Deaths by...
183 Notable deaths
by drug overdose
Chester Morris
American actor (1901-1970).
Born February 16th, 1901 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1970 at 69 years old in Bucks County (drug overdose). [ref]
Rodney Harvey
American actor and model (1967-1998).
Born July 31st, 1967 in Philadelphia.
Died April 11th, 1998 at 30 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Marie McDonald
Actress, singer (1923-1965).
Born July 6th, 1923 in Burgin.
Died October 21st, 1965 at 42 years old in Calabasas (drug overdose).
Sara Teasdale
American writer and poet (1884-1933).
Born August 8th, 1884 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1933 at 48 years old in New York City (drug overdose). [ref]
Lois Hamilton
American model, actress, artist, author, and aviator (1952–1999).
Born October 14th, 1943 in Philadelphia.
Died December 23rd, 1999 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro (drug overdose).
Brett Whiteley
Australian artist (1939-1992).
Born April 7th, 1939 in Sydney.
Died June 15th, 1992 at 53 years old in Wollongong (drug overdose).
Grant Withers
American film actor (1905-1959).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Pueblo.
Died March 27th, 1959 at 54 years old in North Hollywood (drug overdose).
Reinaldo Arenas Fuentes
Cuban poet/novelist/playwright.
Born July 16th, 1943 in Aguas Claras. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1990 at 47 years old in New York City (drug overdose). [ref]
Rory Storm
Musician and vocalist from united kingdom.
Born January 7th, 1938 in Liverpool.
Died September 28th, 1972 at 34 years old in Liverpool (drug overdose).
Hannelore Kohl
Wife of german chancellor helmut kohl.
Born March 7th, 1933 in Berlin.
Died July 5th, 2001 at 68 years old in Ludwigshafen (drug overdose).
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