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| − | Hollywood values are unnaturally deadly. Tourists in Hollywood can visit over 30 sites of typically self-inflicted Hollywood celebrity deaths.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130529232746/http://hollywoodusa.co.uk/celebrity-death-sites.htm "'Celebrity death sites'"]. "Hollywood and Los Angeles" website. Retrieved from May 29, 2013 archive at Internet Archive.</ref> A sampling of deaths caused by Hollywood values include:<ref>Multiple references: | + | Hollywood values are unnaturally deadly. Tourists in Hollywood can visit over 30 sites of tyeapically self-inflicted Hollywood celebrity deaths.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130529232746/http://hollywoodusa.co.uk/celebrity-death-sites.htm "'Celebrity death sites'"]. "Hollywood and Los Angeles" website. Retrieved from May 29, 2013 archive at Internet Archive.</ref> A sampling of deaths caused by Hollywood values include:<ref>Multiple references: |
| | *Anees, Saira and Kramer, Carolyn (January 29, 2008). [http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=4174733&page=1 "Gone before 30: Stars who died young"]. ABC News website. | | *Anees, Saira and Kramer, Carolyn (January 29, 2008). [http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=4174733&page=1 "Gone before 30: Stars who died young"]. ABC News website. |
| | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20121105071538/http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/entertainment/news/article/20021--list-of-celebrities-taken-by-drug-use-tragic-and-growing "List of celebrities taken by drug use tragic and growing"] (January 23, 2008). City''News'' Toronto website. Retrieved from November 5, 2012 archive at Internet Archive.</ref> | | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20121105071538/http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/entertainment/news/article/20021--list-of-celebrities-taken-by-drug-use-tragic-and-growing "List of celebrities taken by drug use tragic and growing"] (January 23, 2008). City''News'' Toronto website. Retrieved from November 5, 2012 archive at Internet Archive.</ref> |
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| | *Jeff Conaway, 60, film and television actor died from a suspected overdose. He struggled with addictions to cocaine and alcohol. | | *Jeff Conaway, 60, film and television actor died from a suspected overdose. He struggled with addictions to cocaine and alcohol. |
| | *Don Cornelius, 75, ''Soul Train'' TV creator died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/02/01/soul-train-creator-don-cornelius-dead-apparent-suicide-report-says/ "'Soul Train' creator Don Cornelius dead of apparent suicide"] (February 1, 2012). Fox News website.</ref> | | *Don Cornelius, 75, ''Soul Train'' TV creator died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/02/01/soul-train-creator-don-cornelius-dead-apparent-suicide-report-says/ "'Soul Train' creator Don Cornelius dead of apparent suicide"] (February 1, 2012). Fox News website.</ref> |
| − | [[File:James Dean in East of Eden trailer 2.jpg|right|thumbnail|250px|[[James Dean]] in ''East of Eden'' (1955)]] | + | [[File:James Dean in East of Eden trailer 2.jpg|right|thumbnail|250px|[[James Dean]] in ''[[East of Eden]]'' (1955)]] |
| | *Chris Cornell, 52, well-known lead singer for the band Soundgarden, committed suicide by strangulation. | | *Chris Cornell, 52, well-known lead singer for the band Soundgarden, committed suicide by strangulation. |
| | *John Costelloe, 47, actor from HBO's ''The Sopranos'' known as "Johnny Cakes", shot himself in the head.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,472864,00.html "'Sopranos' actor shocks fans, loved ones with holiday suicide"] (December 25, 2008). Fox News website.</ref> | | *John Costelloe, 47, actor from HBO's ''The Sopranos'' known as "Johnny Cakes", shot himself in the head.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,472864,00.html "'Sopranos' actor shocks fans, loved ones with holiday suicide"] (December 25, 2008). Fox News website.</ref> |