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Related: About this forumActress 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
We're talking about an alcoholic not just having a couple of glasses of wine with dinner.
dhol82
Nov 2021
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OAITW r.2.0
(28,361 posts)1. Did not know this was Gig's demise.
Blows my mind, BUT...you learn something new every day. Viagra might have helped.
dhol82
(9,439 posts)2. Alcoholic.....viagra can't raise the dead. Yup
OAITW r.2.0
(28,361 posts)3. Oh, from personal experience, it can help.
No idea about this , but I will bet that if Gig's problem was an erection problem....he went mad.
dhol82
(9,439 posts)5. Viagra in an alcoholic is a problem
OAITW r.2.0
(28,361 posts)6. That negates the 1000x positive experiences? Most with spouses?
dhol82
(9,439 posts)7. We're talking about an alcoholic not just having a couple of glasses of wine with dinner.
OAITW r.2.0
(28,361 posts)8. OK, do not know any details about either victim...a weird data point that I missed when it happened.
Sneederbunk
(15,106 posts)4. They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
pressbox69
(2,252 posts)9. He starred in the classic
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.