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Dec 7, 2012 · On September 27, 1978 Gig married his fifth wife, a 31-year-old German girl named Kim Schmidt who had been the script girl on his last film, The Game of Death.
Three weeks after her marriage to actor Gig Young, Schmidt was found dead in their apartment - the victim of an apparent murder-suicide. Young's Oscar was found near their bodies.
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On September 27, 1978, Young, age 64, married his fifth wife, a 31-year-old German magazine editor named Kim Schmidt. He met Schmidt in Hong Kong while working on Game of Death. Death. On October 19, 1978, three weeks after his marriage to Schmidt, the couple were found dead in their apartment at The Osborne in Manhattan.
Oct 16, 2022 · On September 27, 1978, at age 64, he married his fifth wife, a 31-year-old German magazine editor named Kim Schmidt. He met Schmidt in Hong Kong while working on Game of Death. On October 19, 1978, three weeks after his marriage to Schmidt, the couple were found dead in their apartment at The Osborne in Manhattan.
Apr 29, 2020 · Gig Young was a steady character actor for three decades with an honorable war record in the Coast Guard to boot.
Apr 29, 2023 · And then, three weeks after marrying his fifth wife, Kim Schmidt, the newlyweds were dead. Listen to the episode HERE. Photo caption (L-R): Gig Young in a publicity photo for the film, Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
Oct 21, 1994 · On Oct. 19, 1978, the 64-year-old actor shot his wife of three weeks, 31-year-old Kim Schmidt, in the base of the skull with a .38, then put the gun in his mouth and fired. ”He seemed like a...
