JACK CANNOT’S SUICIDE
COMEDIAN’S BODY FOUND IN SCRUB POISON DRUG IN POCKET (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) SYDNEY, Friday. Members of the theatrical profession and listeners-in throughout Australia received a shock today when they learned of the tragic death of Mr. Jack Cannot, the popular comedian. His body was discovered by the police in the scrub on Maroubra Beach. A packet containing remnants of a poisonous drug was found in one of deceased’s pockets. His widow received a letter from him telling her where his body would be found. Mr. Cannot played the “dame” in several pantomimes. More recently he had been a broadcasting artist. He was well-known in New Zealand, and last appeared there in 1925 in “Whirled Into Happiness,” and “Leave It to Jane.”
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 732, 3 August 1929, Page 9
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125JACK CANNOT’S SUICIDE Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 732, 3 August 1929, Page 9
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