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==Deaths ==
==Deaths ==
Hollywood values are deadly. Tourists in Hollywood can visit over 30 sites of typically self-inflicted Hollywood celebrity deaths.<ref>http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/celebrity-death-sites.htm</ref> A sampling of deaths caused by Hollywood values include:<ref>http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=4174733&page=1</ref><ref>http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_18845.aspx</ref>
Hollywood values are deadly. Tourists in Hollywood can visit over 30 sites of typically self-inflicted Hollywood celebrity deaths.<ref>http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/celebrity-death-sites.htm</ref> A sampling of deaths caused by Hollywood values include:<ref>http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=4174733&page=1</ref><ref>http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_18845.aspx</ref>
*John Barrymore, 60, cirrhosis of the liver from heavy drinking
*John Barrymore, 60, cirrhosis of the liver from heavy drinking of bad, and probably poisonous, Prohibition era illegal alcohol.
*John Belushi, 33, was a repeated drug abuser who ultimately died of a lethal injection of cocaine and heroin.
*John Belushi, 33, was a repeated drug abuser who ultimately died of a lethal injection of cocaine and heroin.
*Clara Blandick, 81, suicide.
*Clara Blandick, 81, overdose of sleeping pills to escape the pain of severe arthritis and impending blindness.
*John Bonham, 32, after too much drinking, asphyxiated on vomit.
*John Bonham, 32, after too much drinking, asphyxiated on vomit.
*Elisa Bridges, 28, 'Playboy' magazine model, drug overdose combining heroin, methamphetamine and other drugs.
*Elisa Bridges, 28, 'Playboy' magazine model, acute intoxication by the combined effects of heroin, methamphetamine, meperidine and alprazolam.
*David Carradine, 72, died from suffocation most likely suicide, had history of suicidal thoughts, alcohol and narcotics abuse. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525177,00.html Thai Police: Carradine Death May Be Accidental Suffocation] Fox News, June 05, 2009 </ref>
*David Carradine, 72, died from suffocation most likely suicide, had history of suicidal thoughts, alcohol and narcotics abuse. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525177,00.html Thai Police: Carradine Death May Be Accidental Suffocation] Fox News, June 05, 2009 </ref>
*Stephen Clark, 30, Def Leppard guitarist, drug and alcohol overdose.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1108020/bio</ref>
*Stephen Clark, 30, Def Leppard guitarist, overdose of codeine. Also had Valium and morphine is his system and a blood alcohol level of .30.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1108020/bio</ref>
*Lana Clarkson, 40, actress and model murdered by [[Phil Spector]].
*Lana Clarkson, 40, actress and model murdered by [[Phil Spector]].
*[[Kurt Cobain]], 27, lead singer from the band Nirvana, a heroin addict who committed suicide with a shotgun blast to the head.
*[[Kurt Cobain]], 27, lead singer from the band Nirvana, a heroin addict who committed suicide with a shotgun blast to the head.
*Chris Farley, 33, overdose of morphine and cocaine.
*Chris Farley, 33, overdose of morphine and cocaine.
*[[Judy Garland]], 47, accidental overdose of Seconal, used to treat insomnia.
*[[Judy Garland]], 47, accidental overdose of Seconal, used to treat insomnia.
*Lucy Gordon, 28, British actress from the movie Spiderman 3, hung herself. <ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Movies/wireStory?id=7642829 Actress Lucy Gordon Found Dead at Age 28 in Paris, ABC News, May 21, 2009]</ref>
*Lucy Gordon, 28, British actress from the movie Spiderman 3, hung herself after the death of a close friend. <ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Movies/wireStory?id=7642829 Actress Lucy Gordon Found Dead at Age 28 in Paris, ABC News, May 21, 2009]</ref>
*Lee Grivas, 26, the on-again, off-again boyfriend of actress Christina Applegate, 36, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose.<ref>http://www.bloggernews.net/116552a</ref>
*Lee Grivas, 26, the on-again, off-again boyfriend of actress Christina Applegate, 36, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose.<ref>http://www.bloggernews.net/116552a</ref>
*Corey Haim, 38, died of a drug overdose linked to a massive illegal prescription-drug ring.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8560246.stm</ref>
*Corey Haim, 38, died of a drug overdose linked to a massive illegal prescription-drug ring.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8560246.stm</ref>
*[[Sid Vicious]], 21. [[Heroin]] overdose while awaiting trial for his girlfriend's murder.
*[[Sid Vicious]], 21. [[Heroin]] overdose while awaiting trial for his girlfriend's murder.
*Kenneth Williams, 62, overdose of barbiturates.
*Kenneth Williams, 62, overdose of barbiturates.
*Natalie Wood, 43. Drowned while intoxicated.
*Natalie Wood, 43. drowned while intoxicated.
*Paula Yates, 41, heroin overdose.
*Paula Yates, 41, heroin overdose.
*Layne Staley, 34, found dead in apartment two weeks after a drug overdose.<ref>http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/staley1.html</ref> Layne promoted the use of hard drugs in the 1992 Alice in Chains song "Junkhead"<ref>http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Junkhead-lyrics-Alice-In-Chains/3A665DABDFC00AD54825688F0010CD45</ref>
*Layne Staley, 34, found dead in apartment two weeks after a drug overdose.<ref>http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/staley1.html</ref> Layne promoted the use of hard drugs in the 1992 Alice in Chains song "Junkhead"<ref>http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Junkhead-lyrics-Alice-In-Chains/3A665DABDFC00AD54825688F0010CD45</ref>