Top 8 Celebrities Found Dead In A Bathroom

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Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925-August 3, 1966), best known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist of the 1950s and 60s. He is well-known as one of the greatest and most influential comics and thinkers of his time by a lot of comedy enthusiasts.

His comedy dealt greatly with the social stigmas and taboos of his era.

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It was on August 3, 1966, though, where Bruce was found dead in the bathroom of his Hollywood Hills home. He was only 40 years old. The original photo of Bruce taken at the scene was traumatic. It involved Bruce lying naked on the floor with a syringe and burned bottle cap next to him. Also, there were other various narcotics paraphernalia surrounding the scene. The photos were never released to the public because Phil Spector, a record producer and friend of Bruce, bought the negatives of the photographs to keep them from the press. The final explanation of Bruce’s death was "acute morphine poisoning caused by an accidental overdose."

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Elvis Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often referred to as "The King" was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century and if you really need this explanation, things are "the matter" with you.

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He died on August 16, 1977 in the bathroom of his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee.

He was 42 years old.

It was found that he had been on the toilet, but fell down onto the floor, lying dead in a pool of vomit.

His staff found him and contacted an ambulance, which took him to a nearby hospital. The doctors tried to revive him several times, but there was no luck. He died at 3:30 pm CST.

Presley’s autopsy showed the cause of his death was "cardiac arrhythmia," but was later admitted as being a false cause that his family and physicians told to the public in order to save his image.

The real cause of his death is suggested as a drug overdose from a cocktail of ten prescribed drugs taken in doses no doctor would prescribe.

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Jim Morrison (December 8, 1943- July 3, 1971) was the lead singer and founder of The Doors, an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965. C'mon, who doesn't know about the doors? The video to the left has a song you might know that feels a little apropos for this particular list. You might also know him from the famous song "The Other Side."

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He died at the age of 28 on July 3, 1971. The cause of death for Morrison is still unknown. However, he was found in a Paris apartment bathtub dead next to his long-term companion Pamela Courson.

The medical examiner who arrived to the scene of Morrison’s death claimed that no foul play was apparent, so they did not perform an autopsy on his body. That's the French for ya.

Morrison’s death left many questions behind, mainly in his adoring fans. His cause of death went on to create an array of rumors because of the lack of an autopsy.

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Claude Francois (February 1, 1939 — March 11, 1978) was a French pop singer and songwriter. He was considered a French "national treasure" and wrote "Comme d’habitude," which is the original melody for "My Way," a song popularized by Frank Sinatra.

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Claude tragically passed away on March 11, 1978, in his Paris apartment. Paris apartment bathrooms are apparently death traps.

Here's how he died:

He was standing in a filled bath and noticed a light bulb that wasn’t straight.

Unfortunately, he tried to straighten the light bulb and was electrocuted to his death.

He was only 39 years old. It was on the 22nd anniversary of his death, March 11, 2000, Place Claude-Francois in Paris was named in his remembrance.

It was directly in front of the building where he died.