Show Business Homicides: An Encyclopedia, 1908-2009
A companion volume to the author's Suicide in the Entertainment Industry: An Encyclopedia of 840 Twentieth Century Cases (2002), this reference work chronicles 298 cases of what can be broadly defined as "celebrity" homicides from the early twentieth century onward. Cases are drawn from the realms of film, theatre, music, dance and other entertainment fields. In each instance, the person was either the actual or suspected perpetrator or the victim of a murder.

Included are entries on such well-known personalities as film comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, actress Sharon Tate, music producer Phil Spector, rap artist Notorious B.I.G., and superstar Michael Jackson. Each entry covers the crime, its legal disposition, and the subject's personal and professional background, comprehensively documented with notes and a separate bibliography.

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Show Business Homicides: An Encyclopedia, 1908-2009
A companion volume to the author's Suicide in the Entertainment Industry: An Encyclopedia of 840 Twentieth Century Cases (2002), this reference work chronicles 298 cases of what can be broadly defined as "celebrity" homicides from the early twentieth century onward. Cases are drawn from the realms of film, theatre, music, dance and other entertainment fields. In each instance, the person was either the actual or suspected perpetrator or the victim of a murder.

Included are entries on such well-known personalities as film comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, actress Sharon Tate, music producer Phil Spector, rap artist Notorious B.I.G., and superstar Michael Jackson. Each entry covers the crime, its legal disposition, and the subject's personal and professional background, comprehensively documented with notes and a separate bibliography.

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Show Business Homicides: An Encyclopedia, 1908-2009

Show Business Homicides: An Encyclopedia, 1908-2009

by David K. Frasier
Show Business Homicides: An Encyclopedia, 1908-2009

Show Business Homicides: An Encyclopedia, 1908-2009

by David K. Frasier

Overview

A companion volume to the author's Suicide in the Entertainment Industry: An Encyclopedia of 840 Twentieth Century Cases (2002), this reference work chronicles 298 cases of what can be broadly defined as "celebrity" homicides from the early twentieth century onward. Cases are drawn from the realms of film, theatre, music, dance and other entertainment fields. In each instance, the person was either the actual or suspected perpetrator or the victim of a murder.

Included are entries on such well-known personalities as film comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, actress Sharon Tate, music producer Phil Spector, rap artist Notorious B.I.G., and superstar Michael Jackson. Each entry covers the crime, its legal disposition, and the subject's personal and professional background, comprehensively documented with notes and a separate bibliography.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781476676036
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date: 02/21/2019
Pages: 420
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.84(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

David K. Frasier is a reference librarian at the Lilly Library at Indiana University–Bloomington. He is the author of several books.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Foreword by Jimmy McDonough     
Preface     
The Cases     
Appendix 1: Narcocorridos     
Appendix 2: Occupations     
Bibliography     
Index     
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