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Evelyn McHale

1923 - 1947

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Evelyn Francis McHale (September 20, 1923 – May 1, 1947) was an American bookkeeper who jumped to her death from the 86th-floor observation deck of the Empire State Building. Robert Wiles, a photography student, took a picture of her corpse where it lay on top of a crushed car. The photograph of the dead lady had a "beautiful" aesthetic quality, and was republished around the world. The photograph led Time magazine to call it "the most beautiful suicide". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Evelyn McHale is the 81st most popular celebrity (down from 74th in 2019), the 4,722nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,431st in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Celebrity.

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Among celebrities, Evelyn McHale ranks 81 out of 265. Before her are Annie Oakley, Florence Owens Thompson, Victor Kugler, Daisy, Princess of Pless, Denise Perrier, and Barbara Hutton. After her are Walther Kadow, Brandon Teena, John Rogan, Ota Benga, Manuel Uribe, and Lindow Man.

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Among people born in 1923, Evelyn McHale ranks 193. Before her are Richard Herrmann, Jimmy Mullen, Lucía Hiriart, Nirmala Srivastava, Gordon Jackson, and Alexander Yakovlev. After her are Netti Witziers-Timmer, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Sam Phillips, Václav Ježek, Louis Lansana Beavogui, and René Favaloro. Among people deceased in 1947, Evelyn McHale ranks 123. Before her are Willa Cather, Stepan Petrichenko, Tadeusz Kutrzeba, Charles Frédéric Petit, Hendrik van Gent, and Theodore Romzha. After her are Elena Văcărescu, Grace Moore, Harukichi Hyakutake, Léon-Paul Fargue, Georg Kolbe, and Tristan Bernard.

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Among people born in United States, Evelyn McHale ranks 4,722 out of 20,380. Before her are Albert Sidney Johnston (1803), John Doman (1945), Zora Neale Hurston (1891), Jimmy Smits (1955), Larry Black (1951), and Dana Scott (1932). After her are Steven Hill (1922), Andrew Blake (1947), Melanie Thornton (1967), Steve Jackson (1953), Ken Jenkins (1940), and Theodore Van Kirk (1921).

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Among CELEBRITIES In United States

Among celebrities born in United States, Evelyn McHale ranks 34. Before her are Lizzie Borden (1860), Madeleine Astor (1893), Ethel Kennedy (1928), Annie Oakley (1860), Florence Owens Thompson (1903), and Barbara Hutton (1912). After her are Brandon Teena (1972), John Rogan (1867), Genie (1957), Nicky Hilton Rothschild (1983), Kourtney Kardashian (1979), and Sally Hemings (1773).

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