Earlier I had written about celebrities that had tried to take their life with sleeping pills. Fortunately, they were saved and many went on to live long lives. However, there are a sad few who tried to kill themselves with sleeping pills and succeeded. Here is that list: The name Clara Blandick may not be familiar at first, but will probably remember her as playing Auntie Em in The Wizard of Oz. Clara began acting in 1901 and retired in 1969. Her health had began failing in the 1950’s, when she began to lose her eyesight and suffered from severe … Continue reading →