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Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery.Her writing career spanned over two decades, during which she composed six novels, two memoirs, and more than 200 short stories.
This alphabetical list contains 634 people whose deaths can be reliably sourced to be the result of drug overdose or acute drug intoxication. Where sources indicate drug overdose or intoxication was only suspected to be the cause of death, this will be specified in the 'notes' column.
According to Shirley Jackson's biographers, her marriage was plagued by Hyman's infidelities, notably with his former students, and she reluctantly agreed to his proposition of maintaining an open relationship. [4] Hyman was a consistent supporter of his wife's work and resented the lack of recognition she received during her lifetime.
The newly published "Letters of Shirley Jackson" proves that the great, complicated author of "The Lottery" couldn't tell a dull story if she tried. Shirley Jackson's letters could make an errand ...
Publishers Weekly describes Just An Ordinary Day as a "feast" "[f]or Jackson devotees, as well as first-time readers . . . a virtuoso collection," [2] while Kirkus Reviews writes: "There's rather a lot of inchoate work here . . . and many of the bland titles were obviously only preliminary.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
The Jackson 5's Tito Jackson experienced some sort of medical emergency before he died Sunday in New Mexico, according to local law enforcement officials.. Shedding light on some of the ...
Come Along with Me is a posthumous collection of works by American writer Shirley Jackson.It contains the incomplete titular novel, on which Jackson was working at the time of her death, three lectures delivered by Jackson, and sixteen short stories, mostly in the gothic genre, including Jackson's best known work, "The Lottery".