The cast and crew of Howard Hughes' movie, "The Conqueror", were exposed to radiation while filming in the Utah desert.  Twenty five years later, over half of them had contracted cancer including Susan Hayward and John Wayne.	It was rumored MGM paid a studio flunky to take the blame when Clark Gable accidently killed a woman while driving drunk on Sunset Blvd.
The tragic death of Natalie Wood in 1981 has always been tainted by the rumors that her drowning was more than an accident.	Early in his career, Tod Browning killed an actor friend while drunk driving and it haunted him for life.
James Dean lost his life in a car crash two weeks after making a P.S.A. for driving safety.  His Porsche Spyder "Little Bastard" continued to claim victims after it was salvaged.	Jayne Mansfield died in an auto accident in 1967 after cutting ties with Church of Satan leader Anton LaVey.
When Carole Lombard died in a TWA plane crash in 1942, she had let the flip of a coin decide her travel plans.	In 1935, Thelma Todd died of carbon monoxide poisoing after trying to keep warm, locked in a cold garage by her boyfriend, director Roland West.
JG Ballard auto-eroticized Liz Taylor's trachea scar in his 1969 work "The Atrocity Exhibition" and blew his reader's minds.	Did Clara Bow really shag the entire 1927 USC Trojan's football team?