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Marilyn 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!
About the Author
M.F. Steen has been a funeral service provider for 35 years. For 11 years he directed funerals and burials for the rich and famous at Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park. In 1989, Gentleman's Quarterly called Mr. Steen the "Mortician to the Stars." He lives in Santa Monica, California.
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