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March 08, 2004

A Sad End for Spalding Grey

It comes as little surprise, but the discovery of Spalding Grey's body today still leaves me a bit sad.

The body of actor-writer Spalding Gray was pulled from the East River over the weekend, two months after he walked out of his Manhattan apartment and disappeared. He was 62.

Gray, who laid bare his life and mingled performance art with comedy in acclaimed monologues like “Swimming to Cambodia” and “It’s a Slippery Slope,” was identified Monday through dental records and X-rays.

The cause of his death was still under investigation, said Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner. But Gray was known to have been deeply troubled and had attempted suicide before.

He was, at times, hilarious; he was also obviously troubled.

Rest in peace.

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Posted by zombyboy at March 8, 2004 02:53 PM | TrackBack

Comments

I know! We were busy all day and I turned on NPR while driving this evening and heard the news. I was sadden hear. I first heard him in an interview on "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross.

Posted by: Rae at March 8, 2004 07:34 PM

WHY wasn't someone treating his depression???? WHY wasn't someone keeping a closer watch on him??? Depression is a terrible disease. If he had attempted suicide before, his mental state should have been monitored very closely... Heartbreaking to lose such a wonderful person...

Posted by: tg at June 21, 2004 01:51 PM

Posted by: tg at June 21, 2004 01:52 PM