Re: Why did Doyle die so young? (Sir A.Conan Doyle died at the age of 71)

On 7/15/2024 11:44 AM, HenHanna wrote:
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> On 7/9/2024 4:23 AM, Aidan Kehoe wrote:
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>>   Ar an t-ochtú lá de mí Iúil, scríobh HenHanna:
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>>   > [...]      Why did Doyle   die   so young?
>>   >            He was so rich, and was a Medical Man.
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>>   > >>> Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died on July 7, 1930 at the age of 71.
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>> Doyle was a smoker who died of a heart attack at 71. This is completely
>> unremarkable, and still happens today even if patients get on
>> cholesterol-lowering medication early and have everything managed 
>> according to best medical practice.
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> Thanks.
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>      i wonder if he noticed any early signs.
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We don't know much about Doyle's  wives, do we?  esp the Louise.


           Jean Elizabeth Leckie, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s second wife, 
was indeed a trained vocalist—she was accomplished as a singer and had 
studied music. While she was not primarily known as a writer, she was 
described as an intellectual and was deeply involved in her husband’s 
life, including his spiritualist endeavors. After their marriage in 
1907, she became known as Lady Conan Doyle and was recognized as a 
spiritualist, sharing her husband’s beliefs and experiences in that field.

           We know quite a bit about her personal life: she was 
athletic, passionate, and devoted to her family, raising three children 
with Conan Doyle. She was also known for her strong personality and was 
remembered as a central figure in Conan Doyle’s later years, fully 
supporting his public and private pursuits. However, she did not achieve 
independent literary or artistic fame outside of her association with 
her husband and the spiritualist community.