George Sanders
won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for 1950 for his urbane
performance as drama critic Addison deWitt in All About Eve.
He suffered from depression and at one time had 7 psychiatrists.
On April 25, 1972 he took seven tubes of Nembutal in Barcelona, Spain
and ended his life. His suicide note read : "Dear World: I am leaving because I am bored.
I am leaving you with your worries in this sweet cesspool. Good luck"

Gig Young
won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1969 for his role
as the dance promoter in They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
He became despondent after his Oscar win did not lead to
the superstardom he hoped for, and he ultimately shot himself
in the head after murdering his fourth wife on October 19, 1978.
They had been married for three weeks.

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