Williams death highlights toll of mood disorders among comics
The piece notes Jamie Masada's Laugh Factory response with free therapy for performers after Richard Jeni's 2007 death and Jamie Williams's recent suicide. It cites Conan O'Brien and Zelda Williams praising Williams's generosity, discusses battles with alcohol and emerging Parkinsons, and surveys research linking creativity and mental illness with comments from Nancy Andreasen and others.
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New York
Jamie Masada
the Laugh Factory
Richard Jeni
Masada
Jeni
Robin Williams
Laugh Factory
Conan O’brien
Williams
O’brien
Funnyman
Jim Norton
Norton
Lenny Bruce
Richard Pryor
Tig Notaro
Marc Maron
Maron
Nancy Andreasen
Andreasen
University of Iowa
British Journal of Psychiatry
Chris Gethard
Gethard
Amish Sisters Abduction Suspects Targeted Other Kids
Police say Stephen Howells Jr. and Nicole Vaisey sought easy targets beyond the two Amish sisters abducted from a Oswegatchie farm stand. Investigators believe they planned more victims and arraignments for first degree kidnapping with intent to harm or sexually abuse were held, no bail.
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Canton
N.Y
Stephen Howells Jr
Nicole Vaisey
Hermon
St. Lawrence County
Kevin Wells
Oswegatchie
Howells
Vaisey
Wells
Associated Press
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Terry Gross
Hazelden
Minnesota
Susan Schneider
For All
San Francisco
John Kukay
Cleveland Clinic
Elyria Family Health & Surgery Center
John Kukay, MD
Dr. Kukay
Kukay
Lorain County
Children’s
Stephen Howells II
Nicole F. Vaisey
Kaplan’s Furniture
Midway
Fair Food
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Marshall Steel
Elyria
North Olmsted
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