Clara Blandick, played Aunty Em in The Wizard of Oz. Throughout the 1950s, Blandicks health steadily began to fail. She started going blind and began suffering from severe arthritis. On April 15, 1962 she began rearranging her room, placing her favorite photos and memorabilia in prominent places. She laid out her resume and a collection of press clippings from her lengthy career. She dressed immaculately, in an elegant royal blue dressing gown. Then, with her hair properly styled, she took an overdose of sleeping pills. She lay down on a couch, covered herself with a gold blanket over her shoulders, and tied a plastic bag over her head. Blandick left the following note: “I am now about to make the great adventure. I cannot endure this agonizing pain any longer. It is all over my body. Neither can I face the impending blindness. I pray the Lord my soul to take. Amen.”
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:00:01 +0000
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