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Elizabeth Short
Deceased

How Did Elizabeth Short Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 22
Also known asBlack Dahlia, beth shortGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn29/07/1924Born inBoston, Massachusetts, USADied14/01/1947 (aged 22)Died inLos AngelesCausecerebral hemorrhageWikidataQ233693 ↗Buried atMountain View CemeteryTMDb#5521139 ↗

Elizabeth Short, posthumously known as the Black Dahlia, was an American woman found murdered in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 15, 1947. Her case became highly publicized owing to the gruesome nature of the crime, which included the mutilation and bisection of her corpse.

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Filmography7 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2006Elizabeth ShortMovieSelf (archive footage)82
2004Black Dahlia ConfidentialMovieSelf (archive footage)80
2001Feast of DeathMovieSelf (archive footage)77
1993Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen Volume 1MovieSelf (archive footage)69
1993James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime FictionMovieSelf (archive footage)69
1992Faces of Death VIIMovieSelf (archive footage)68
1990Death In HollywoodMovie—66