Ralph Waldo Emerson Barton

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Ralph Waldo Emerson Barton

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Birthplace: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Death: May 20, 1931 (39)
New York, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Abraham Pool Barton and Catherine Josephine Barton
Ex-husband of Carlotta O'Neill; Germaine Maria Barton; Marie Barton and Anne Girsdansky
Father of Marie Natalie Barton and Diana McKeown
Brother of Vivian Ethel Klein; Homer Raphael Barton and Mabel Italia Barton

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About Ralph Waldo Emerson Barton

Ralph Barton was a noted cartoonist and artist, most well-known for his illustrations of Anita Loos's famous book "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."

He married four times, with one daughter from the first marriage, a second daughter from the second.

He committed suicide by gunshot on May 20, 1931, and the story was reported around the world. He described "melancholy" from childhood, now reaching proportions of what today would be instantly diagnosed as bipolar disorder.

In his note, he also discussed his third wife, Carlotta Monterey, and how he realized she was the love of his life. She had just recently married Eugene O'Neill.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76129065/ralph-barton

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Ralph Waldo Emerson Barton's Timeline

1891
August 14, 1891
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States
1912
1912
1921
1921
1931
May 20, 1931
Age 39
New York, New York, United States