Posted on 12/26/2017 11:44:06 AM PST by COUNTrecount
Washington Post heir, 69, shoots himself dead, echoing his father's own 1963 suicide, days before Meryl Streep movie about the family was released
William W. Graham committed suicide on December 20 at the age of 69 His Washington Post publisher father Phil Graham killed himself back in 1963 Graham's mother Katharine then served as publisher for the next two decades His death came days after a Meryl Streep film was released about his mother The heir to the Washington Post fortune, William W. Graham, committed suicide last week, echoing his publisher father's death in 1963.
Graham, a 69-year-old lawyer, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound last Wednesday, according to an obituary published in the Post.
His father Phil, who was publisher of the newspaper for 17 years, killed himself back in 1963.
William Graham, a 69-year-old lawyer and heir to the Washington Post fortune, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound last Wednesday
Graham's mother Katharine then served as publisher for the next two decades.
A Steven Spielberg film starring Meryl Streep as his mother, which is based on her time as head of the newspaper, was released on December 22 - just two days before his death.
His death came six days after the film's premiere in Washington DC.
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The movie probably is bad...but not that bad.
As long as they don’t besmirch Prisoner 24601 I’m happy.
Or, 8675309.
Not being depressed, I’d rather see her with a .45” diameter third eye.
WP’s intentions are evil. This may be their rewards.
WP’s intentions are evil. This may be their rewards.
How sad. May he rest in peace.
Washington Post headline if Meryl Streep was a republican.
“William W. Graham, committed suicide last week because of republican Meryl Streep bad acting”
She married Felix Frankfurter’s brilliant law clerk, Philip Graham, who took over running The Post, which her father purchased at a bankruptcy sale. Graham built the paper but became estranged from Kay. She had him committed to a mental hospital, and he was clearly intending divorce when she signed him out and took him for a weekend outing during which he was found shot. His death was ruled a suicide. Within 48 hours, she declared herself the publisher.
"Suicide"
Godless liberals, funny
Prayers for a misguided soul.
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