William played the harpsichord and was writing a book about Norwegian Antarctica. With snow on the ground, she dressed up in nothing but a fur coat, walked across Central Park in bare feet, and, once she made it to her ex-boyfriends apartment, banged on Greens door while begging him to take her back. Birthdate: February 21, 1921. It was natures gifts that blessed Barbara with the advantages of finding work as a model with some of the top magazines of the day from Vogue to Harpers Bazaar. At the moment for example, I am working on getting my Antarctic continent and sub Antarctic islands[] full circumnavigation by ship worked out. If the Baekelands thought that escaping to Europe would help them outrun their marital issues, they were very, very wrong. At these parties, Barbara became well-known to many for her unstable personality, rude outbursts and bouts of severe depression. I knew that she was going to take it badly, but I had no idea about the insane lengths she would go to just to get revenge and mess with my life. You see, Frank Daly wasnt the only family member to suffer from mental health issuesboth Barbara and her mother had psychological demons, with Barbara later employing a series of expensive therapists to help her find some modicum of happiness. He led these extreme travelers on expeditions he planned using his extensive diplomatic and maritime industry contacts to off-limits islands in the Pacific, like Palmyra, and to war-torn countries like the Central African Republic and South Sudan. Her response was blood chilling. At 3.30pm he was found dead with a plastic bag wrapped tightly around his head. Julia had three other children besides Virginia, her sister Vanessa and their two brothers: George, Stella and Gerald Duckworth. However, despite his love for Sunandha and his reforming nature, Chulalongkorn never changed the law that brought about the death of his wife. When Mrs. Baekeland was informed of this by her friend Barbara Curteis, she travelled by car to Spain to bring her son back to Switzerland. One prominent extreme traveler said in an interview that he was destined to become the worlds most traveled person. For Chulalongkorn loved his sister-Queen- as was illustrated by his reaction to her death. In episode three of " Loki ," Sophia Di Martino's character introduces herself as Sylvie. The Baekelands enjoyed a hedonistic lifestyle of wild parties and infidelity until they eventually took to traveling the world- Anthony in tow. I concluded that Baekeland had better things to do with his time. Barbara wasnt much better off, either. Chulalongkorn quickly established himself as a fair-minded, reforming monarch who sought to modernize his country. Nahienaena may have been her fathers only daughter by his chief wife- but he had sons by his other wives, and so the chiefs wanted the Princess to form a union with her brother, Prince Kauikeaouli. After just six years at Broadmoor, a group of friends successfully petitioned the courts to release Tony into the world again, and he stepped out on July 21, 1980. The details are skin crawling: Sickeningly, Barbara supposedly believed she was doing Tony a favor by finally showing him what a real woman could do. George had 2 siblings: Jenny Baekeland and one other sibling. Gorgo was her fathers only child. In Reminiscences which she wrote at age twenty-five, Virginia recalls her initial hero worship for this brother, which declined over the years, taking him from someone thought of strong and handsome and just to little better than a brute.. Born in 1922, Baekeland was a model whose face graced the pages of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. In 1967, the Baekelands were still bouncing around the continent when their son Tony, now 20 years old, met a bisexual Australian bad boy by the name of Jake Cooper. Daughter of Frank James Daly and Nina Lillian Daly To her, Tonys macabre taste in art, erratic behavior, and cruel sense of humor were just signs of his genius, and she adored him all the more for his, uh, quirks. However, there was no going back. The Princess even expressed a desire to become a nun. Not only did the two begin a steamy affair, Cooper also convinced his upper-class beau to travel to Morocco with him, buy hallucinogenics, and have a grand old time rebelling against mommy and daddy. Barbara finally became very concerned about her son when she discovered he was gay. His therapist warned Barbara that her son was going to kill her. Barbara wasnt even a teenager yet, and she was already facing enormous trauma. These events had a profound effect on Woolf. I relayed his bio to the production company and they were sold on him before they even heard his voice. I had heard a lot about the brainy and daring young billionaire explorer from other prolific travelers I had profiled, most for a BBC series called Travel Pioneers. It was the kind of suffocating devotion borne out of possessiveness and controlling behaviour that may have led to such tragic events and ruining several lives of one of the most privileged wealthy American families. However, despite our best efforts, we sometimes miss the mark. He was born on November 14, 1863, in Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium, to Charles Baekeland and Rosalie (Merchie) Baekeland. Although Barbara managed to track down Tony easily enough and stuff him back into the car with her, her plan soon took a dark turn. This time, though, it had the opposite effect: Brooks filed for divorce once and for all, even stonily weathering another suicide attempt right after he served Barbara the papers. Around this time, Barbara fell head over heels for the debonair Brooks Baekeland, a man people in the know called the intellectual Errol Flynn. Brooks was the grandson of Leo Baekeland, the inventor of Bakelite plastic, and his family was stinking rich. The chiefs were traditionalists. The brutal murder was the violent climax to an emotional rollercoaster ride for the beautiful socialite who was linked by marriage to the Bakelite empire - the world's first plastic. The argument became heated and turned violent with Tony hitting his mother before she ran into the kitchen. Barbara apparently inherited her mother's emotional instability and erratic behavior. After this failed, and the pair were living in Majorca, Mrs. Baekeland was alleged to have manipulated or coerced her son into having sex with her. I have to charter my own yacht or ship. The thing is, Barbaras tale isnt quite over. On May 31, 1880, the pregnant young Queen was making her way to the royal summer palace by boat when the vessel capsized. In early 1968, Barbara found out about Brooks affair with young Sylvie, and the discovery sent her into yet another terrifying depressive episode as she tried once more to take her own life. Wow, this is going to end well. Tony and Barbara were reportedly shameless about their relationship while in Majorca, treating it more like an open secret than a skeleton in their closet. In late July 1972, Anthony tried to throw his mother under the traffic outside her penthouse on Cadogan Square in Chelsea, London. Then he really twisted the knife. On her marriage, the strain brought on by her distaste of sex brought about a breakdown. Indeed, many of the couples friends ardently hoped they would never have children, lest they risk passing their dysfunction onto the poor kids. Does Historical Accuracy Matter in Historical Fiction? An invitation to Hollywood for a screen test with the actor Dana Andrews didn't lead to film stardom but did lead to a friendship with fellow aspiring actress Cornelia "Dickie" Baekeland. She began to satirized George, likening him to a pig. Death: 2007 (85-86) Immediate Family: Son of George Washington Baekeland and Cornelia Fitch Middlebrook. The series had given me a chance to meet some of the worlds greatest travelersmen who had been to not just every country in the world, but nearly every speck on the map. From the outside, Barbaras life now had all the trappings she could have ever wanted. Ex-wife of George Middleton Baekeland As well see, Barbara never fully accepted Tonys diverse bedroom tastes, so she was especially thrilled when he stopped hanging around Jake Cooper and his hippie friends, and instead brought home a real live girl. ]]> This motive aside, Leonides was marrying a canny woman and one well able to manage Sparta while he was at war. While some mothers go the horrific route of conversion therapy to fix their gay sons, Barbara had her own twisted methods. Referring in particular to the menage-a-trois scene of Barbara, Antony, and Sam in bed together having sex, he wrote: It is true that almost 40 years ago I did have an affair with Barbara, but I certainly never slept with her sonNor am I bisexual. At the Old Bailey Tony was defended by the legendary John Mortimer (author of Rumpole of the Bailey books) who attempted to get Tony extradited back to the US for treatment. The authorities threw him into Rikers Island to await another trial, but before it could go through, Tony took matters into his own hands. However, at the French border, Anthony was found not to have his passport. At the same time as Kamehameha was establishing himself as Hawaiian king, another authority was vying for the souls of the Hawaiian people. King Leonides of Sparta is known for his doomed but heroic standoff against the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae. Around this time, friends of the family began to witness bizarre scenes between Barbara Tony. The effects of sexual abuse by her much older brothers, one at least who had been well-loved, had a profound impact on Virginia. Anthony was institutionalized at Broadmoor Hospital prison until July 21, 1980 when, at the urging of a group of his friends, he was released. Over a short period of time where arguments had turned physical and Tony was witnessed trying to harm or kill his mother on numerous occasions by pushing her in front of vehicles an irreversible atmosphere of tension, suppressed anger and grievances would finally explode into the fatal stabbing of a mother who doted too passionately on her only son. But Tonys father Brooks was against such moves and thought his son should have been found guilty of first-degree murder. She also knew she had the goods to make it happen. Increasingly erratic and bizarre behaviour by Tony was inadequately dealt with by an ageing grandmother and family psychiatrist and it appeared that the path to violence was now inevitable. Florida Coast, 1937, oil on canvas 24 1/2 by 29 inches. As he wrote, I think she simply enjoyed shocking people. True or not, we may never know the whole story. The Hawaiian people, who had also converted to Christianity, turned their collective back on their Princess and Nehienaena was forced into isolation until her child was born. Soon after Tony began his relationship with Sylvie, the Baekelands home life turned downright scandalous. AETNUK All Rights Reserved. But it wasnt long after the power couples marriage in California and their eventual move to a luxurious apartment in New Yorks Upper East Side that the relationship started to show cracks and run into trouble. Suggest an alternative Share your comments about this record Post comment Tonys paternal grandmother Nini Daly took a more compassionate view of her grandsons troubles and was instrumental in garnering powerful family allies such as Hugo Money-Coutts (connected to the famous bank family) to help steer a campaign to get Tony repatriated back to the US. MyHeritage Family Trees George Washington Baekeland, 1895 - 1966 George Washington Baekeland was born in 1895, to Leo Hendrik Baekeland and Celine Baekeland (born Swarts). William asserted that his intensive travel schedule had helped significantly with all of the challenges faced during this past year.. How could I resist the opportunity to profile a 21-year-old billionaire whose travel resume had floored even these hyper-well-traveled men? The networks want stars who are in the right demo, said my contact at the production company, an industry veteran. As a regular on the high-society party circuit, Barbara met and started up a fling with none other than John Jacob Astor VI, the fabulously wealthy scion of the Astor clan. Brooks took an interest in the young girl and left Barbara for Sylvie in 1968. . Anthony was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Whats not to like about a handsome young billionaire with a posh British accent and time on his hands to travel to far-flung corners of the planet? Then Tony snapped. A painting by Baekeland's wife, Celine, which she donated to the museum, is also on display. Much of his initial years were spent in Ghent, Belgium. Rather than mingling with backpackers his own age on the beaches of Ibiza or Santorini, he frequently traveled with extreme travelers more than twice his age. Thats right, Brooks started cheating on his wife with his sons girlfriend. She was murdered at her London home when her son Antony stabbed her with a kitchen knife, killing her almost instantly. Barbara Daly Baekeland (1922 - November 17, 1972) was a wealthy socialite who was murdered by her son, Anthony Baekeland. She was murdered at her London home when her son Antony stabbed her with a kitchen knife, killing her almost instantly. On the cover of Time Magazine, May 20, 1940, Leo Baekeland was called the Father of Plastic. 24 years later they divorced in 1968. When the grisly scene was uncovered by the police finding Barbara dead on her back, Tony appeared to be in denial of the seriousness of his actions and was somewhat bizarrely in the throes of ordering a Chinese takeaway on the phone. She and Brooks bought an extravagant apartment in New Yorks Upper East Side, and they frequently entertained all manner of luminaries, from Hollywood starlet Greta Garbo to tormented playwright Tennessee Williams. So Chulalongkorn chose three of his half-sisters as his queens. Anthony and Cooper started a homosexual affair. Excerpted from Mad Travelers: A Tale of Wanderlust, Greed, and the Quest to Reach the Ends of the Earth by Dave Seminara. Everyone knew Barbara loved all that glitteredmoney, status, her own beautiful facebut they quickly found out that she had an ugly side too. Until, that is, Barbara found out. He attended evening classes at the . Then one day, it all came crashing down. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Mad Travelers: A Tale of Wanderlust, Greed, and the Quest to Reach the Ends of the Earth, John McPhee on Wrestling with a First Draft, When a Year in the Life of Your Last-Chance Debut Novel Coincides with a Global Pandemic, What Should You Read Next? She suffered depression from a very early age, as well as anorexia and body dysmorphia. On the night of Barbaras murder, Tony himself admitted that he and mother argued over a friend who Tony had invited over but his mother didnt want to see. Morrow. The fact that these men were venturing to fascinating, forbidden places that even geography buffs would struggle to locate on a map was apparently irrelevant. Time magazine listed Leo as one of the hundred most important figures of the 20th century, but the family also had a spell of tabloid infamy after his death. Leo Henricus Arthur Baekeland was born on November 14, 1863, in Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium. Firstly, unlike its Roman counterpart, Greek law was not against all incestuous marriage. And women.. A. By 1967 the family resided in Switzerland and it is at this time that the twenty-year-old Tony embarked on an intimate relationship with a bisexual Australian man while visiting Morocco which infuriated Barbara and saw her travelling by car to Spain in order to bring her son home. High Society Facts About Lee Radziwill, The American Princess, Absolute Legends: The Wildest Pranks Ever Pulled, Over My Dead Body: These Outrageous Funerals Prove Drama Never Dies, Tragic Facts About Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIIIs First Wife, Overheard Once, Forgotten Never: These Hurtful Comments Are Completely Brutal, These Eerie Supernatural Experiences Sent A Chill Down Our Spines. By this time (the summer of 1968) the Baekelands were divorced. He and his wife, Joan Davis Baekeland, established Toyobi Far Eastern Art, selling fine Japanese art to serious collectors and major museums in the US and London. George passed away in 1966, at age 71. After the traffic incident, she didnt even press charges, and although Tony had a brief stay in a psychiatric hospital following the attack, Barbara quickly took him out and put her precious boy back in her care. In 1967, and with the family based in both Switzerland and the Spanish-resort of Cadaques, Anthony met the bisexual Australian Jake Cooper. Expand. In his life away from the small screen, Jason is a doting dad of two adorable daughters, Francesca and Maple, with his wife, Amanda Anka. There are reports of him sitting on the floor of their luxury flat, finger-painting on his clothes and decorating his shoes with the kind of gold stars teachers give to very good boys. I dont know what to do I feel desperate. He began to threaten his mother, brandishing knives at her during arguments. Barbara Daly Baekeland lived a fantasy life of glamorous parties, wealthy admirers, and Hollywood starlets. Titled "January in Westchester," it was painted about 1935 and depicts one of the bridges on the . Baekelands passion was finding ways to get to the worlds most challenging destinationsdangerous places, disputed territories, and, most of all, remote or officially off-limits islands few could spot on a world map. I felt she was controlling my mind. According to the book, Savage Grace: The True Story of Fatal Relations in a Rich and Famous American Family, Tony was gay or bisexual and his mother hired prostitutes and even slept with him in failed bids to convert him to heterosexuality. Of course, it didnt take long for her horrific plan to unravel. Historys most fascinating stories and darkest secrets, delivered to your inbox daily. This time there was no rich influential people in the US defending Tonys right to freedom and he was incarcerated for life at Rikers Island, New Yorks main prison where his access to family money provided a merry-go-round of sexual partners, protectors and possible enemies in the top security prison. Barbara Daly Baekeland, a previous model for Vogue and Harpers Bazaar, had married into wealth and high-society when she wed Brooks Baekeland, whose grandfather was chemist Leo Baekeland, the inventor, Black History Month 2018 X the Gun Violence Prevention Movement, SHOCKING TRUE CRIME./// (& some other stuff). But many of the worlds top travelers attended the conference, and as they began to share stories and compare notes on a flurry of trips that William had recently canceled, it became clear that the young billionaire owed a number of travelers tens or perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars. It was a decision that enraged Tonys father Brooks who had made attempts to get his sons release reversed as he believed Tony was capable of killing again. His wife Celine was a talented artist. In the light of her history, the mental illnesses that blighted Virginia Woolfs life- but never her writing- can be seen as a direct result of her incestuous abuse. Although Barbara Baekeland was nothing if not self-absorbed, even she must have seen that her son was in need of some professional help. From this moment both Barbara and Tony were ruthlessly ejected from Brooks new family life back in America. A few years after losing her father, she and her mother moved to New York City, posted up in the iconic Delmonico Hotel, and almost overnight, Barbara became the talk of the town for her big dark eyes and thick head of luscious hair. Nini refused him permission enraging her disturbed grandson. Barbara Daly Baekeland (1922 November 17, 1972) was a wealthy socialite who was murdered by her son, Anthony Baekeland. In the long term, though, this would lad to all-out carnage. On learning about the affair Barbara attempted suicide after which Brooks remarried and had a child. King Rama V of Siam or modern Thailand was born on September 20, 1853. Brooks had also received abusive letters from Tony, some threatening to murder his . Oh, just bloody human figures. In the blink of an eye, she was one of New Yorks ten most beautiful girls and one of the top models of her time. Many had relied on William to get them to some of the worlds hardest-to-reach destinations while maintaining discretion regarding these trips, which helped some gain a competitive advantage over their rivals. Even worse, his own father Brooks encouraged the boys tendencies, praising his scientific talent. And that wasnt all. He ruled through regents until he was officially crowned ten years later. He built a memorial to his lost wife and child at the summer palace and punished the guard who had merely obeyed the law too precisely when he prevented anyone from touching the drowning queen. At Factinate, were dedicated to getting things right. Barbara did have one sticking point: Tonys still-burgeoning homosexuality, or possibly his bisexuality. However, Joseph did not have to bear this burden for long. When doctors saved her from a life-threatening illness, she believed it the result of divine intervention. At a dinner event that Barbara attended with Tony in Paris, the socialite apparently swanned in, sat down, and tittered to her companions, Oh, what a wonderful day it has been. She didnt believe him. Two months later, he wrote, he lost his sister Ariadne to weariness of life (suicide). William never mentioned the incident, and, in any case, his credibility among elite travelers couldnt have been higher. And then came the tragic coda. Attractive and well educated, Maria was also extremely devout. Whether this admission came from a place more to do with Tonys unstable mind than actual behaviour by his mother is unknown but the fact is minutes after a frightened Barbara ran into the kitchen Tony followed and picking up a knife stabbed her without hesitation. Some reports even say that Astor wanted to marry her. One mother who most certainly seduced her son was Barbara Daly Baekeland. But he had even more disturbing acts in store. At this point, both Brooks and Barbara were cycling through depressions together, had engaged in several affairs, and were generally miserable. He probably wasnt expecting a calm conversationbut nothing could have prepared him for what he got. Colin Cotterill Is on a Mission to Write Something That Will Make You Shout with Glee, Lawful Lawlessness: The Rules for Writing Crime Fiction. Welljust wait. In the warm light of his lusty affair, Brooks realized how desperately unhappy he was in his marriage and asked Barbara outright for a divorce. We want our readers to trust us. Barbara Daly Baekeland was only 52 when she was stabbed to death in her luxurious Chelsea apartment in London on November 17th 1972. A turnkey found a good-looking stiff in a Rikers Island bunk on a March afternoon in 1981. While the rest of her family settled on a country estate, Maria I was cared for in a convent where she died in 1816. Virginia recorded her incestuous abuse in her diaries and later in her novels and memoirs. Gorgos was also loyal. He later confessed and was charged with murder. Before joining the team, she worked as a course lecturer while completing her Ph.D. in English Literature. The first American missionaries began to arrive on the islands- and Keopuolani converted. How could I resist the opportunity to profile a 21-year-old billionaire whose travel resume had floored even these hyper-well-traveled men? In early 2018, I became obsessed with untangling this question. Could a young man who barely needed to shave dupe a collection of the worlds best-traveled people? He was by turns cold and wrathful toward his mother, and prone to rude outbursts and aggression. is hell house llc a true story. Barbara dismissed the doctor's assertion. Still, Barbara made a habit of inviting Sylvie over often and reminding her that Tony would one day be rich. On arrival in Sparta, the tablet perplexed everyone but Gorgos who saw through the ruse and ordered the wax melted away. She was thirteen. Dinner guests noted Barbaras emotional instability, her occasionally vile manners, and her excessive drinking. Celine Baekeland was the wife of Leo Baekeland the inventor of Bakelite, the first synthetic plastic. After the life insurance payment had been collected, Barbara and her mother moved to New York City, taking up residence in the Delmonico Hotel. Could a young man who barely needed to shave dupe a collection of the worlds best-traveled people? In fact, she once proudly showed her dinner guests a series of drawings Tony had done. A baby didnt fix those issues. If that sounds like a bad idea, thats because it definitely was. Herodotus tells the tale of Demaratus, a Spartan in exile at the Persian court, who warned his homeland of Xerxes impending invasion. Tony and I spent the entire morning lying in bed reading the papers. While Tony only smirked at this bizarre over-share, the rest of the guests got very uncomfortable, very fast. If they only knew. The networks wanted a Survivor cast: young multiracial people who look great in bathing suits, at least one person with a Southern drawl, and so on. The source of such conflicts was due to Barbara having arranged and encouraged her son to sleep with female prostitutes in the hope of curing his homosexuality. This dramatic episode was possibly the beginning of a stormy mother-son relationship that culminated both in Barbaras extreme behaviour to cure her gay son and also brought about her own divorce from Brook who, tired of his wifes emotional problems, had begun an affair with a young Spanish girl. She introduced Barbara to her younger brother Brooks, a trainee pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force. MC Lyte gained full ownership of her music catalog as her divorce from John Wyche came to an official close. In 1823, Keopuolani died, and the nine-year-old Nahienaena now became a pawn between the missionaries and the old Hawaiian tribal chiefs. On Monday, the Fixer to Fabulous couple shared sweet tributes to daughter Sylvie as she celebrated her . Use of this site constitutes acceptance of Terms and Conditions. Such was the case of Virginia Woolf who was assaulted by both of her older half-brothers when a child and a young woman- actions which may well have been at the root of the mental health problems Woolf suffered for her whole adult life. Gorgos also proved her wisdom during the Persian invasion of 480BC. Although some of the details are necessarily hazy, it was in Majorca that Barbara and Antony likely began a physical, incestuous relationship after a series of intimate, candle-lit dinners. According to the book, Savage Grace: The True Story of Fatal Relations in a Rich and Famous American Family , Tony was gay or bisexual and his mother hired prostitutes and even slept with him in failed bids . Antony was found at the scene of the crime, and later confessed to and was charged with her murder. Sadly, it didnt work, and Barbara only ended up feeling more pathetic. *. He justified his action as due to custom. However, his attitude to his Queen consort, his sister Sunandha Kumariratana, shows this wasnt quite the case. As well see, she only grew more unhinged, and with disastrous consequences. Maria I, Queen of Portugal by Giuseppe Troni. All Rights Reserved. This would prove to be a fatal error. Tony grew utterly distraught and even more unhinged than usual, so much so that he checked himself into a psychiatric ward. Tony was still susceptible to intensely violent moods, and he and Barbara would get into such massive fights that their well-to-do neighbors resorted to calling the authorities multiple times. Only six days after his release, on July 27, he attacked her with a kitchen knife, stabbing her eight times and breaking several bones. His 2016 Christmas card is illustrative of his jet-setting lifestyle. She quickly repudiated the match and married another chieftains son. Also Known As: "Brooks Baekeland". It was Marias son Joseph who continued with the incestuous tradition established by his parents, by marrying his aunt- Marias sister- when he was fifteen and the lady in question thirty. In order to sell this, we need younger travelers. In 1980 when Anthony was released, he returned home to America- only to attempt to kill Barbaras mother, who he had initially blamed for his mothers death. It was heartbreaking, but it was also effective: Brooks quickly ended his affair and all his thoughts of separation. Gorgos advised against it- and Cleomenes listened to her. Leo was born in 1863. Growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the young Barbara seemed destined for a well-adjusted life of upper-middle class contentment. Fortunately, this marriage produced no children! Nini loved her grandson and believed that under her supervision he could lead a normal happy life. Their quest is to get to the hard-to-reach, virtually unvisited places at the ends of the earth and young William was the lad who was getting them where they wanted to go, or at least was promising to try. So believe me when I say she stopped at nothing to get him. Our credibility is the turbo-charged engine of our success. Barbara Daly Baekeland (September 28, 1921 - November 17, 1972) was a wealthy American socialite who was murdered by her son, Antony "Tony" Baekeland. The royal family, complete with all the wealth they could carry and the mad queen fled to Brazil. After falsely telling Brooks that she was pregnant, the couple quickly married in California. As soon as she and Kauikeaouli consummated the marriage, the Princesss church expelled her. but preferred his developing relationship with a young Spanish girl, Sylvie. After losing all his money in the stock market crash, Frank took his own life, funnelling carbon monoxide into his car while idling it in the garage. 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