978

  Trevor, Claire: Mar. 8, 1909–Apr. 8, 2000

  Trevor, Hugh: Oct. 28, 1903–Nov. 10, 1933

  Triesault, Ivan: July 14, 1898–Jan. 3, 1980

  Trimble, Lawrence: Feb. 15, 1885–Feb. 8, 1954

  Trop, J. D.: Apr. 28, 1901–May 17, 1992

  Troubetzkoy, Youcca: 1906–Apr. 22, 1992

  Troup, Bobby: Oct. 18, 1918–Feb. 7, 1999

  Trout, Robert: Oct. 14, 1909–Nov. 14, 2000

  Trow, Bob: Feb. 6, 1926–Nov. 2, 1998

  Trowbridge, Charles: Jan. 10, 1882–Oct. 30, 1967

  Troy, Louise: Nov. 9, 1933–May 5, 1994

  Trueman, Paula: Apr. 25, 1907–Mar. 23, 1994

  Truesdale, Howard: Jan. 3, 1861–Dec. 8, 1941

  Truex, Ernest: Sept. 19, 1889–June 27, 1973

  Trumbull, Brad: 1925–Nov. 25, 1995

  Trumbull, Marjorie: 1911–Sept. 25, 1993

  Tryon, Glenn: Sept. 14, 1899–Apr. 18, 1970

  Tryon, Thomas: Jan. 14, 1926–Sept. 4, 1991

  Tsiang, H.T.: 1899–July 16, 1971

  Tubb, Ernest: Feb. 9, 1914–Sept. 6, 1984

  Tucker, Forrest: Feb. 12, 1919–Oct. 25, 1986

  Tucker, George Loane: June 12, 1872–June 21, 1921

  Tucker, Harland: Dec. 8, 1893–Mar. 22, 1949

  Tucker, Lorenzo: June 27, 1907–Aug. 19, 1986

  Tucker, Paul: 1951–May 25, 1991

  Tucker, Richard: June 4, 1884–Dec. 5, 1942

  Tucker, Robert A.: 1914–Oct. 11, 1971

  Tucker, Sophie: Jan. 13, 1884–Feb. 9, 1966

  Tufts, Sonny: July 16, 1911–June 5, 1970

  Tully, Tom: Aug. 21, 1896–Apr. 27, 1982

  Turgeon, Peter: Dec. 25, 1919–Oct. 6, 2000

  Turich, Felipe F.: 1899–Mar. 9, 1992

  Turich, Rosa: June 9, 1903–Nov. 20, 1998

  Turner, B. J.: 1949–Aug. 1, 1993

  Turner, Florence: Jan. 6, 1885–Aug. 28, 1946

  Turner, Lana: Feb. 8, 1920–June 29, 1995*

  Turney, June: 1914–Nov. 7, 1994

  Turpin, Ben: Sept. 17, 1869–July 1, 1940

  Tuttle, Dorothy: Apr. 21, 1918–Aug. 12, 1998

  Tuttle, Frank: Aug. 6, 1892–Jan. 6, 1963

  Tuttle, Lurene: Aug. 29, 1906–May 28, 1986

  Twelvetrees, Helen: Dec. 25, 1908–Feb. 14, 1958

  Twitchell, A. R. (Archie): Nov. 28, 1906–Jan. 31, 1957

  Tyler, Harry: 1888–Sept. 15, 1961

  Tyler, Judy: Oct. 9, 1933–July 3, 1957

  Tyler, Tom: Aug. 8, 1903–May 1, 1954

  Tynan, Brandon: Apr. 11, 1875–Mar. 19, 1967

  Tyrell, David: 1913–July 5, 1999

  Tyrell, John E.: Dec. 7, 1902–Sept. 19, 1949

  U

  Ulmer, Edgar G.: Sept. 17, 1900–Sept. 30, 1972

  Ulric, Lenore: July 21, 1892–Dec. 30, 1970

  Unger, Bertil: 1921–Apr. 22, 1990

  Urecal, Minerva: Sept. 22, 1894–Feb. 26, 1966

  Urquhart, Robert: 1921–Mar. 20, 1995

  Usher, Guy: May 9, 1883–June 16, 1944

  Utt, Kenneth: July 13, 1921–Jan. 19, 1994

  V

  Vacío, Natividad: 1912–May 30, 1996

  Vadim, Roger: Jan. 26, 1928–Feb. 11, 2000

  Vague, Vera: Sept. 2, 1904–Sept. 14, 1974

  Vail, Lester: 1900–Nov. 28, 1959

  Vale, Louise: ?–Oct. 28, 1918

  Valentino, Alberto: Apr. 5, 1892–June 4, 1981

  Valentino, Rudolph: May 6, 1895–Aug. 23, 1926*

  Valenty, Lily: Aug. 17, 1900–Mar. 11, 1987

  Valerie, Joan: Mar. 30, 1916–Jan. 30, 1983

  Vallaro, Vic: 1933–Nov. 8, 1999

  Vallee, Rudy: July 28, 1901–July 3, 1986

  Valli, June: 1928–Mar. 12, 1993

  Valli, Virginia: June 10, 1895–Sept. 24, 1968

  Vallin, Richard (Rick): Sept. 24, 1919–Aug. 31, 1977

  Van, Bobby: Dec. 6, 1930–July 31, 1980

  Van, Gus: Aug. 12, 1887–Mar. 13, 1968

  Van, Wally: Sept. 27, 1880–May 9, 1974

  Van Buren, Mabel: 1879–Nov. 4, 1947

  Vance, Danitra: July 13, 1959–Aug. 21, 1994

  Vance, Vivian: July 26, 1909–Aug. 17, 1979

  Van Cleef, Lee: Jan. 9, 1925–Dec. 16, 1989

  Vander Pyl, Jean: Oct. 11, 1919–Apr. 11, 1999

  Van Dyke, Truman: c. 1898–May 6, 1984

  Van Dyke, Woody S., II: Mar. 26, 1889–Feb. 5, 1943

  Van Dyke, Willard: Dec. 5, 1906–Jan. 23, 1986

  Vane, Denton: 1890–Sept. 17, 1940

  Van Fleet, Jo: Dec. 30, 1919–June 10, 1996

  Van Rooten, Luis: Nov. 29, 1906–June 17, 1973

  Vanselow, Robert A.: 1918–Mar. 30, 1998

  Van Sickel, Dale: Nov. 29, 1907–Jan. 25, 1977

  Van Sloan, Edward: Nov. 1, 1881–May 6, 1964

  Van Zandt, Philip: Oct. 3, 1904–Feb. 16, 1958

  Varconi, Victor: Mar. 31, 1891–June 16, 1976

  Varden, Evelyn: June 12, 1893–July 11, 1958

  Varden, Norma: Jan. 20, 1898–Jan. 19, 1989

  Vargas, Joaquin Garcia: 1922–May 13, 1933

  Varney, Jim: June 15, 1949–Feb. 10, 2000

  Varno, Roland: Mar. 15, 1908–May 24, 1996

  Varsi, Diane: Feb. 23, 1938–Nov. 19, 1992

  Vasquez, Joseph B.: 1962–Dec. 16, 1995

  Vassar, Queenie: Oct. 28, 1870–Sept. 11, 1960

  Vaughan, Dorothy: Nov. 5, 1889–Mar. 15, 1955

  Vaughan, Frankie: Feb. 3, 1928–Sept. 17, 1999

  Vaughn, Ada Mae: Nov. 8, 1905–Sept. 11, 1943

  Vaughn, Alberta: June 27, 1904–Apr. 26, 1992

  Vawter, Ron: 1948–Apr. 16, 1994

  Veidt, Conrad: Jan. 22, 1893–Apr. 3, 1943

  Veitch, John P.: June 23, 1920–Dec. 7, 1998

  Vejar, Harry John: Apr. 21, 1889–Mar. 1, 1968

  Velez, Lupe: July 18, 1908–Dec. 14, 1944*

  Venable, Evelyn: Oct. 18, 1913–Nov. 16, 1993

  Venable, Reginald: 1926–June 28, 1974

  Venuta, Benay: Jan. 27, 1911–Sept. 1, 1995

  Vera, Axel: 1952–Feb. 7, 1993

  Vera–Ellen: Feb. 16, 1926–Aug. 30, 1981

  Verdon, Gwen: Jan. 13, 1925–Oct. 18, 2000

  Verne, Karen: Apr. 6, 1918–Dec. 23, 1967

  Vernon, Bobby: Mar. 9, 1897–June 28, 1939

  Vernon, Dorothy: Nov. 11, 1875–Oct. 28, 1970

  Vernon, Glenn: Oct. 27, 1923–Oct. 27, 1999

  Vernon, Harvey: June 30, 1927–Oct. 9, 1996

  Vernon, Irene: Jan. 16, 1922–Apr. 21, 1998

  Vernon, Richard: Mar. 7, 1925
–Dec. 4, 1997

  Vernon, Wally: May 27, 1905–Mar. 7, 1970

  Verrill, Virginia: Nov. 20, 1916–Jan. 18, 1999

  Vest, Buddy: 1943–Feb. 10, 1995

  Vickers, Martha: May 28, 1925–Nov. 2, 1971

  Victor, Henry: Oct. 2, 1898–May 15, 1945

  Vidor, Charles: July 27, 1900–June 4, 1959

  Vidor, Florence: July 23, 1895–Nov. 3, 1977

  Vidor, King: Feb. 8, 1894–Nov. 1, 1982

  Viertel, Berthold: June 28, 1885–Sept. 25, 1953

  Vignola, Robert G.: Aug. 5, 1882–Oct. 25, 1953

  Vigran, Herbert: Dec. 22, 1911–Nov. 28, 1986

  Villard, Tom: Nov. 19, 1953–Nov. 14, 1994

  Villechaize, Hervé: Apr. 23, 1943–Sept. 4, 1993*

  Vincent, Chuck: 1940–Sept. 23, 1991

  Vincent, James: 1897–May 29, 1957

  Vincent, Romo: 1909–Jan. 16, 1989

  Vincent, William (Sailor Billy): 1896–July 12, 1966

  Vinson, Helen: Nov. 17, 1905–Oct. 7, 1999

  Vinton, Arthur Rolfe: Dec. 10, 1889–Feb. 26, 1963

  Viotti, Domenic (John): 1931–Oct. 27, 1992

  Visaroff, Michael: Nov. 18, 1892–Feb. 27, 1951

  Vitale, Joseph A.: Sept. 6, 1901–June 5, 1994

  Vitte, Raymond: Nov. 20, 1949–Feb. 20, 1983

  Vivyan, John: May 31, 1916–Dec. 20, 1983

  Vlock, Laurel: 1926–July 8, 2000

  Vogan, Emmett: Sept. 27, 1893–Nov. 13, 1969

  Vogeding, Frederick: Mar. 28, 1887–Apr. 18, 1942

  Vogel, Virgil W.: Nov. 29, 1919–Jan. 7, 1996

  Von Brincken, Wilhelm: May 27, 1891–Jan. 18, 1946

  Von Eltz, Theodor (Theodore): Nov. 5, 1894–Oct. 6, 1964

  Von Meter, Harry: Mar. 29, 1871–June 2, 1956

  Vonn, Veola: July 27, 19?–?

  Von Scherler, Sasha: Dec. 12, 1934–Apr. 15, 2000

  Von Seyffertitz, Gustav: Aug. 4, 1863–Dec. 25, 1943

  Von Sternberg, Josef: May 29, 1894–Dec. 22, 1969

  Von Stroheim, Erich, Jr.: Aug. 25, 1916–Oct. 26, 1968

  Von Stroheim, Erich, Sr.: Sept. 22, 1885–May 12, 1957

  Von Stroheim, Valerie: 1897–Oct. 22, 1988

  Von Twardowski, Hans: May 5, 1898–Nov. 19, 1958

  Von Zell, Harry: July 11, 1906–Nov. 21, 1981

  von Zerneck, Peter: June 17, 1908–June 10, 1992

  Vore, Lucille: 1917–Apr. 8, 1999

  Vorhaus, Bernard: Dec. 25, 1904–Nov. 23, 2000

  Voskovec, George: June 19, 1905–July 1, 1981

  Vye, Murvyn: July 15, 1913–Aug. 17, 1976

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  Waddington, Patrick: Aug. 19, 1903–Feb. 4, 1987

  Wadsworth, Henry: 1897–Dec. 5, 1974

  Wadsworth, William: June 7, 1874–June 6, 1950

  Wagenheim, Charles: Feb. 21, 1896–Mar. 6, 1979

  Waggner, George: Sept. 7, 1894–Dec. 12, 1984

  Wagner, Frank: 1922–Sept. 12, 1999

  Wagner, Jack: Jan. 5, 1897–Feb. 6, 1965

  Wagner, Max: Nov. 28, 1901–Nov. 16, 1975

  Wagner, Wende: 1943–Feb. 22, 1997

  Wagner, William: Nov. 7, 1883–Mar. 11, 1964

  Wainwright, James: Mar. 5, 1938–Dec. 20, 1999

  Wakely, Jimmy: Feb. 16, 1914–Sept. 23, 1982

  Walburn, Raymond: Sept. 9, 1887–July 26, 1969

  Waldis, Otto: May 20, 1901–Mar. 25, 1904

  Waldron, Charles D.: Dec. 23, 1874–Mar. 4, 1946

  Wales, Ethel: Apr. 4, 1898–Feb. 15, 1952

  Wales, Wally: 1896–Feb. 12, 1980

  Walker, Betty: 1928–July 26, 1982

  Walker, Charlotte: Dec. 29, 1878–Mar. 24, 1958

  Walker, Hal: Mar. 20, 1896–July 3, 1972

  Walker, Helen: July 17, 1920–Mar. 10, 1968

  Walker, Jeremy J.: June 6, 1911–Apr. 21, 1968

  Walker, Johnnie: Jan. 7, 1894–Dec. 4, 1949

  Walker, June: June 14, 1904–Feb. 3, 1966

  Walker, Keith A.: June 29, 1935–Dec. 30, 1996

  Walker, Lillian (Dimples): Apr. 21, 1887–Oct. 10, 1975

  Walker, Linda Hayes Crosby: 1923–Dec. 19, 1996

  Walker, Nancy: May 10, 1921–Mar. 22, 1992

  Walker, Nella: Mar. 6, 1886–Mar. 21, 1971

  Walker, Ray W.: Aug. 10, 1904–Oct. 6, 1980

  Walker, Robert: Oct. 13, 1918–Aug. 27, 1951

  Walker, Robert (Bob): June 18, 1888–Mar. 1954

  Walker, Stuart C.: Mar. 4, 1888–Mar. 13, 1941

  Walker, Susan F.: 1950–Feb. 14, 2000

  Walker, Sydney: May 5, 1921–Sept. 30, 1994

  Walker, William Arlen: 1918–Jan. 4, 1992

  Walker, William (Bill): 1897–Jan. 27, 1992

  Wallace, Billye Ree: July 17, 1925–Mar. 3, 1999

  Wallace, Jean: Oct. 12, 1923–Feb. 14, 1990

  Wallace, May: 1877–Dec. 11, 1938

  Wallace, Morgan: July 26, 1888–Dec. 12, 1953

  Wallace, Regina: Sept. 1, 1886–Feb. 13, 1978

  Wallace, Richard: Aug. 26, 1894–Nov. 3, 1951

  Wallack, Roy Homer: 1928–Mar. 10, 1992

  Wallen, Jacob: 1922–Dec. 7, 1996

  Waller, Eddy C.: 1889–Aug. 20, 1977

  Walling, William (Will): June 2, 1872–Mar. 5, 1932

  Walsh, Arthur: 1923–Sept. 23, 1995

  Walsh, Edward: 1928–Dec. 15, 1997

  Walsh, George: Mar. 16, 1892–June 13, 1981

  Walsh, J. T.: Sept. 28, 1944–Feb. 27, 1998

  Walsh, James: 1923–June 20, 1991

  Walsh, Raoul: Mar. 11, 1887–Dec. 31, 1980

  Walsh, Sean Fallon: 1934–Apr. 24, 2000

  Walston, Ray: Dec. 2, 1914–Jan. 1, 2000

  Walters, Casey: 1916–Dec. 3, 1991

  Walters, Charles: Nov. 17, 1911–Aug. 13, 1982

  Walthall, Henry B.: Mar, 16, 1878–June 17, 1936

  Walton, Douglas: Oct. 17, 1909–Nov. 15, 1961

  Walton, Fred: July 26, 1865–Dec. 28, 1936

  Walton, Gladys: May 30, 1896–Nov. 15, 1993

  Walton, Sunni: 1944–Dec. 29, 1998

  Wanamaker, Sam: June 14, 1919–Dec. 18, 1993

  Warbeck, David: Nov. 17, 1941–July 22, 1997

  Warburton, John: June 18, 1899–Oct. 27, 1981

  Ward, Carrie Clarke: Jan. 9, 1862–Feb. 6, 1926

  Ward, Charles: 1905–Jan. 14, 1992

  Ward, David Oren: 1972–Apr. 2, 1999

  Ward, Fannie: Feb. 22, 1872–Jan. 27, 1952

  Ward, Janet: 1925–Aug. 1, 1995

  Ward, John: 1924–Mar. 23, 1995

  Ward, Laura: 1958–July 10, 1995

  Ward, Lucille: Feb. 25, 1880–Aug. 8, 1952

  Warde, Anthony: Nov. 4, 1908–Jan. 8, 1975

  Warde, Harlan: Nov. 6, 1917–Mar. 13, 1980

  Warfield, Irene: 1896–Apr. 10, 1961

  Warhol, Andy: Aug. 8, 1927–Feb. 21, 1987

  Waring, Richard: May 27, 1911–Jan. 18, 1993

  Warner, Edrie Jean: 1934–Feb. 2, 2000

  Warner, Gertrude: 1918–Jan. 26, 1986

  Warner, H. B.: Oct. 26, 1876–Dec. 24, 1958

  Warren, Charles Marquis: Dec. 16, 1917–Aug. 13, 1990

  Warren, E. Alyn: June 2, 1874–Jan. 22, 1940

  Warren, Fred H.: Sept. 16, 1880–Dec. 5, 1940

  Warren, Jerry: Mar. 10, 1925–Aug. 21, 1988

  Warren, Joseph: 1916–Oct. 1, 1993

  Warren, Julie: ?–Aug. 15, 1994

  Warren, Mark Edward, III: Sept. 25, 1938–Jan. 11, 1999

  Warren, Phil: Feb. 12, 1915–Oct. 3, 1998

  Warrilow, David: Dec. 28, 1934–Aug. 17, 1995

  Warshawsky, Ruth: 1916–Feb. 1, 1996

  Warwick, Richard: Apr. 29, 1945–Dec. 16, 1997

  Warwick, Robert: Oct. 9, 1878–June 4, 1964

  Washburn, Bryant, Jr.: ?–1960

  Washburn, Bryant, Sr.: Apr. 23, 1889–Apr. 30, 1963

  Washington, Fredricka (Fredi): Dec. 22, 1903–June 28, 1994


  Wasserman, Charles H.: 1914–Nov. 1, 1996

  Waterman, Willard: Aug. 29, 1914–Feb. 2, 1995

  Waters, Ethel: Oct. 31, 1896–Sept. 1, 1977

  Waters, John: 1894–May 1, 1965

  Watkin, Pierre: Dec. 29, 1889–Feb. 3, 1960

  Watson, Bobby: Nov. 28, 1888–May 22, 1965

  Watson, Bobs: Nov. 16, 1930–June 26, 1999

  Watson, Gladys: 1903–Nov. 15, 1993

  Watson, Irwin C. (Watty): 1929–Feb. 1, 1999

  Watson, Lucile: May 27, 1879–June 24, 1962

  Watson, Minor: Dec. 22, 1889–July 28, 1965

  Watson, Raymond E., Jr. (Woody): 1949–Jan. 27, 1999

  Watters, Donald Earl: July 18, 1936–Dec. 25, 1999

  Watters, John S.: 1894–May 4, 1965

  Watts, Charles: 1902–Dec. 13, 1966

  Waxman, Al: Mar. 2, 1935–Jan. 17, 2001

  Waxman, Stanley J.: Jan. 13, 1914–Sept. 27, 1998

  Wayne, David: Jan. 30, 1914–Feb. 9, 1995

  Wayne, Gus: Oct. 16, 1920–Jan. 23, 1998

  Wayne, John: May 26, 1907–June 11, 1979

  Weaver, Doodles: May 11, 1911–Jan. 15, 1983

  Weaver, June (Elviry): 1891–Nov. 27, 1977

  Weaver, Marjorie: Mar. 2, 1913–Dec. 1994

  Webb, Alan: July 2, 1906–June 22, 1982

  Webb, Clifton: Nov. 19, 1889–Oct. 13, 1966

  Webb, Harry S.: Oct. 15, 1891–July 4, 1959

  Webb, Jack: Apr. 2, 1920–Dec. 23, 1982

  Webb, Millard: Dec. 6, 1893–Apr. 21, 1935

  Webb, Richard: Sept. 9, 1915–June 10, 1993

  Webb, Robert D.: Jan. 3, 1903–Apr. 18, 1990

  Webb, Roy: Oct. 3, 1888–Dec. 10, 1982

  Webber, Murdo Albert (Mickey): 1919–May 13, 1997

  Webber, Robert: Oct. 14, 1924–May 17, 1989

  Webber, Ronald: 1932–July 26, 1992

  Weber, Joe: Aug. 11, 1867–May 10, 1942

  Weber, Karl: 1916–July 30, 1990

  Weber, Lois: June 13, 1881–Nov. 13, 1939

  Webster, Ben: June 2, 1864–Feb. 26, 1947

  Webster, Byron: June 14, 1933–Dec. 1, 1991

  Wedemeyer, Herman: May 20, 1924–Jan. 25, 1999

  Weed, Gene: Apr. 12, 1935–Aug. 5, 1999

  Weed, Leland T.: 1901–Aug. 29, 1975

  Weedin, Harfield: 1916–June 8, 1993

  Weeks, Marion: 1887–Apr. 20, 1968

  Weidler, Virginia: Mar. 21, 1927–July 1, 1968

  Weigel, Paul: Feb. 18, 1867–May 25, 1951

  Weinstock, Lotus: 1944–Aug. 31, 1997

  Weis, Don: May 13, 1922–July 26, 2000

  Weisenborn, Gordon: 1923–Oct. 4, 1987

  Weissman, Gracia Lee: 1927–June 6, 1995

  Weissmuller, Johnny: June 2, 1904–Jan. 20, 1984

  Weist, Dwight: 1910–July 16, 1991

  Welch, Niles: July 29, 1895–Nov. 21, 1976

  Welden, Ben: June 12, 1901–Oct. 17, 1997