Dead Hollywood

My husband happened to spot an old Hollywood magazine, 'Screen Greats', in a second-hand shop. Knowing I'd love it, he snapped it up. When he brought it home, he had a wee browse through it. The previous owner had defaced the magazine with handwritten notes in biro. They seemed to have a bit of a fascination about which stars were dead and how they may have come to their demise.

Deathly comments were written on some of the photographs. A beautiful photo of Betty Grable, with just the words 'Dead'. Sometimes we get a bit more information. Leslie Howard - Killed Plane Crash. At other times the cause of death is underlined if mentioned in the article. What a strange compulsion to deface the magazine like this. 

I find this funny but unsettling at the same time. People are extraordinary.