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LaMouffette

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5. Thank you for posting this. Pete Duel was one of my earliest crushes, and I was crushed when he died.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Dec 31, 2023, 09:40 AM

Dec 2023

I didn't know that he had had a drinking problem. Alcohol is here to stay. But we're not doing enough as a country to combat its tragic impacts, especially on people suffering from depression. Anthony Bourdain (another crush of mine!) also had a drinking problem, which undoubtedly contributed to his act of suicide, too.

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On this day, December 31, 1971, Pete Duel of "Alias Smith and Jones" died by suicide. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 OP

I had such a crush on him when I was a kid. Lunabell Dec 2023 #1

The show aied in the UK in 1973 SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2023 #2

Sad story PJMcK Dec 2023 #3

This was my favorite show at the time. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2023 #4

Thank you for posting this. Pete Duel was one of my earliest crushes, and I was crushed when he died. LaMouffette Dec 2023 #5

I knew someone who murielm99 Dec 2023 #6