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TITLE:
The Hollywood book of death : the bizarre, often sordid, passings of more than 125 American movie and TV idols / James Robert Parish.
Publication Date:
2001
Publication Information:
Lincolnwood, Ill. : Contemporary,
Edition:
3rd ed.
Physical Description:
416 p. : ill.
Summary:
Arranged by manner of death, these well-researched accounts include details of celebrities' colorful lives and unusual deaths, their funerals, and the intriguing aftermath. With more than 100 rare photographs and a special "necrology" index of more than 6,000 stars and directors, along with a section revealing where Hollywood personalities are resting in eternal sleep, this enthralling reference promises to be on every film and television buff's "Top 10" gift list.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780809222278
General Note:
"Portions of this book have been previously published in Hollywood death book and Hollywood celebrity death book."

From Rudolph Valentino and Clara Bow to James Deans and Marilyn Monroe to River Phoenix and Phil Hartman.