DEAD TO THE WORLD: WHEN CELEBRITIES DIE WRONG: "Weird Deaths of the Famous & Infamous

Book Synopsis: DEAD TO THE WORLD - Celebrities die, the famous and Infamous die the same as all of us. And sometimes they die in strange and unfortunate ways. The beloved Robin Williams slipping a belt around his neck to end his torment and everyone knows how General Custer died. John Denver loved his ‘Rocky Mountain High’ and did nothing more than run out of gasoline to end his life, poor Princess Diana survived the crash only to die a little while later. James Brady was there at President Reagan’s side and was also shot by John Hinkley Jr. but died of his wounds 33 years later.

“Dying is easy; comedy is hard.” – Edmund Kean, 1787-1833

These last words, allegedly said by the Shakespearean stage actor Kean on his deathbed, tell a lot about our perception of the meaning of life and death, as well as how we normally deal with it. Many may contend that it is the other way around: that comedy is easy and dying is hard. However, in the circles of well-known comedians, this saying is accepted as a truism. The comedian is all too familiar with the humiliation of a stand-up comedy act gone wrong, where he has failed to elicit the expected laughter from his audience. It is an indignity that he fears, and fears justly.

This book puts life in perspective inasmuch as those reaching lofty heights and those having the adoration of millions die too. DEAD TO THE WORLD – describes the unfortunate last few paragraphs in the book of life of many celebrities and well-known names. We never like to see our icons and heroes as mere mortals but when the Grim Reaper comes – any status no longer matters.