Petey the Our Gang dog NEW YORK AP Evelyn Mack Truitt an executive sec retary to the president of multibilliondollar firm has made movie actors her hobby and has compiled book Who Was Who On Screen com pendium of everyone and any one on film who died between 1905 and 1975 against coffee table and splinter pierced her neck Some 32 more died of burns or smoke inhalation including Linda Darnell who was sleeping on sofa of friends house in Chicago when cigarette star ted fire Russianborn Maria Ouspenskaya victim of similar mishap in her home and cowboy actor Buck Jones who died rescuing people from the Coconut Grove fire in Bos ton in 1942 Among those who died in auto accidents are Jayne Mansfield Tom Mix Ernie Kovacs James Dean Percy Kilbride Belinda Lee and Herb Shriner Nearly 50 died of drug over doses including Nick Adams Pier Angeli Lenny Bruce Dorothy Dandrige Judy Gar land Chester Morris George Sanders Gia Scala Everett Sloane Inger Stevens and Di nah Washington Sanders left note saying he was bored Sloane feared he was losing his sight DECLINED SPECULATION didnt speculate any where Evelyn Truitt sallys Some of those like Mar yn Monroe yon dont know if committed suicide or not Un less could find it somewhere in print or in death certifi cate made no mention of p05 sible suicide There are more than 100 sui 24 who died in wars including cides listed There are at least Glenn Miller was poisoned atthe age of Four actresses died in child tresses diedin plane crashes birth Some 60 actors and ac including Wiley Post For her its labor of love It has to be because so far she hasnt made dime from her venture But the Second Edition With 9000 entries half again more than the first is on the press and she is proud of it It 15 useful reference with com plete screen credits for each en ry Where else would you dis cover that Namu the whale drowned Or that Petey the faithful little dog with the ring around his eye who starred in Our Gang comedies and as Tige in the Buster Brown films was poisoned by arsenic at the age of seven Lassie incidentally lived 18 years but only made three mov ies Everything after 1946 fea tured other collies called Las sne Leafing through some 9000 personalities animal and hu man is trip to the stars of esteryear visit to the sad and of mortality There is certain symmetry to some lives when they appear in print DIED IN FALLS Who Was Who recalls the or gotten obituaries and quietly reminds the reader of the fragility of life Some 32 screen actors and actresses died in fallsnotably Jeffrey Hunter who fell down the stairs at home and Cass Daley who fell Huronia Symphony IZth Exciting Year m115915 Join us for our 197778 Season Now in its twelfth year Huronia Symphony provides the vehicle for the people of Huronia to perform in concert We aim to offer our sub scribers the best entertainment in its field engaging local musicians whenever possible Performing with the Huronia Symphony Arthur Burgin conductor All concerts held at Barrie 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