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Mar 19, 2014 · In May 1947, LIFE magazine devoted a full page to a picture now recognized as one of the most famous portraits of suicide ever made.
Anne Byrne Kronenfeld[1] (born September 28, 1943 [2]) is an American actress. She had a small role as the wife of Woody Allen 's philandering best friend in Manhattan (1979), and also appeared in Why Would I Lie? (1980) and A Night Full of Rain (1978).
Patsy Byrne. Patricia Anne Thirza Byrne (13 July 1933 – 17 June 2014) was an English actress, best known for her role as "Nursie" in Blackadder II as well as Malcolm's domineering Mother, Mrs Stoneway in all seven series of the ITV comedy Watching [1] between 1987 and 1993.
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- The Mysterious Life of Evelyn Mchale
- Inside ‘The Most Beautiful Suicide’
- The Legacy of Evelyn McHale’s Suicide
Though her death is infamous thanks to the “most beautiful suicide” photo, not much is known about Evelyn McHale’s life. She was born on Sept. 20, 1923, in Berkeley, California. According to the website Codex 99, she was the sixth of seven children, and McHale and her siblings had something of a tumultuous childhood. Not only did they move often be...
What would cause a young, beautiful, soon-to-be-married woman to die by suicide? If little is known about Evelyn McHale’s life, even less is known about her desire to die. The day before her death, April 30, 1947, McHale had visited her fiancé. Rhodes later claimed that all was well upon her departure the next morning, but acknowledged that McHale ...
Today, the image of Evelyn McHale’s last moments is still regarded as one of the best photographs ever taken. Indeed, since being captured on that day in May, the photo has become something of an icon. News outlets called it the “most beautiful suicide.” And even Andy Warhol used it in one of his prints, Suicide (Fallen Body). Like other famous pic...
Jun 22, 2014 · Patsy Byrne, who has died aged 80, was a fine classical actress, but became particularly well-known for her role as the kindly but dim-witted Nursie, a member of the motley royal retinue...
Jun 22, 2014 · Patsy Byrne, the actress who played Nursie in TV comedy Blackadder, has died aged 80. She is the second star of the hit 1980s show to die in as many weeks after Rik Mayall, who played Lord Flashheart in the second and fourth series, passed away after a sudden heart failure.
