Lisa Blount, "An Officer and a Gentleman" Star, Found Dead at 53 (Lynette Pomeroy)

CBS News ^ | 28 October 2010 | Joyce Lee

[A.A. Cunningham]

Oscar Winner Lisa Blount Dies of Rare Blood Disorder: ITP(Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura)

[SkyPilot]

I hate "reporting" like this.

What the hell did she die from at 53?

[A.A. Cunningham]

What the hell did she die from at 53?

That question was answered here.

[Retired Greyhound]

LOL

[mom4melody]

She was beautiful with dark hair.

[mom4melody]

She was beautiful with dark hair.

[leaning conservative]

I always loved her in An Officer and a Gentleman..........she was so excellent.

I do have to wonder about her relationship.......she died on Monday & was found on Wednesday......why did her husband not call the police when he could not get ahold of her? very sad................

[mlizzy]

I agree with you. She was absolutely terrific in that movie.

[calex59]

Your link keeps leading back to this thread.

[CaptainK]

I read last week she died of complications from MS.

[MileHi]

Nobody foolin’ you, huh?

[chris_in_nj]

Read the bright RED words abover her pictures. :)

[chris_in_nj]

Read the bright RED words abover her pictures. :)

[angcat]

ping

[A.A. Cunningham]

That’s because the answer was already posted in this thread. Try reading and comprehending what is actually posted.

[oldteen]

Interesting, as ITP is not a fatal disease, UNLESS she had a head injury they didn't find.

My son was diagnosed with ITP 33 yrs. ago. His platelet count runs around 85,000 at this point (normal is 150,000-450,000). When he was a child, his count went as low as 7,500 and no hemorrhaging took place. Just had to be very careful he received no head injury.

I'd say there were other complications.

[coop71]

The picture in the article you linked shows the wrong woman. Unless the actress is also a social worker who saved someone’s life and won an award...

[A.A. Cunningham]

You need to take that up with the editor of that specific website. Perhaps you can post that in their comments section following the article.

[coop71]

I should have worded my post differently: I wasn’t implying you had anything to do with her photo being wrong. You got it right, they got theirs wrong. :)