Owen Wilson hospitalized for reported suicide
Owen Wilson was hospitalized Sunday following a reported suicide attempt. An attorney reports the actor slit his wrists, and that he had been taking anti-depressants. Wilson has reportedly also had drug abuse problems in the past.
He is far from alone.
According to the online listing “Famous People Who Have Suffered from Depression or Manic-Depression,” people in the arts who have declared publicly they have had depression include Tim Burton, Francis Ford Coppola, Sheryl Crow; Ellen DeGeneres; Charles Dickens, Patty Duke; Connie Francis; Mariette Hartley; Margot Kidder; Kristy McNichol; Kate Millett; Sinead O’Connor; Marie Osmond; Dolly Parton; Bonnie Raitt; Jeannie C. Riley; Roseanne, Axl Rose, Winona Ryder, Francesco Scavullo, Lili Taylor, Tom Waits, Robin Williams and many others.
From my article Depression and Creativity.
September 17th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
I usually do not leave comments, but I thought this was a great post! Owen Wilson hospitalized for reported suicide was a wonderful read. WoW:)