TRAGIC DEATH
A COMEDIAN'S .-SUICIDE
(Suited Praia Aaaooiation—By Xlaotria Tala*raph—Copyrifht)
SYDNEY. 2nd August.
Theatrical folk and listcners-in throughout Australia received a ■ shock to-day when, they learned of the tragic death of Jack Cannot, the popular comedian, whose body was discovered by the police in the scrub on Maroubra beach foreshore. A packet containing a remnant of strychnine was found in his pocket. His widow received a letter from him telling her where his body would be found. Cannot was “dame” in several pantomimes, and more recently was a broadcast artist.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 3 August 1929, Page 7
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90TRAGIC DEATH Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 3 August 1929, Page 7
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