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In 1968, after suffering from depression, hepatitis and kidney problems that had forced him to quit writing, he died by suicide by stabbing himself repeatedly in the upper body while in the shower. He left a four-page note addressed to his father, to whom he was still very close.
- March 13, 1968 (aged 43), California, U.S.
- Patricia Parsons, (m. 1956; div. 1957)
- Television writer, producer
- February 27, 1925, California, U.S.
Feb 5, 2019 · Paul Bern, noted producer, writer and studio executive, whose suicide shocked the country, and his bride, Jean Harlow. This picture was taken shortly after their 1932 marriage. Bettmann/Bettmann ...
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The body of William Powell Jr., a television writer, was found Wednesday in his apart-ment with a rambling, fourpage note. Detectives said he had apparently stabbed himself in the upper body with a paring knife. “Things are not good here,’’ Powell said in note. “I am go* ing where things are better.” His father, now 75, lives io Palm ...
Screenwriter. Born the only child of William Powell and his first wife Eileen Wilson, nine years into their on-again, off-again marriage, during a period of reconciliation between the two. The couple would finally divorce five years later. As a boy, he was reportedly plagued by emotional problems but graduated from...
Mar 6, 1984 · William Powell, the actor who personified the suave and sophisticated leading man in the 1930's and 40's, died yesterday at Desert Hospital in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 91 years old. Mr. Powell ...
Mar 6, 1984 · March 5, 1984 at 7:00 p.m. EST. William Powell, 91, best remembered for his portrayal of Nick Charles, the urbane and sophisticated sleuth in the "Thin Man" motion picture series of the 1930s and ...
Jul 12, 1997 · Police believe that William David Powell, 31, kicked down the door of the house where his wife, Michelle Christine Powell, 27, lived and shot her several times before turning the gun on...
