Why Did This Famous Father & Son Take Their Own Lives?

[@JenneeB927]

Brian Keith's daughter took her life and Brian did so also because of the grief of losing his daughter. She in April of 97 and him in June of the same year. Both with firearms. So sad, she was only 27.

[@anthonyangeli256]

Keith also was terminally ill with cancer

[@marilynbrown5274]

Tragic to the core. Brian Keith's death really upset me.May GOD have Mercy on his soul..and that of his daughter.

[@marilynbrown5274]

Pray for their souls.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

That’s right, I made a video about that on this channel a few years ago ago. I had completely forgot about them. Thanks for the reminder and informing them Jennee.

[@jerrilynhenson9024]

I didn’t know about either of these. How sad.

[@scottrider641]

Mental health issues were not clearly studied or understood in those days. And treatment of them carried a tragic stigma. Thanks for this video, Steve

[@sylvia-pc5zi]

Thank you Steve, many thanks from Australia 🇦🇺

[@judd442009]

We never heard this tragic story before. Coincidentally we just watched an episode of "I Love Lucy" in which Charles Boyer guest starred.

[@janeS9773]

Charles Boyer a true lover to the end.

[@allsbrookm]

That is one of my very favorite episodes of I Love Lucy!

[@pittsburgh-gal]

The episode in France during the European tour episodes

[@carlacook5181]

I love that episode, he had such a sexy voice, I did not know that he died this way, my brother and his daughter both died this way, my brother the way this son died, my niece the way that the actor died, many years apart, such a tragedy.

[@johnpeddicord4932]

Thanks for sharing, HAPPY Memorial day, to you and Jim, watch out for drunk drivers

[@1aikane]

This was fresh news to me about Charles Boyer

[@colemahaffey2366]

Thanks for the story Steve!

[@lesliehackney7519]

I remember Charles Boyer very well but did not remember the cause of his death or that of his son's death. Thanks, Steve. I always appreciate the research you do for your videos.

[@billl1127]

Seems like Charles was extremely despondent about the loss of his wife . Add to that, that his only child was gone and he decided he had nothing left to live for. Very tragic for a man that had a special life.

[@terrycole8044]

Great video content as usual

[@williambill5172]

What a fascinating story I never hear. I remember the name of the father for sure, but I'm only 2 years younger than you. Thanks for bringing this to us!

[@juggler64]

Subject to correction, I believe that the Warner Brothers cartoon character Pepe LePew was modeled after Boyer. In any event, thank you Steve, for bringing these stories to us and treating this difficult subject matter with gentleness and respect.

[@mskrisclark684]

Hi Steve. Interesting, I did not know this story.

[@wandahall4435]

Great job Steve ❤❤❤😮😮😮😊😊

[@JamesBrown-i2e]

The movie of Charles Boyer, "Gaslight" I think was one of his best films. It's so sad that he had to grieve the loss of his son and then his wife. Hopefully he and his son are at peace.

[@Linda-in9ns]

I heard of him. Never knew that awful thing happened. Thanks for the video! ✌🏼🇺🇸

[@monikameza4107]

Thank you Steve for sharing ❤

[@marlenepearson3936]

I had heard of Charles Boyer. Mostly, I knew him from an episode of I Love Lucy. I don't remember hearing anything about he or his son taking their lives. Thanks Steve 😊

[@218colin1]

Great videos Steve

[@ralphwilliams8835]

excellent video

[@oliviasoliz5983]

Thank you for sharing yes I remember him when he was in a episode of I Love Lucy when they went to Paris he was a great actor it's sad about his son so young.

[@debkrutsch6197]

That is so sad! I knew about Charles Boyer but did not hear about his son. Thanks for sharing Steve

[@reneerednour3951]

Wow. I never knew that about Charles Boyer. So sad about him and his son. Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@032319581]

Great video Steve! I lost my fiance to leukemia and the grief is suffocating. I suffered for years.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

So sorry for your loss. I’m glad you have been able to hang in there. 💙

[@mariaday712]

Sad, but interesting story. Thanks for sharing this. Have a good weekend.

[@TravelWithLisaMH]

Crikey. Tragic story. Thanks for sharing Steve

[@anthonyangeli256]

Very interesting. Nice job Steve

[@maryturko6490]

Thanks for sharing Steve. How very sad this story is.

[@dsinavich5141]

Hi Steve...I never heard of this tragedy ..very sad to hear father and son passed the same way....there needs to be more resources for mental health issues......have a nice weekend you and Jim....take care...... Deborah 🇨🇦. (Still pouring rain....windy...cold....)

[@LeofromFreo]

Thanks, Steve. Like many other viewers here, I never knew this about the Boyer family. Of course, I remember Charles Boyer in the wonderful film Gigi.

[@sallykohorst8803]

Charles did a I Love Show that was an hour and they were in Mexico i think. Sad what the son did. Very tragic and thanks for sharing.

[@pittsburgh-gal]

That was Maurice Chevalier. Boyer did an episode set in France during the European tour episodes on ILL...

[@Angelkat757]

Did not know that Very tragic.😢 May they all r i.p. 🙏 I remember him in the europe trip on I Love Lucy. He was hysterica. I loved his accent Have a happy memorial ! 🇺🇸

[@louiseblondin2824]

I do remember hearing about Charles Boyer commiting suicide but never heard anything about the son. How sad 😢. Great video once again

[@jacquelyncochran7966]

Steve, you did a wonderful job from Alabama ❤❤

[@mchristman6932]

Thanks, Steve. "Tovarich" is one of my all-time favorite films.

[@carolgillis5265]

Thanks Steve

[@barbarajohnson83]

Hi Steve, Happy Memorial Day weekend.

[@nightstalkerck]

Thanks for telling this story, I heard about it years ago and thought how sad it was.

[@shayevondekempt8566]

Thank you for another great video Steve. I always look forward to them.😊❤

[@sidetrippingwithcary]

Awesome video, Steve! I’d actually read about these 2 awhile back, but, like you said, there’s not a whole lot out there. You covered the story very well!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks Cary!

[@Whittdocs]

Hey Steve! Wonderful video. I’ve been going back and watching your videos. I must say, I truly enjoy your channel. You have always been one of my favorites. I really love your style. Thanks for all the years of gravesite visits.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thank you, Chris. That’s really nice of you to say and right back at you. 😊👍

[@RetroEli82]

Thank you for another great video Steve

[@robertcombs55]

God Bless Steve...keep on trucking!! If I Lost Paula; I'd have no reason to live....Married since March 3; 1966..

[@wendymudkins8208]

It's so sad when you hear of someone taking their own life especially a father and son good to see you looking so well Steve happy memorial day

[@walkerpantera]

The only time i've ever heard of Mr. Boyer was on I Love Lucy. Im 56 years old and I never ever remember him on any tv show or big movie. Thats not meant to be derogatory, I just grew up not watching foreign films or television. This is the most I've ever learned of him. Nice video as always.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

He wasn’t famous for being in foreign films. He was a Hollywood actor in Hollywood films. I should’ve mentioned that. Sorry.

[@christinehooks8873]

Great video Steve.

[@debbief5594]

I did not know about this! Thanks for the info!😊

[@jennifermurphy899]

Happy Memorial Day Steve.I love all your videos. Keep them coming. Stay safe out there.

[@andylucas4031]

True love story.great actor//

[@jehobden]

Charles Boyer was in a US tv series, THE ROGUES, for the 1964-65 season on NBC, and Gig Young was a co-star. Gig Young also died from suicide in 1978, except it was even more tragic, as he shot & killed his young wife, whom he'd married just weeks before, before turning his gun on himself.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

😢

[@pattibrooks1907]

Sad to hear Steve .Hope you have a great day

[@Rotnbully]

Very sad story Steve but appreciate the backstory 👌🏼

[@maryannlockwood7806]

I do remember those names. Very sad. Thanks for remembering them, Steve.😢

[@eleanorbuck715]

How sad. I did not know this story of Charles Boyer. Perhaps after the death of his wife, Mr. Boyer, felt he had no one left since his only child was gone, too. We will never know. Poor man!

[@maryknight4823]

Your videos are always so interesting Steve, although l never heard of this story. Thanks as always a UK fan 🇬🇧........

[@Corgis175]

My nephew who is buried at Holy Cross took his own life one 5 days before his 40th birthday and it was due to mental illness. He also shot himself with a gun. RIP to all.

[@marilynbrown5274]

How tragic. Sory for you loss...pray for his soul.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

So sorry for your loss Corgis. 😢💙

[@kaymad143]

I am very sorry for your loss. I lost my dad to suicide, it never gets easier.

[@jeannettecoleman5552]

I love your videos.

[@ghostmantagshome-er6pb]

"sons of suicide rarely do well" (a line from ) Kurt Vonnegut

[@ron100]

Thanks Steve. Best videos ever. ❤

[@heidi5333]

Thank you...I'm a boomer too. Wondering if they might have done this due to situational depression, rather than chronic? That would be reactive to a certain event (that they could have survived and eventually overcome, risen above in spite of pain) and were unable to navigate or self regulate through. Mr Boyer lost his wife, his son had just been told he was being rejected by his girlfriend. So tragic. I guess we'll never know if they had chronic mental problems. If only they had waited, given themselves time and grace, been gentle with themselves. Your tribute to them was so honorable and kind. Appreciated.

[@MarthaJOHNSON-iu4wk]

Thanks you

[@MitchC357]

Thanks for the info. I knew of Boyer but did not know about his death or his family woes.

[@josephstevens9888]

A very tragic story, indeed. Multiple suicides in one family is not unheard of. I personally know two families in which multiple suicides have taken place.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

So sorry to hear that Joseph. 😢

[@davidmckinney6577]

This is just so sad I can't place them right off I will have to Google them..thanks Steve hope you and Jim have a wonderful memorial day weekend

[@colleencrane4843]

Oh so tragic,hits you hard something like this 😢,May they rest in peace.

[@chadglasner4755]

I've heard of the dad. And really sad for the family all the way around. Mental health is just as important as physical health

[@TonyFerdinand-rj3qr]

Kinda new not really on ur page but I like the back stories of everyone u do talk about rip to everyone lost famous or not

[@ReachTim]

I always think of the cartoon skunk, Pepe Le Pew, when I see in film the French superstar, Charles Boyer. "Come with me to the Casbah. We'll make beautiful music together." (in heavy French accent). He was one of a kind. Many thanks for the interesting video.

[@virginiarogers7618]

Beautiful cemetery

[@annikboyer3395]

I wish to learn about Charles Boyer in my teenage years. Back then, I was really into actors and movies. Not related to him in any way but it is really sad end of life for both father and son.

[@gregdiamond6023]

I’ve heard the name but that’s all I know about him. Was his son an actor? I miss your monthly celebrity death compilations. I hope you’re well Steve.

[@LauraLeggett-p3s]

I love the channel you are so sweet

[@chesterbelloc184]

Great acting in Gaslight wiith Ingrid Bergman A d Angela Lansbury...rip pretty boy and girls!

[@davidschantz5363]

So sad. 😢

[@bryandorn8714]

This same thing happened to Eddie and Mike Graham. Eddie was a wrestler/promoter who shot himself in the 1970's and his son Mike was a wrestler who shot himself in the 2010's.

[@jackiekonrad859]

Hi Steve I had never heard of them sad story tho ❤

[@phylliswurm9473]

Great French actor. Good video.

[@DavidBrown-fs7ml]

I remember Charles Boyer on I Love Lucy. So sad. I guess his grief was too much after his wife died. Didn't know his son died too. So young.

[@gregorykacsandy5005]

As always...🙏👍

[@032319581]

I admit, when I heard Charles Boyer, I immediately sang, 'Every little breeze seems to whisper Louise'.

[@1otterlover]

"Louise" was sung by Maurice Chavalier.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

I get them mixed up a lot too!

[@rivermoon6190]

@@1otterloverWhenever I hear the name Maurice Chevalier I think of one of my all time great movies “Gigi”. Just loved his accent in all his American films.

[@aprilwine9157]

Incredibly sad story.i don t recall have you ever visited Waylon flowers grave? I was watching some old 80 s shows and he had made the rounds on all of them

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

No, I would love to, but I believe he’s somewhere back east.

[@maikolmaikol64]

God help them

[@mr.nibbles2369]

It's so sad for them both to take their lives.

[@cindyjohnson2300]

That is a sad story. Privileage dosen't keep bad things from happening. Have a good weekend.

[@cinapoowee7582]

A little correction: He was married for forty four years until her death....not his death.

[@philo5096]

Brian Keith was also fighting late stage cancer and I think he wanted out. I don't blame him at all. Btw great vid, thanx.

[@rextrek]

14th Heyy Steve ...... Great vid as usual..... thanks :) ..... My brother who was 3 yrs younger then I had 2 sons.... ... my brother Died of an OD / my parents found him in his bedroom...... his younger son was 7 at the time, the older one 15.....the younger one grew up and OD'd at 24..and he himself had a son who's 6,,,,,,,,,...and my brother's older son, from his 1st marriage killed himself 6 months ago / recovering addict & depression ...... CRAZY :( sad ..xo hello to Jim

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Omg Rex, how awful. It does seem to run in families sometimes. I’m so so sorry for your losses. 😢💙

[@maxalberts2003]

Such terrible fates. May they rest in peace.

[@leesashriber5097]

Such a sad affair. I can't imagine losing a child. Guns and one bullet...not worth the risk. I hope they are resting peacefully and eternally. 🕊️🙏❤️ Thank you Steve. I learn so much thru your channel. Have a blessed weekend ❤️😊

[@ericfreshcorn3590]

Hi Steve i went to a Yard Sale And Bought 9 Autobiographies 1 On Joan Crawford 2 Judy Garland 3 Betty White 4 Carol Burnett 5 Elton John 6 Debbie Reynolds 7 Jean Harlow8 Lauren Bacall 9 Maureen o Hara

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

That’s awesome Eric 👍

[@jillmarshall4718]

Hi Steve, Yes I remember Mr. Charles Boyer, A Gifted Actor in his own right. His Wife Pat were married for 44 years, She passed away from Cancer, I believed. He loved her so much, That he ended up taking his own life. I didn't know about there son death. I just don't get it Steve. There a lot of Actors who doesn't get the Chances in Hollywood like the Boyer, Albert Salami, Peter Duel, Brian Keith And all the other Actors. What roles that are given to them, They accept and go about there business. I say if you commit Suicide, You have no FAITH IN GOD, BUT TO THE DEVIL IN HELL HIMSELF. GOD GIVES YOU LIFE. Steve, ENJOY your Video, May you have a Great Memorial Weekend, See you at the next Video 👍

[@ashleyc22]

Brilliant actor loved him in All this and Heaven Too with my favorite actress Bette Davis. I knew how he passed which was sad but didn't know about his son 😢

[@kurtdeion]

I knew Charles Boyer took his own life, but I did not know the intertwined history of his wife’s and son’s passings.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

I should’ve mentioned that his gravesite is just a few graves away from Sharon Tate. I think you visited when you were here.

[@kurtdeion]

@@TheGraveyardChannel​​⁠I did visit Boyer and Tate, among others. Boyer is even closer to ZaSu Pitts.

[@Europa1749]

Charles Boyer probably just didn't want to go on without his wife and didn't see anything in front of him except old age and poor health. The son felt inferior to his Dad's fame and thought himself a "loser." When his girlfriend dumped him, that just added more feelings of not being good enough and he took his own life.

[@jack2breeze]

My brother had mental issues and talked about wanting to kill himself. Once he told me he bought a gun and wanted to shoot me for not understanding his condition. Then he said he was going to shoot himself afterwards. He told me this after he'd returned the gun. Try to have compassion for people with mental issues.

[@jamiedominy4552]

How very sad. Losing a partner after so many years together, coupled with the earlier loss of a child, has to create a huge void in a person’s life.

[@alextaffera6962]

Wow what a shame I remember him 69 one year behind you steve ❤

[@Ettoredipugnar]

Very sad Steve

[@cathpeterson1944]

Charles Boyer was really great in movie Gaslight; very tragic life losing his son then his wife years later

[@rondaestep1792]

my father in law died 8 days after my mother in law died he just gave up they were married nearly 60 years