Poor Susan Cabot; after her touch-and-go career sputtered out in the early 1960's (despite such classics as The Wasp Woman, War of the Satellites, Sorority Girl and, of course, The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent), she apparently went a bit batty. A much-publicized romance with King Hussein I of Jordan went kaput after he learned that she was Jewish; a subsequent marriage led to the birth of her son, Timothy, who suffered from dwarfism.
In 1986, Timothy was charged with the bludgeoning death of his mother; she was found in her bedroom with her head completely crushed in from a barbell. Initially blaming the attack on a "Latino intruder dressed like a Ninja warrior," Timothy eventually confessed to the crime, claiming years of mental and physical abuse.
We can't make this stuff up.
I had a boss once who roomed with Susan Cabot when they were both starlets on the make. Liked her a lot, but I'd trust that opinion more if said boss weren't a Narcissistic Nightmare from Hell.
ReplyDeleteOddly, though, she looked a lot like Cabot in that last shot. Given that she was still wearing the same makeup 25 years later, I suppose it's not a surprise.
Every single photo I've ever seen of Cabot (young or old), she's always had a very "hard" maquillage, and always looked a little...off. Supposedly, at the time of her death, she was taking the growth hormones intended for her dwarf son, which made her mental state deteriorate even further...
ReplyDeleteGoodness...*there's* a movie waiting to happen.
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