The Entertainment World: Depression, Addiction & Suicide

Mindy McCready In 1996, Mindy McCready released her debut album. The singer’s Ten Thousand Angels included her number one hit “Guys Do It All the Time” and went on to double-platinum certification with two million copies sold. Sadly, much of the public is familiar with McCready more through her troubles with the law, appearance on addiction reality show Celebrity Rehab, and frequent suicide attempts than...

Learning from Jovan Belcher

The tragic case of Jovan Belcher’s murder-suicide has left people analyzing the situation from multiple angles. Some are calling for stricter gun control, others are pointing to football’s connection with suicide, however a very real lesson can be learned from this NFL player’s story. Talk to Someone According to Jovan Belcher’s friends and family, there were not clear signs that anything was wrong with how...

Thich Quang Duc Committed Suicide – (1897 – 11 June 1963)

Thich Quang Duc (1897 – 11 June 1963) Committed Suicide by covering himself in gasoline then igniting a match and did not make a sound while burning to death.                   On June 11th, 1963, Thích Quảng Duc, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, sat down in the middle of a busy intersection in Saigon, covered himself in gasoline, ignited a match and set himself on...

Peg Entwistle Committed Suicide February 5, 1908 – September 16, 1932

Peg Entwistle (February 5, 1908 – September 16, 1932) Committed Suicide Walked up the hill featuring the famous Hollywood sign, climbed atop it and jumped off after a bad movie review . She dreamt of becoming an an actress. She started out on Broadway as a comedienne with some success. Her first and only credited film role in “Thirteen Women”, staring Myrna Loy and Irene Dunne received very poor...

Ernest Hemingway Committed Suicide: July 2, 1961 shot himself in the head

Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) Committed Suicide: July 2, 1961 shot himself in the head with his favorite shotgun. A man’s man American author and journalist. His economical style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced many. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and won the Nobel...