I got stuck in a List Loop on Facebook the other day. I hate that!
Anyway, one of them was a list of celebrities who had died on set. As you'd suspect there was the old standbys - Vic Morrow and the two kids, Jason Lee, Tyrone Power but I ran across a few that surprised me.
Martha Mansfield was a silent film star who, in 1923, was filming a Civil War movie on set in Texas. She was taking a break, sitting in a car in her hoop skirt and ruffles when a lit match was thrown in the window and set her clothing on fire. She was burned badly and died in the hospital less than 24 hours later.
And this is where the Websleuth thing comes in...they never found out who did it. I'm sure it was an accident, but it's odd there was no apparent investigation.
Anyway, one of them was a list of celebrities who had died on set. As you'd suspect there was the old standbys - Vic Morrow and the two kids, Jason Lee, Tyrone Power but I ran across a few that surprised me.
Martha Mansfield was a silent film star who, in 1923, was filming a Civil War movie on set in Texas. She was taking a break, sitting in a car in her hoop skirt and ruffles when a lit match was thrown in the window and set her clothing on fire. She was burned badly and died in the hospital less than 24 hours later.
And this is where the Websleuth thing comes in...they never found out who did it. I'm sure it was an accident, but it's odd there was no apparent investigation.