I was darkly convinced that at age 52 I would kill myself because my mother committed suicide at that age. I was fantasizing that she was waiting for me on the other side of the grave.
Spalding GrayAbout author
- Author's profession: Actor
- Nationality: american
- Born: June 5, 1941
- Died: January 11, 2004
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