Spalding Gray, 62, Actor and Monologuist, Is Confirmed Dead By Shaila K. Dewan and Jesse McKinley March 9, 2004 A body that surfaced in the East River on Sunday was identified by the city medical examiner yesterday as that of Spalding Gray, the confessional monologuist and actor who disappeared two months ago. The cause of death had not yet been determined, but the police were investigating reports that Mr. Gray, who had a history of depression, had committed suicide by jumping off the Staten Island ferry, said Paul J. Browne, the chief spokesman for the Police Department. Mr. Gray, 62,...