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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,897 posts) Tue Nov 30, 2021, 08:19 PM Nov 2021

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

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, ... [View all] 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