Lucille Ricksen was one of Hollywood’s first big child stars—and she spent 12 of her 14 years working day and night before exhaustion killed her.
Mary Tyler Moore defined a new type of American woman with her characters in series like The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Sadly, her personal life was full of old traumas.
Rebecca Schaeffer was waiting for a delivery when her doorbell rang. By the time she realized who the man at the door was was, it was too late.
At age 12, Winona Ryder suffered a traumatic near-drowning incident. Years later, while filming, she had to be submerged underwater, triggering PTSD.
Queen Soraya infamously divorced the Shah of Iran, but the pair never stopped loving each other. They were more star-crossed than Romeo and Juliet.
Comedian. Playboy. Murderer. These are just a few of the names thrown at Fatty Arbuckle during his brief, tragedy-filled life.
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