Death Certificates of the Rich and Famous
Author: Gerard H. Reinert
Publisher:
Published: 1996-01-01
Total Pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9780965234054
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Celebrity Death Certificates
Author: M.F. Steen
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2024-03-07
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1476611254
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarilyn Monroe died at 36. Her death certificate lists "Acute Barbiturate Poisoning. Ingestion of Overdose" as the cause. Just below that line, you can see that the person who issued her death certificate typed "Probable Suicide." Many people question whether her death was a suicide, an accident, or possibly a homicide. A death certificate is an intriguing document. It encapsulates a person's life story on one page--the birthplace, parents, education, length of career, residence, time, place, and cause of death and finally, what happened to the remains. The information required for a death certificate can vary since each state looks at it differently. California regards them as public documents. Texas and New York makes them available only to family members and others showing a direct need. Satisfying curiosity is not considered a need. John Belushi, John Denver, George Harrison, Truman Capote, "Fred and Ginger" and Frank Sinatra are just a few of the 182 Hollywood notables from the Silent Era to today whose intriguing death certificates are collected here--fascinating!
Celebrity Death Certificates 2
Author: M.F. Steen
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2024-03-07
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 1476611262
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLiterally the last word for Hollywood trivia buffs, a celebrity death certificate is also strangely compelling. Its matter-of-fact reportage makes the famous ordinary, illuminating previously well-lit profiles with the unfiltered light of the everyday. A death certificate may also reveal information that stars assiduously concealed, such as actual birthdates. In California, home to many of Hollywood's brightest stars, death certificates are a matter of public record--and consequently an untapped mine of information. This follow-up to M.F. Steen's previous collection (2003) reproduces in full 169 of the death certificates of the entertainment industry's dearly departed. Brief biographical notes are included, listing birth and professional name as well as notable film, TV and entertainment credits. Mel Blanc, Lorne Greene, John Ritter, Gregory Peck, and Ronald Reagan are just a few of Hollywood's notables whose death certificates are collected here.
The Portable Obituary
Author: Michael Largo
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2007-09-04
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 0061231665
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNo matter what your station in society, everybody has to go sometime. Even the wealthy, powerful, and world-renowned must ultimately meet their Maker—though some have departed this life more ignobly than they might have wished. From Mozart to rock and roll, which performers ended their lives on the wrong note? What famous U.S. bridge is named after an explorer who was eaten by cannibals? Everyone wants to hit the lottery, but does Lady Luck visit winners with deadly fangs? Plus: Learn the real fate of Gilligan's Island castaways and all your favorite TV actors as well as famous writers, senators, saints, dictators, and philosophers, among many others. Michael Largo, the man who illuminated readers on the myriad ways of death in Final Exits, has compiled a fascinating, off-beat, and darkly humorous necrology that provides the grim, often outrageous details about the passing of influential persons. Meticulously researched—employing archaeological records, published obituaries, official documents, and forensic evidence—this authoritative, one-of-a-kind reference presents the unabashed truth about a multitude of celebrity deaths, while examining the various deeds, misdeeds, and lifestyle quirks that hastened the demise and determined the departed's role in history and popular myth. The Portable Obituary has the skinny on what made our late icons—whether through overindulgence or neglect: on the john, in the sack, or in some spectacular accident—what they are today: dead!
Homicide by the Rich and Famous
Author: Gini Graham Scott JD, Ph.D
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2005-03-30
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 0313024758
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany people express shock and horror when they hear of a wealthy or famous person killing another person. As a society, we seem to expect the rich and famous to behave better, to commit fewer crimes, to be immune to the passions that inspire other, less prominent people to kill. After all, the rich and famous have everything—why would they need to murder? But the rich and famous kill for the very same reasons others do: love, power, money, jealousy, greed, revenge, and rage. Here, Scott takes us on a tour of murders committed by the rich and famous during the last century, looking at the motives, the responses of the community and local law enforcement, the media, and the outcomes. She argues that the rich and famous may kill for the same reasons as others, but they receive vastly different treatment and are often able to get away with murder. Homicide by the rich and famous is not new in this country, nor is fascination with the crimes committed by our most revered citizens. But being among the upper echelon of society does afford such suspects with a greater ability to escape punishment. They have greater access to better respresentation, they have the means to flee the country, they have influential friends in high places willing to put themselves on the line, and they are generally treated better by law enforcement and the criminal justice system. This book profiles the many ways in which homicides committed by the rich and famous are similar to other murders in their motives, but differ from those committed by everyday citizens in their outcomes. Scott provides readers with a showcase of crimes that will infuriate and fascinate readers.
Celebrity Death Certificates 2
Author: M.F. Steen
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2005-11-17
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This follow-up to M.F. Steen's previous collection (2003) reproduces in full 169 of the death certificates of the entertainment industry's dearly departed. Brief biographical notes are included, listing birth and professional name as well as notable film, TV and entertainment credits"--Provided by publisher.
Assassination!
Author: Paul Donnelley
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2012-02
Total Pages: 187
ISBN-13: 1908963034
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Irish writer George Bernard Shaw called it an extreme form of censorship and indeed political assassination has often been used by the unscrupulous for ridding themselves of their enemies. This book takes an in-depth look at 25 of history's most infamous assassinations and assassination attempts. It contains no wild theories, no mad speculation - just a look at the cold, hard facts surrounding some of the world's most famous killings. The tales told include the assassinations of: Julius Caesar John F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy Rasputin, plus many more And the attempted assassinations of: Ronald Reagan Adolf Hitler Pope John Paul II, plus many more Each entry contains a biography of the subject detailing who they were and where they came from; an in-depth look at the killing; a profile of the killer and a comprehensive aftermath. It belongs on the shelf of every history buff and anyone with an interest in the ultimate crim
Beginning Genealogy
Author: Jim Ollhoff
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Published: 2010-08-15
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1617872091
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInterest in family history is at its highest. Young people want to know where they came from, as well as the people who built their family and their country. Beginning Genealogy provides readers the basics of genealogy to get them started on their way to building their very own family tree. What can you learn from your last name? How does a family tree work and what can a person learn from it? Why would a person want to learn about his or her heritage? These are all questions that a budding genealogist asks and Beginning Genealogy provides the answers. Readers explore their own and other people's pasts, creating an understanding of the opportunities and challenges that built this nation. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
The Place
Author: Veda Garrick
Publisher: BalboaPress
Published: 2012-07-10
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 1452550808
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe five abused kids ventured our into "The Place" never to live in the outside world again. Only Jello's little sister ever lived outside of the place afterward. A big Indian and his son lived out there hidden from the world. He had kidnapped the boy, when he was five. No one could find their way in or out of this Place unassisted. In the early 40's no one cared of had given these children much help or support.
Absolute Recall
Author: Lori Flynn
Publisher: FriesenPress
Published: 2015-12-08
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 1460274342
DOWNLOAD EBOOKABSOLUTE RECALL is about consequence. As a result of his dealings with the notorious Jovanni crime family, accountant Spencer Martin is about to be murdered. The young and newly widowed Reagan Martin is a quick-witted nurse blessed, or cursed, with an eidetic memory. She has inadvertently browsed through her now dead husband’s ledger that depicts his calculated shelter of the mob’s bounty, systematically scattered throughout four states and a dozen locations. Its deadly contents have been forever implanted in her mind. She now finds herself in mortal danger as the same ruthless people who murdered her husband want her silenced! When the program designed to protect her is compromised, she is forced on the run, hunted by relentless killers. Alone on a perilous journey, she assumes fraudulent identities to survive. The mob wants their money; she wants to live. Her lone ally, the brooding and protective Special Agent Hudson Garvey, is powerless to deny the sizzling connection between them. He dedicates his time and resources to find her, track the evil trailing her, and save her life—before it’s too late.
