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Boyer's only child, Michael Charles Boyer (9 December 1943 – 23 September 1965), died by suicide at age 21. He was playing Russian roulette after separating from his girlfriend. Suicide. On 26 August 1978, Boyer died by suicide with an overdose of Seconal while at a friend's home in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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He was so faithful to her that he decided to commit suicide two days after her death in 1978.
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- August 26, 1978
- August 28, 1899
Feb 26, 2014 · No suicide note was ever found, but he was known to be dying of cancer and so the prevailing belief has always been that he deliberately took his own life. PHOTOS: 2014 Oscar Nominees
Their only child, Michael Charles Boyer, died in 1965, reportedly a suicide. In August 1978 Pat succumbed to cancer, and days later Boyer committed suicide. This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica .
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Aug 27, 1978 · Aug. 27, 1978 5 AM PT. Reporting from Phoenix (AP) — Charles Boyer, the suave, French-born actor who courted a bevy of leading ladies in films during the 1930s and 1940s and became one of...
He was so faithful to her that he decided to commit suicide two days after her death in 1978.
