Gone With the Wind
1940
Search results
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]
Ona Munson. Original Name. Owena Elizabeth Wolcott. Birth. 16 Jun 1903. Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. Death. 11 Feb 1955 (aged 51) New York, New York County, New York, USA. Burial. Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum. Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA Add to Map. Plot. Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 8, Tier Y, Column G, Niche 5.
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
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. In 1919 she made her Broadway debut in George White's Scandals.
- Actress, Soundtrack
- June 16, 1903
- 2 min
- February 11, 1955
Former screen star Ona Munson was found dead in her New York home today near a note declaring death was the only way she knew "to be free again." In this recent photo the ex-actress is shown with... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
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.
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. A note found next to her deathbed read, "This is the only way I know to be free again...Please don't follow me."
