Grand Hotel
1932
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Note signed "Paul" discovered by police after his death, viewed by authorities as a suicide note but authenticity of the note remains questionable. Two months after marrying Jean Harlow, on September 5, Bern was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head in their home on Easton Drive in Beverly Hills, California.
Feb 21, 2024 · MGM film producer, married to the actress Jean Harlow during the 1932 filming of Red Dust, was found dead at Harlow's house, naked and shot in the head. It is commonly believed to have been a suicide, although it quickly became a media scandal, complete with rumours about possible suspects. The note was written on page 13 of a guestbook.
after the Bern-Harlow wedding, his nude body was found in their Benedict Canyon home, a fatal gunshot wound to the head. A cryptic note, presumed to be a suicide note, was also found with the following message: Dearest Dear: Unfortunately ths is the only way to make good the frightful wrong I have done
His alleged suicide note is open to lurid interpretation and doubts persist whether it's written in his own handwriting or is merely an apology written weeks before over what could politely be called a sexual dysfunction.
- December 3, 1889
- September 5, 1932
What Hollywood knew about Paul Bern made his suicide last week even more amazing than his marriage to Jean Harlow who, daughter of a Kansas City dentist, was christened Harlean Carpenter; married ...
Sep 19, 1990 · The crime scene investigation revealed that there was a suicide note, but the author concludes that it was an apology written by Bern to Harlow few days ago for a minor domestic altercation. The crime scene details also casts doubt on the theory that he shot himself since the position, blood splatter, and the position of gun found at the scene ...
He helped launch the career of Jean Harlow, whom he married in July 1932; two months later, he was found dead of a gunshot wound, leaving what appeared to be a suicide note. Various alternative theories of his death have been proposed.
