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1967
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Death. In the early hours of Friday, New Years Eve 1971, Duel died at his Hollywood Hills home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Duel's girlfriend Dianne Ray was at his home at the time of his death and discovered his body. Ray later told police the couple had watched Duel's series Alias Smith and Jones the previous evening. She ...
May 9, 2016 · Why would a man like Pete Duel — rich, handsome, successful — want to die? Pete Duel left more than his shattered body behind when he made his violent exit from the stage of life. He also left us with the mystery of why he chose to kill himself.
Jan 1, 1972 · Duel, Peter: TV actor P Duel found shot to death in his Hollywood Hills, Calif, home; police speculate that Duel committed suicide.
May 9, 2016 · Pete Duel was dead. The young actor who had found so much success in his series, Alias Smith and Jones , would not be with us in the new year to come. [Pete didn’t die on New Year’s Eve; he died very early in the morning on that day.]
Jun 1, 2020 · Pete Duel died in 1971, almost 50 years ago. His acting career was cut short by his tragic death and he left us at far too young an age. Nevertheless, Pete's life and legacy continue to attract interest nearly five decades after his tragic passing.
Dec 30, 1971 · Pete’s body was removed, and the news of his suicide was spread among his friends, published in newspapers, and broadcast on television worldwide. There was a memorial service in Los Angeles at the Self-Realization Fellowship Temple and another in Penfield.
Pete received a $1,000 fine and was sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended for two years. Just a week after his plea to the Judge, Pete Duel would die by his own hand. In December he volunteered to spend two weekends working for a charity telethon – Toys for Tots.
