Too young to die Hardcover – January 1, 1979 by Patricia Fox-Sheinwold 
 
 Informative and fascinating hardcover book on the lives and tragic deaths of 40 personalities from music legends like Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley,John Lennon,Jimi Hendrix,Jimmy Morrison, Janis Joplin,to lesser known deaths like Sam Cooke, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Bobby Darin, Jim Croce, Rickie Nelson and Duane Allman. It also covers movie stars and other celebrities with interesting details such as: Mama & Papa's Cass Elliot (Mama & Papas) did not choke to death eating nor drugs as previously reported. But do you know what she died of and what probably caused it? There was a strange coincidence links Jean Harlow & Marilyn Monroe besides being mega-star blonde bombshells. Both appeared with Clark Gable as their leading man in their last pictures. Clark Gable was also married to another tragic mega-star mentioned in the book, Carole Lombard. Some of the stars/ celebrities covered in this volume are: Duane Allman (driving force behind early Allman Brothers) / Flo Ballard (member of the Supremes) / Sam Cooke (singer of "Only Sixteen", " Chain Gang" "Cupid" among others) / Bobby Darin (singer & actor of "Dream Lover" & "Mack the Knife" among others) / James Dean (actor of "Rebel Without A Cause" & "Giant") / George Gershwin (composer of "Rhapsody in Blue" among others & Broadway musicals) / Jean Harlow (actress, star of "Hell's Angels") / Billie Holiday (singer of "God Bless The Child" among others) / Buddy Holly (singer of "That'll Be the Day" & "Peggy-Sue" among others)/ Bruce Lee (actor of martial arts films & Kato in 1960s TV "The Green Hornet" show / John Lennon (singer with the Beatles) / Carole Lombard (actress of "My Man Godfrey", wife of Clark Gable) / Sal Mineo (actor & singer, appeared in "Rebel Without A Cause" & "Giant" among others) / Charlie Parker (jazz great alto sax player) among others) and more. 
 
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