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[medegen]

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BREAKING STORY
"Big Hollywood star" kills himself in Bangkok


A leading Hollywood star is said to have committed suicide in a Bangkok hotel on Wednesday, police sources said.

The identity of the elderly male star would be released soon, pending confirmation of his identity.

-- The Nation 04/06/09

Edited by medegen, 2009-06-04 19:25:26.

[jumnien]

Elderly male? Could it be Sly Stallone?

[Chaimai]

jumnien, on 2009-06-04 20:26:46, said:

Elderly male? Could it be Sly Stallone?

Oh my Buddha - here we go with the wild speculation


It could have been Lassie.

[Old Croc]

Other sources suggest it could be a Bollywood star

[MJo]

Chaimai, on 2009-06-04 19:29:12, said:

jumnien, on 2009-06-04 20:26:46, said:

Elderly male? Could it be Sly Stallone?

Oh my Buddha - here we go with the wild speculation


It could have been Lassie.

Lassie is dead already, maybe ET ?

[medegen]

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David Carradine found dead in Bangkok


Kang Fu and Kill Bill star David Carradine was found hung in a hotel room in Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police said.
Police believed he committed suicide.

-- The Nation 04/06/09

Edited by medegen, 2009-06-04 19:44:38.

[Boo]

Blimey.

[jumnien]

Didn't he do a movie called "My Suicide" last year?

[JUDAS]

Sad news indeed, was a great fan of the Kung Fu series as a kid. RIP.

[Jingthing]

Early 70s not all that elderly. RIP movie star dude.

[OxfordWill]

Anyone know where he was staying?

[DeathbyDurian]

I used to know his brother back when I was in LA - Robert Carradine - starred in Revenge of the Nerds....he will be devastated...

[jumnien]

I think he was at the Nai Lert Park hotel on Wireless.

[cloudbusting]

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Kung Fu and Kill Bill star David Carradine was found hung in a hotel room in Bangkok on Wednesday, Thai police said. Police believed he committed suicide.

Carradine, 73, was in Bangkok to shoot a movie and stayed at a Suite Room 352 of Park Nai Lert Hotel on Wireless Road since June 2.

The film crew went to have a meal at a restaurant on Sathorn road on June 3, but Carradine ws absent. The team tried to contact him but to no avail. They assumed that he needed a rest because of his age.

A maid of the hotel opened his suite on Thursday at 10am only to find Carradine hung himself in a closet in his room. He was described as half naked.

Police investigation showed that he hung himself with a rope which was used with curtains.

Police said he was dead for not less than 12 hours and found no signs of fightings and assaults.

[garro]

What a terrible loss, and what a sad way for it to end. He must have been under tremendous stress.

He was definitely up there with people who influenced my childhood. I have had a lifelong interest in martial arts and it all began with him and old Bruce.

[crudy21]

RIP to Grasshopper, if its true. Very sad.

[eek]

I loved his acting. Wonder what led him to do something like that. So very very sad.

[Livinginexile]

crudy21, on 2009-06-04 20:05:34, said:

RIP to Grasshopper, if its true. Very sad.

Gee that's sad.
I never missed an episode of Kung Fu when I was a kid

[EnhancePlus]

What a sad day. I have had the pleasure of working with him. A fun loving and talented guy. Very sad, in deed. So sorry for his friends and family.
As one poster already stated, "RIP , grasshopper."

[Ulysses G.]

I can see why he perhaps considered himself a failure, but the love that a lot of us had for him proves that he wasn't. RIP

[TheWalkingMan]

Wow...

This really sad and I am sad too... RIP

[eek]

Ulysses G., on 2009-06-04 20:19:42, said:

I can see why he perhaps considered himself a failure, but the love that a lot of us had for him proves that he wasn't. RIP

Why would he consider himself a failure? In what way? (That isnt meant to sound hostile, i am sincere. I admired him, and feel sad about it). Career-wise he was very successful recently with Kill Bill, and according to wiki he was only just married for a few years from 2004. Of course, that doesnt really mean anything. Only those close to him may know what would cause him to feel so distressed. ..but, out of respect, I guess we shouldnt really discuss this in detail on this thread. Hopefully some considerate tactful report in the paper later will help us to understand why better.

[Jingthing]

With older people the usual cause would be severe depression, serious disease, or a combination. Probably a different dynamic than with adolescents where really trivial seeming social problems can trigger it.

Edited by Jingthing, 2009-06-04 20:37:19.

[Brigante7]

Just checked imdb.com and there is nothing on there about it yet, if it's true.

Brigante7.

[eek]

Wiki just added a comment a short while ago Brigante.