Horrifying Celeb Deaths That Will Keep You Up At Night

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March 6, 2025

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Horrifying Celeb Deaths That Will Keep You Up At Night

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Horrifying Celeb Deaths That Will Keep You Up At Night

Horrifically, on June 18, 2016, the 27-year-old Yelchin left his Jeep Cherokee parked on an incline and went to check his mailbox. The Jeep rolled down the incline, trapping him against a pillar and security gate. He died from blunt traumatic asphyxia. The model of Jeep Yelchin owned was in the process of being recalled at the time of his death due to a confusing gear selector design that made it easy to confuse “neutral” with “park.” His family sued Fiat Chrysler and later reached an out-of-court settlement.

On September 14, 1927, Duncan’s life ended in a freak accident that no one could have imagined. Duncan, known for her love of long, flowing scarves, was preparing to go for a drive in a convertible. As she excitedly waved goodbye to friends, she threw a scarf around her neck — a decision that would prove fatal. As the car sped off, her scarf got caught in the rear wheel axle, yanking her violently from the vehicle. She was dragged and instantly strangled, dying in a matter of seconds. Her friends could only watch in horror.

On Feb. 28, 2015, Maxwell returned to her Los Angeles home after her son’s soccer game, and she poured herself a glass of wine to unwind. The exact details of what happened next remain somewhat unclear, but reports indicate that she either fell while holding the wine glass or dropped it, causing it to break, and then accidentally fell onto the broken shards. Either way, it led to her suffering a deep cut to her neck. The injury was catastrophic, causing severe blood loss. Her husband discovered her and rushed her to the hospital, but it was too late. Maxwell was just 46 years old.

Unspeakably, on July 8, 2020, Rivera drowned while swimming in California’s Lake Piru. Rivera’s 4-year-old son Josey was later found alone in a rental boat on the lake. It is believed Rivera and her son were caught in a rip current, and she expended the last of her energy to lift her son to safety in the boat. Horribly, Josey’s father, Ryan Dorsey, recently revealed that the boy feels guilty over his mother’s death because he was too afraid to throw her a rope as she drowned because the rope had a “big spider” on it.

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Here’s another one we gotta get into the wayback machine for. Martha Mansfield was a beautiful young rising silent film star in the early 1920s, starring alongside Hollywood legends (like John Barrymore in 1920’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde). She was poised for stardom — especially after she won the female lead in Elmer Clifton’s Civil War drama The Warrens of Virginia — but then her life was cut short in one of the most shocking and bizarre on-set accidents in Hollywood history.

On Nov. 29, 1923, Mansfield was filming The Warrens of Virginia in San Antonio, Texas. She was still in costume during a break — wearing a long, elaborate hoop-skirted gown — when she sat in a car to relax. Of course, almost everyone smoked back then, and when a crew member lit up and tossed the match, it accidentally ended up in the car where, in seconds, the highly flammable fabric of Mansfield’s costume turned into a fireball. Her costar, Wilfred Lytell, desperately tried to save her, throwing his coat over her to smother the flames, but the damage was done — she suffered horrific burns over her body. Mansfield was rushed to the hospital but died the next day. She was just 24 years old.

OK, back to Brandon. Like his father, Lee was an accomplished martial artist and actor and had already appeared in the minor action hit Rapid Fire when he was cast in The Crow, a comic book adaptation about a rock musician brought back from the dead to avenge his and his fiancée’s murder. Tragically (and ironically), Lee was filming the scene where his character was to be shot and killed when — due to a series of mistakes by the production team — he was shot with the remnants of a real bullet instead of a dummy cartridge. Cameras were rolling when the actor fired the gun, fatally wounding Lee. He was pronounced dead on March 31, 1993. He was just 28.

Sagal had just finished directing the third day of production of the NBC miniseries World War III when he stepped off a helicopter and somehow walked directly into the aircraft’s spinning tail rotor. The impact nearly decapitated him, causing catastrophic injuries. He was rushed to a hospital, but there was no saving him. He died five hours later at age 57. The circumstances of his death baffled many. How could such an experienced director — used to working around complex, dangerous sets — make such a fatal mistake? Whatever the cause, it remains one of Hollywood’s most gruesome and bizarre on-set tragedies.

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Jack Cassidy was a famous actor in the ’60s and ’70s, winning a Tony Award for his work on Broadway and appearing in classic TV shows like Columbo and Bewitched. These days, though, he might be most famous as the dad of ’70s teen idol David Cassidy. Sadly, Jack’s life was marred by personal struggles, including alcoholism and bipolar disorder. His behavior became increasingly erratic toward the end of his life — ex-wife Shirley Jones says he once claimed he was Jesus Christ during a manic episode. Sadly, on Dec. 11, 1976, his life ended in a shockingly horrific way.

After a night of heavy drinking in his West Hollywood apartment, Cassidy passed out on his couch with a lit cigarette still in his hand. A fire soon erupted, and by the time firefighters arrived, it was too late. Cassidy’s body was found burned beyond recognition, and dental records needed to be used to identify him. The tragedy stunned Hollywood, and his death remains one of the most haunting and bizarre in entertainment history — a chilling reminder of how one small mistake can lead to a devastating end.

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We can’t have a list like this without including one of the most horrifying crimes in Hollywood history — the murder of Sharon Tate. Tate was a beauty queen in her home state of Texas before heading to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting and modeling. She landed roles on TV shows like The Beverly Hillbillies before moving on to more substantial roles in films like Valley of the Dolls (for which she earned a Golden Globe Award nomination). By the end of the ’60s, she was viewed as an up-and-coming star with a touch for both comedy and drama…but at the same time, Charles Manson and his followers were plotting unspeakable things.

On Aug. 9, 1969, the 8-months-pregnant Tate and her friends — Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, and Wojciech Frykowski — were at her Benedict Canyon house while her husband, director Roman Polanski, was away in Europe. Members of Manson’s cult — known as the Manson family — broke into the home on Manson’s orders and went on a killing spree. Tate, pleading for her unborn child’s life, was stabbed 16 times by Susan Atkins and Tex Watson. Her friends were also brutally murdered. The killers then wrote “PIG” in blood on the front door, leaving behind a scene of unimaginable horror. The murders, along with the killings of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca the next night, sent shockwaves through Hollywood. Manson and his followers were later arrested and sentenced to life in prison.

On March 19, 1982, Rhoads was on tour with Ozzy when they stopped in Leesburg, Florida. At a private airstrip, their bus driver, Andrew Aycock — who also happened to be a licensed pilot — decided to take a small Beechcraft Bonanza plane for a joyride. With Rhoads and makeup artist Rachel Youngblood onboard, Aycock recklessly buzzed the tour bus, trying to startle the sleeping crew, including Ozzy. On the third low pass, the plane’s wing clipped the bus, sending it spiraling out of control. It crashed into a garage and exploded into flames. All three passengers were killed instantly — Rhoads was just 25.

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Lastly, David Carradine was a Hollywood icon best known for his role as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s TV series Kung Fu and later as the sinister Bill in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill films. He was also known as part of an acting dynasty — his father was legendary character actor John Carradine, his brother Robert starred in Revenge of the Nerds, and his niece is actor Martha Plimpton (of The Goonies and TV’s Raising Hope). Despite his success, David’s career was as tumultuous as his personal life, filled with highs, lows, and wild rumors. Then, in June 2009, came the shocking news: David Carradine was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room.

At first, reports claimed it was a suicide, but things quickly took a bizarre turn. He was found naked, hanging in a closet, with a rope tied around his neck, wrists, and genitals. Soon, speculation spread — was this an accident, an intentional act, or something even more sinister? In the end, authorities ruled his death as accidental asphyxiation, likely due to autoerotic asphyxiation (basically a risky, reckless, and frankly dumb sexual practice where a person strangles themselves while masturbating to increase arousal). His family, however, wasn’t convinced. Some believed he had been murdered, possibly as part of a secret martial arts cult conspiracy (yes, really).

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 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">On Feb. 28, 2015, Maxwell returned to her Los Angeles home after her son's soccer game, and she poured herself a glass of wine to unwind. The exact details of what happened next remain somewhat unclear, but <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2015\/03\/01\/brownstone-charmayne-maxwell-dead-dies-fall-denmark\/\">reports<\/a> indicate that she either fell while holding the wine glass or dropped it, causing it to break, and then accidentally fell onto the broken shards. Either way, it led to her suffering a deep cut to her neck. The injury was catastrophic, causing severe blood loss. Her husband discovered her and rushed her to the hospital, but it was too late. Maxwell was just 46 years old.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">4.<\/span>\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Back in the '80s, Jon-Erik Hexum was a rising star in Hollywood. After starring in the time-travel series <i>Voyagers!<\/i>, he landed a lead role in <i>Cover Up<\/i>, a CBS action-drama. With his model good looks and undeniable charisma, Hexum seemed destined for A-list stardom. But then, in October 1984, his promising career \u2014 and, more importantly, life \u2014ended in the most shocking way possible.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">During a break on the <i>Cover Up<\/i> set, Hexum jokingly put a prop .44 Magnum to his temple and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/fadetoblackbooko0000donn_b4o0\/page\/332\/mode\/2up?q=hexum\">pulled the trigger<\/a>, unaware that even blanks can be deadly at close range. The force of the gunpowder blast fractured his skull and sent bone fragments into his brain, causing massive hemorrhaging. He was rushed to the hospital and underwent emergency surgery, but the damage was irreversible. After six days in a coma, he was declared brain dead on Oct. 18, 1984, at just 26 years old.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">5.<\/span>\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/stephaniesoteriou\/naya-rivera-son-josey-guilt-death-ryan-dorsey\">Naya Rivera<\/a> was a born entertainer already starring on a sitcom (CBS's <i>The Royal Family<\/i>) when she was just 4. It was as Santana Lopez on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/abbyzinman\/shows-good-until-the-end-and-declined\"><i>Glee<\/i><\/a>, though, that she is best remembered. Her depiction of Santana's journey to accepting her sexual identity was nuanced and emotionally powerful, and she crushed all the songs she sang along the way (earning her a couple of Grammy nominations alongside the rest of the cast).<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Unspeakably, on July 8, 2020, Rivera drowned while swimming in California's Lake Piru. Rivera's 4-year-old son Josey was later found alone in a rental boat on the lake. It is believed Rivera and her son were caught in a rip current, and she expended the last of her energy to lift her son to safety in the boat. Horribly, Josey's father, Ryan Dorsey, recently <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/stephaniesoteriou\/naya-rivera-son-josey-guilt-death-ryan-dorsey\">revealed<\/a> that the boy feels guilty over his mother's death because he was too afraid to throw her a rope as she drowned because the rope had a \"big spider\" on it.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">6.<\/span>\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Here's another one we gotta get into the wayback machine for. Martha Mansfield was a beautiful young rising silent film star in the early 1920s, starring alongside Hollywood legends (like John Barrymore in 1920's <i>Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde<\/i>). She was poised for stardom \u2014 especially after she won the female lead in Elmer Clifton's Civil War drama <i>The Warrens of Virginia \u2014<\/i> but then her life was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1923\/12\/01\/archives\/martha-mansfield-film-star-dies-of-burns-caused-by-costume-fired-by.html\">cut short<\/a> in one of the most shocking and bizarre on-set accidents in Hollywood history.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">On Nov. 29, 1923, Mansfield was filming <i>The Warrens of Virginia<\/i> in San Antonio, Texas. She was still in costume during a break \u2014 wearing a long, elaborate hoop-skirted gown \u2014 when she sat in a car to relax. Of course, almost everyone smoked back then, and when a crew member lit up and tossed the match, it accidentally ended up in the car where, in seconds, the highly flammable fabric of Mansfield's costume turned into a fireball. Her costar, Wilfred Lytell, desperately tried to save her, throwing his coat over her to smother the flames, but the damage was done \u2014 she suffered horrific burns over her body. Mansfield was rushed to the hospital but died the next day. She was just 24 years old.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">7.<\/span>\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Actor Brandon Lee had big shoes to fill \u2014 his father was legendary martial artist and actor Bruce Lee \u2014 but he was on his way to doing just that when his life was tragically cut short...just as his father's had been 20 years earlier.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">OK, back to Brandon. Like his father, Lee was an accomplished martial artist and actor and had already appeared in the minor action hit <i>Rapid Fire<\/i> when he was cast in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/hannahmarder\/best-final-movie-lines-gd\"><i>The Crow<\/i><\/a>, a comic book adaptation about a rock musician brought back from the dead to avenge his and his fianc\u00e9e's murder. Tragically (and ironically), Lee was filming the scene where his character was to be shot and killed when \u2014 due to a series of mistakes by the production team \u2014 he was shot with the remnants of a real bullet instead of a dummy cartridge. Cameras were rolling when the actor fired the gun, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/1993\/film\/news\/brandon-lee-killed-on-set-105553\/\">fatally wounding Lee<\/a>. He was pronounced dead on March 31, 1993. He was just 28.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">8.<\/span>\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Harry Houdini has been dead for nearly a century but is still likely the most famous magician ever to live. Born in 1874, he became renowned for escaping anything \u2014 handcuffs, locked tanks, even being buried alive. He was also a hardcore skeptic, exposing fake psychics and spiritualists like the original myth-buster. But his actual death was both bizarre and embarrassingly simple for a man who built his legend on intrigue.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">In 1926, a college student asked if Houdini could take a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/news\/what-killed-harry-houdini\">punch to the stomach<\/a>. Houdini, being Houdini, said yes. But the student didn't wait \u2014 he sucker-punched the legendary magician before he could brace himself. The problem? Houdini already had appendicitis, and the blow ruptured his appendix, leading to a deadly infection. But being the world's toughest man, he kept performing for days, ignoring the excruciating pain. Finally, on Halloween of that year, Houdini died at 52.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">9.<\/span>\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Movie star David Niven's first wife, Primula \"Primmie\" Rollo, may not have been a celebrity herself (although she was an actor who appeared in the 1944 film <i>Her Man Gilbey<\/i>), but she was one-half of one of Hollywood's most glamorous and buzzed-about couples. She and Niven were very happy together, too, with two children, but their love story came to a tragic and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/memorial\/8743844\/primula_susan-niven\/photo#view-photo=201332913\">freakish end<\/a> on May 21, 1946.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Primmie and Niven were attending a party at actor Tyrone Power's house when the guests decided to play Sardines, a variation of hide-and-seek. Looking for a place to hide in the dimly lit house, Primmie stepped into what she thought was a closet \u2014 but it was actually an open trapdoor leading to a stone staircase. Primmie fell down the stairs and suffered a severe skull fracture. Despite being rushed to the hospital, she died the next day at just 28 years old.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">10.<\/span>\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Movie and TV director Boris Sagal was best known for helming 1971's <i>The Omega Man<\/i> starring Charlton Heston (and later for being the dad of actor <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/noradominick\/christina-applegate-walk-of-fame-speech\">Katey Sagal<\/a> from <i>Married... with Children<\/i> and <i>Sons of Anarchy)<\/i>. During his long career, he directed episodes of <i>The Twilight Zone<\/i> and <i>Alfred Hitchcock Presents,<\/i> but his career \u2014 and life \u2014 came to a shocking, tragic end in 1981 in a way that feels straight out of one of those TV shows \u2014 or a horror film.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Sagal had just finished directing the third day of production of the NBC miniseries <i>World War III<\/i> when he stepped off a helicopter and somehow walked directly into the aircraft's spinning tail rotor. The impact nearly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Archives\/1981\/05\/23\/Film-director-Boris-Sagal-58-was-fatally-injured-fatally\/2019359438400\/\">decapitated<\/a> him, causing catastrophic injuries. He was rushed to a hospital, but there was no saving him. He died five hours later at age 57. The circumstances of his death baffled many. How could such an experienced director \u2014 used to working around complex, dangerous sets \u2014 make such a fatal mistake? Whatever the cause, it remains one of Hollywood's most gruesome and bizarre on-set tragedies.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">11.<\/span>\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Jack Cassidy was a famous actor in the '60s and '70s, winning a Tony Award for his work on Broadway and appearing in classic TV shows like <i>Columbo<\/i> and <i>Bewitched<\/i>. These days, though, he might be most famous as the dad of '70s teen idol David Cassidy. Sadly, Jack's life was marred by personal struggles, including alcoholism and bipolar disorder. His behavior became increasingly erratic toward the end of his life \u2014 ex-wife Shirley Jones says he once <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/article\/2013\/07\/12\/shirley-you-cant-be-serious-book\/\">claimed<\/a> he was Jesus Christ during a manic episode. Sadly, on Dec. 11, 1976, his life ended in a shockingly horrific way.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-keywords=\"fast fashion\" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">After a night of heavy drinking in his West Hollywood apartment, Cassidy passed out on his couch with a lit cigarette still in his hand. A fire soon erupted, and by the time firefighters arrived, it was too late. Cassidy's body was found burned beyond recognition, and dental records needed to be used to identify him. The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1976\/12\/13\/archives\/jack-cassidy-actor-dies-at-49-in-fire-at-los-angeles-apartment.html\">tragedy<\/a> stunned Hollywood, and his death remains one of the most haunting and bizarre in entertainment history \u2014 a chilling reminder of how one small mistake can lead to a devastating end.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">12.<\/span>\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">We can't have a list like this without including one of the most horrifying crimes in Hollywood history \u2014 the murder of Sharon Tate. Tate was a beauty queen in her home state of Texas before heading to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting and modeling. She landed roles on TV shows like <i>The Beverly Hillbillies<\/i> before moving on to more substantial roles in films like <i>Valley of the Dolls<\/i> (for which she earned a Golden Globe Award nomination). By the end of the '60s, she was viewed as an up-and-coming star with a touch for both comedy and drama...but at the same time, Charles Manson and his followers were plotting unspeakable things.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">On Aug. 9, 1969, the 8-months-pregnant Tate and her friends \u2014 Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, and Wojciech Frykowski \u2014 were at her Benedict Canyon house while her husband, director Roman Polanski, was away in Europe. Members of Manson's cult \u2014 known as the Manson family \u2014 broke into the home on Manson's orders and went on a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/history\/2019\/08\/09\/actress-sharon-tate-was-young-beautiful-pregnant-then-charles-mansons-family-arrived\/\">killing spree<\/a>. Tate, pleading for her unborn child's life, was stabbed 16 times by Susan Atkins and Tex Watson. Her friends were also brutally murdered. The killers then wrote \"PIG\" in blood on the front door, leaving behind a scene of unimaginable horror. The murders, along with the killings of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca the next night, sent shockwaves through Hollywood. Manson and his followers were later arrested and sentenced to life in prison.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">13.<\/span>\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">The Santa Monica, California-born Randy Rhoads was Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s lead guitarist and a guitar god in the making responsible for some of rock's most iconic riffs \u2014 check out his absurdly brilliant playing on \"I Don't Know\" and \"Crazy Train\" from Ozzy's <i>Blizzard of Ozz,<\/i> for example. But just as he was reaching legendary status, his life was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/randy-rhoads-plane-crash\/\">cut short<\/a> in one of the most bizarre and preventable rockstar tragedies ever.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">On March 19, 1982, Rhoads was on tour with Ozzy when they stopped in Leesburg, Florida. At a private airstrip, their bus driver, Andrew Aycock \u2014 who also happened to be a licensed pilot \u2014 decided to take a small Beechcraft Bonanza plane for a joyride. With Rhoads and makeup artist Rachel Youngblood onboard, Aycock recklessly buzzed the tour bus, trying to startle the sleeping crew, including Ozzy. On the third low pass, the plane\u2019s wing clipped the bus, sending it spiraling out of control. It crashed into a garage and exploded into flames. All three passengers were killed instantly \u2014 Rhoads was just 25.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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 \" data-module=\"subbuzz-image\">\n \n \n\n\n\n <h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title \">\n \n <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">14.<\/span>\n \n\n \n <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Lastly, David Carradine was a Hollywood icon best known for his role as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s TV series <i>Kung Fu<\/i> and later as the sinister Bill in Quentin Tarantino's <i>Kill Bill<\/i> films. He was also known as part of an acting dynasty \u2014 his father was legendary character actor John Carradine, his brother Robert starred in <i>Revenge of the Nerds<\/i>, and his niece is actor Martha Plimpton (of <i>The Goonies<\/i> and TV's <i>Raising Hope<\/i>). Despite his success, David's career was as tumultuous as his personal life, filled with highs, lows, and wild rumors. Then, in June 2009, came the shocking news: David Carradine was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room.<\/span>\n \n <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"subbuzz__media\">\n\n \n \n \n \n\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"js-subbuzz-wrapper\"><div>\n\n\n<div class=\"subbuzz buzz-width--standard__subbuzz buzz-type--list__subbuzz subbuzz-image
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