Dorothy
Edwards
Although
she only wrote two books (Rhapsody (1927)
and Winter Sonata
(1928)) Edwards showed outstanding literary promise. Sadly though
her talent would remain unfulfilled after she threw herself under
a train near Caerphilly in 1934. A suicide note was found in her
pocket, it read: "I am killing myself because I have never
sincerely loved any human being all my life. I have accepted
kindness and friendship and even love without gratitude and given
nothing in return." Curiously she committed the act barefoot
and police never found any trace of her shoes.
Alun Lewis
Poet
and short story writer penned some of the most memorable poetry
of WW2. In his prophetic poem The Suicide
he wrote:
"And he would take no respite from
The immaculate Gestapo of his brain."
He shot himself in 1944.
Peg
Entwistle
Peg
Entwistle's suicide has become part of Hollywood folklore. The
girl from Port Talbot, after a series of failed auditions, threw
herself off the Hollywood sign. Tragically the day after her
death a letter arrived at her home offering her a part in a play.
Doh!
Peter George
After
the success of Dr Strangelove
(based upon his novel Red Alert)
George shot himself in the mouth. According
to writer Terry Southern the Welshman had a drink problem. His
obsession with a nuclear holocaust and his experiences in WW2
(his plane was shot down) point toward a depressive personality.
Pete Ham
The
man who wrote the words I Can't Live if
Living is Without You hanged himself in his
garage studio after protracted contractual wranglings with his
record company. His ashes were scattered in Morriston Cemetary,
Swansea. Fellow member of rock group Badfinger Tommy Evans would
also hang himself.
Rachel
Roberts
Died
of a drink and drugs overdose in 1980. It wasn't her first
attempt at suicide but it was certainly her most successful.
Ronald
Lewis
Former
leading man in Fifties and Sixties British cinema, Lewis fell
upon hard times and killed himself in his Pimlico flat in 1982.
Richie
Edwards
In
1995 the car of Manic Street Preacher Edwards was found abandoned
at a notorious suicide spot near the Severn Bridge. His body has
never been recovered. Speculation as to the authenticity of this
episode has continued unabated ever since.
John Lee
In
January 2002, Feeder drummer John Lee hanged himself with a metal
dog chain from the garage rafters of his Miami home. Three
suicide notes were pinned to his shirt. He had been suffering
from depression.