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John Gilbert, 39, actor, writer, producer, and once known as the great lover of the screen, died suddenly from a heart attack to-day. His death was re(...)
John Gilbert, 39, actor, writer, producer, and once known as the great lover of the screen, died suddenly from a heart attack to-day. His death was re(...)

John Gilbert, 39, actor, writer, producer, and once known as the great lover of the screen, died suddenly from a heart attack to-day. His death was re(...)

Date1/9/1936
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Original Toronto Star caption: John Gilbert, 39, actor, writer, producer, and once known as the great lover of the screen, died suddenly from a heart attack to-day. His death was revealed when the fire department was called to his Bellaire residence in an effort to revive him with an inhalator. Gilbert was dead on their arrival, firemen said.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0049900F
      Duncan was adopted by William and Pam King after their first child, Megan, died suddenly while asleep when she was 3 months old. About 1,000 infants fall victim to crib deaths each year in Canada
      Duncan was adopted by William and Pam King after their first child, Megan, died suddenly while asleep when she was 3 months old. About 1,000 infants fall victim to crib deaths each year in Canada
      Beaty, Keith
      4/24/1974
      Greg Barsoski, who was once known as The Iceman, formed a men's support group after his marriage broke up, he lost his job and his father died.
      Greg Barsoski, who was once known as The Iceman, formed a men's support group after his marriage broke up, he lost his job and his father died.
      Faught, Ken
      9/3/1986
      Actor dies: Kenneth More, the noted British actor, best known for his portrayal of the legless air ace Douglas Bader in Reach For The Sky, has died Parkinson's disease at the age of 67
      Actor dies: Kenneth More, the noted British actor, best known for his portrayal of the legless air ace Douglas Bader in Reach For The Sky, has died Parkinson's disease at the age of 67
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      1/5/1977
      Festival talk: Actor Brian Dennehy, left, in town for the screening of his film, talks with Lynn Kinney, president of Credentials, which represents writers, actors and producers,
      Festival talk: Actor Brian Dennehy, left, in town for the screening of his film, talks with Lynn Kinney, president of Credentials, which represents writers, actors and producers,
      Combs, Erin
      9/14/1987
      Frank Simpkin, 42, blind news vendor who rescued a 12-year-old girl from drowning at Ward's Island in September, died of a heart attack last night whi(...)
      Frank Simpkin, 42, blind news vendor who rescued a 12-year-old girl from drowning at Ward's Island in September, died of a heart attack last night whi(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      10/23/1948
      Book of remembrance to Levi Eshkol, Israeli premier who died today of a heart attack, is signed in the Israeli Bay St
      Book of remembrance to Levi Eshkol, Israeli premier who died today of a heart attack, is signed in the Israeli Bay St
      Eshkol, Levi, 1895-1969
      2/26/1969
      Kidney specialist Dr. Paul Tam vowed to bring a $1 million kidney dialysis unit to Scarborough after Gary Belz died of a heart attack due to kidney failure more than two years ago. Tam said if Belz, then 37, hadn't had to wait a month for dialysis treatment at a downtown hospital, he would still be alive today. And Tam said the dozens of patients who travel downtown for dialysis would have a much, much better quality of life if a unit were Scaborough. But after [Incomplete]
      Kidney specialist Dr. Paul Tam vowed to bring a $1 million kidney dialysis unit to Scarborough after Gary Belz died of a heart attack due to kidney failure more than two years ago. Tam said if Belz, then 37, hadn't had to wait a month for dialysis treatment at a downtown hospital, he would still be alive today. And Tam said the dozens of patients who travel downtown for dialysis would have a much, much better quality of life if a unit were Scaborough. But after [Incomplete]
      Dunlop, Al
      11/24/1986
      Autograph letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
      Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex; "Dear Sir; You will be sorry to hear that Ashton Johnson died suddenly last Friday..."
      Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
      January 11, 1907
      Garlic lover: Ted Maczka, known as the Fish Lake Garlic Man, bites into a bud of his favorite food in the Ontario Foodland section of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
      Garlic lover: Ted Maczka, known as the Fish Lake Garlic Man, bites into a bud of his favorite food in the Ontario Foodland section of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
      Griffin, Doug
      11/15/1987
      His famous hand: These are the hands with which Dr. Locke effected his remarkable treatments of foot ailments at his Williamburg clinic. Dr. Locke, who died today from a heart seizure while cranking his car, was world famous for his toe-twisting treatment. He was also the designer of a shoe which thousands of people with foot trouble wore.
      His famous hand: These are the hands with which Dr. Locke effected his remarkable treatments of foot ailments at his Williamburg clinic. Dr. Locke, who died today from a heart seizure while cranking his car, was world famous for his toe-twisting treatment. He was also the designer of a shoe which thousands of people with foot trouble wore.
      Unknown
      2/7/1942
      David Day, a native of B.C., is better known in England where he is a writer and environmentalist. His latest book is The Eco Wars: True Tales Of Environmental Madness
      David Day, a native of B.C., is better known in England where he is a writer and environmentalist. His latest book is The Eco Wars: True Tales Of Environmental Madness
      Bull, Ron
      10/18/1989
      Violence tamed: Once known as Scotland's most violent man, Jimmy Boyle is in Toronto with his psychiatrist wife, Sarah, to speak at a John Howard Society conference on Violence: Change And Reconciliation.
      Violence tamed: Once known as Scotland's most violent man, Jimmy Boyle is in Toronto with his psychiatrist wife, Sarah, to speak at a John Howard Society conference on Violence: Change And Reconciliation.
      Loek, Dick
      2/13/1986