CARRADINE UPDATE: UNNATURAL CAUSES
06.04.09So quickly the stories change… What was just a few minutes ago “natural causes” now appears to be “suicide by hanging.”
Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a rope around his neck and body on Thursday morning [is wardrobe British for closet? does that mean he hung himself sitting down? that's willpower. and why would the rope be around his body?]. The US star was in Thailand filming his latest film Stretch, [don't even say it...] according to his personal manager Chuck Binder.
Mr Binder said the news was “shocking”, adding: “He was full of life, always wanting to work… a great person.”
Carradine was part of an acting dynasty which included his father, John Carradine, and brothers Bruce, Keith and Robert.
The star was best known for his role as Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s TV series Kung Fu, which spawned sequels in the ’80s and ’90s. He is survived by his wife, Annie Bierman, and four children. [BBC]
Man, this sucks. Why does David Carradine hang himself while Seltzer and Friedberg go on making movies? But the fact that the story keeps changing gives me hope that maybe this will turn out to be just another wacky Brüno stunt.

