Gone With the Wind
1940
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Plagued by ill health stemming from an unnamed surgical procedure, [12] Munson committed suicide at the age of 51 with an overdose of barbiturates in her apartment in The Belnord on Manhattan's Upper West Side. [12] Her body was discovered by her husband Berman on the afternoon of February 11, 1955. [12]
Jul 11, 2023 · Ona Munson died by suicide at 51 De Carvalho Collection/Getty Images Ona Munson had a knack for musical theater and comedies when she made her acting debut. Over a decade into her career, she played Belle Watling in "Gone with the Wind," the sex worker in Atlanta with whom Rhett Butler has an affair.
Added: Mar 17, 1999. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 4749. Source citation. Actress. She is best remembered for her role of southern madam Belle Watling in the classic 1939 film, Gone With the Wind. She came to Broadway as the singer and dancer in the original production of No, No, Nanette. During the 1930s, she had a very successful stage and radio ...
Died. February 11, 1955 · New York City, New York, USA (suicide by overdose) Birth name. Owena Elizabeth Wolcott. Height. 5′ 2″ (1.57 m) Mini Bio. Ona Munson was born Owena Elizabeth Wolcott on June 16, 1903 in Portland, Oregon. She took singing and dancing lessons when she was a child.
- June 16, 1903
- February 11, 1955
In February 1955, Berman found Munson dead in their Manhattan apartment, having committed suicide via a barbiturate overdose. Ona Munson was an American film and stage actress. She starred in nine Broadway productions and 20 feature films in her career, which spanned over 30 years.
Ona Munson. Actress: Gone with the Wind. Ona Munson was born Owena Elizabeth Wolcott on June 16, 1903 in Portland, Oregon. She took singing and dancing lessons when she was a child. At the age of fourteen, Ona moved to New York City with her mother. She began her career performing in vaudeville.
Munson was married three times, to actor and director Edward Buzzell in 1927, to Stewart McDonald in 1941, and designer Eugene Berman in 1949. In 1955, plagued by ill health, she committed suicide at the age of 51 with an overdose of barbiturates in her apartment in New York.
