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[deleted] OP t1_j1ruqq5 wrote

Reply to comment by Iamthewalrus3333 in TIL that it's a common misconception that Tennessee Williams choked to death on a bottle cap and that his death report was corrected several months later (in August 1983) to say that he died from a toxic level of Seconal (a barbituary). by [deleted]

Do one.

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Iamthewalrus3333 t1_j1rv6oy wrote

“Tennesse Williams’s death was initially misreported as … “

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drak0bsidian t1_j1rxs3w wrote

Your title says it's a common misconception (a subjective statement) that his death report was corrected to say he died of a barbituary. (Which is not a word. You wanted to say barbiturate.)

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Iamthewalrus3333 t1_j1rvnyw wrote

“It was initially reported that Tennessee Williams had died …”

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Iamthewalrus3333 t1_j1rw6kt wrote

“Tennessee Williams died of x on x. However, an error in in the initial coroner’s report led to the persistent myth that xxx.”

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