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FILM ACTOR
Dies After Night Club
Fight
POLICETO INVESTIGATE:
HOLLYW, OOD, December 21.
Tedi' Healy, the cindpema actor, died sud
dtenlv today following an apoplectic
otroke An autopsy, which the Cornobr an
noanced"ht would perform, due to a
doubt whether death had resulted from
natural caouses, was cancelled because the
body hadl already been enbalmed. It is
understood that the familr physician re
fused to sign a death certificate.
It was revealed that Healy received a
heavy blow over the eve, and posaibly
other injurihs, which might have been
a factor in liai death whenhee lnarticipated
in a fight at a nieht club on Sunday. His
phy cian ~gld that lie had tld vonitine
spells since, which was a condition that
freiuently followed a fracture of the
skull and cerebral hemorrhage.
Another physician dlisclosed that lie
treated Healv for an eye laceration on
Monday morning, when he visited his
office, accmpaniied by the arestler, "Man
M[ountain" Dean. He said that the wound
appeared to be slight.
The pollee have assigned two detectives
to investigate. A son was born to Healy's
wife last week.
Healy was born on October 1, 1896, in
Hoiston, Texas. He first appeared on the
staee in 1017 as a comedian in a burlesque
show, and Inter did imitations of Eddie
Cantor and other stage celebrities. He
first appeared in films in 1030. Among
films In which he has op peared were
"Murder in the Fleet," "Hands of Orlac,"
"Here Comes the Banld." "It's in the Air;"
"Speed." "San Francisco," and "The
Longest Night."
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