Dorothy Kilgallen's Passing: 50th Anniversary

[Eenusch]

Are there any chinless actresses out there who could play DK in a movie?

[Big Magilla]

She was an alcoholic and a barbiturates abuser so her death was more than likely an accident despite rumors to the contrary.

She was a crime reporter before she was a Broadway columnist and a long-time conspiracy theorist. She may well have thought the government was out to get her, which could have raised her anxiety levels causing her to take more sleeping pills than she would normally have done. What I'd like to know is where she got the Warren Commission Report from. What's My Line host John Charles Daly was married to Earl Warren's daughter but he and Kilgallen supposedly hated one another so it's unlikely he or his wife was the source.

Still, I'm surprised no one has yet attempted a film or TV series based on Kilgallen's colorful life and mysterious death.

[CalWilliam]

I love What's my Line? and I realized that today, fifty years ago, Dorothy Kilgallen died. Due to this ephemeris, I'd be interested in reading your impressions about this remarkable woman, for I'm not that familiar with her.

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