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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,437 posts) Tue Nov 30, 2021, 09:19 PM Nov 2021

Actress Kim Schmidt was #BornOnThisDay Nov. 30, 1946. Murdered by her husband of 3 weeks, ...

Actress Kim Schmidt was #BornOnThisDay Nov. 30, 1946. Murdered by her husband of 3 weeks, film actor Gig Young. In 1978, depressed & suffering from chronic alcoholism, Young (age 65) killed Schmidt (age 31), & then used the same shotgun on himself. #RIP #GoneTooSoon #StaySafe

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Actress Kim Schmidt was #BornOnThisDay Nov. 30, 1946. Murdered by her husband of 3 weeks, ... (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 OP

Did not know this was Gig's demise. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #1

Alcoholic.....viagra can't raise the dead. Yup dhol82 Nov 2021 #2

Oh, from personal experience, it can help. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #3

Viagra in an alcoholic is a problem dhol82 Nov 2021 #5

That negates the 1000x positive experiences? Most with spouses? OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #6

We're talking about an alcoholic not just having a couple of glasses of wine with dinner. dhol82 Nov 2021 #7

OK, do not know any details about either victim...a weird data point that I missed when it happened. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2021 #8

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Sneederbunk Nov 2021 #4

He starred in the classic pressbox69 Dec 2021 #9

OAITW r.2.0

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1. Did not know this was Gig's demise.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Nov 30, 2021, 09:57 PM

Nov 2021

Blows my mind, BUT...you learn something new every day. Viagra might have helped.

dhol82

(9,353 posts)

2. Alcoholic.....viagra can't raise the dead. Yup

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 30, 2021, 10:11 PM

Nov 2021

OAITW r.2.0

(24,468 posts)

3. Oh, from personal experience, it can help.

Reply to dhol82 (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 30, 2021, 10:25 PM

Nov 2021

No idea about this , but I will bet that if Gig's problem was an erection problem....he went mad.

dhol82

(9,353 posts)

5. Viagra in an alcoholic is a problem

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 30, 2021, 11:08 PM

Nov 2021

https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/alcohol-abuse/faq/alcohol-and-viagra/

OAITW r.2.0

(24,468 posts)

6. That negates the 1000x positive experiences? Most with spouses?

Reply to dhol82 (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 30, 2021, 11:12 PM

Nov 2021

dhol82

(9,353 posts)

7. We're talking about an alcoholic not just having a couple of glasses of wine with dinner.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 30, 2021, 11:28 PM

Nov 2021

OAITW r.2.0

(24,468 posts)

8. OK, do not know any details about either victim...a weird data point that I missed when it happened.

Reply to dhol82 (Reply #7)

Tue Nov 30, 2021, 11:34 PM

Nov 2021

Sneederbunk

(14,290 posts)

4. They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Nov 30, 2021, 10:36 PM

Nov 2021

pressbox69

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9. He starred in the classic

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Dec 13, 2021, 11:41 AM

Dec 2021

Twilight Zone episode from season one "Walking Distance." Another TZ guest star from season one, Albert Salmi, also committed suicide and murdered his wife. Everett Sloan thought he was going blind so he took an overdose. Stanley Addams also committed suicide but he suffered from severe back pain.

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