> It says something that McQueen died as a result of a kerosine fire. > And none of the notices made any point of these circumstances. I am interested in seeing articles on Butrterfly's death. So far I have only seen the *New York Post*, the NYT and the *Miami Herald.* I would like to see more, if anybody has any info. > > Perhaps it comes from my watching too much big city tv news. But, > almost every time someone dies in a kerosine originated fire, it turns > out that the victim could not afford any other form of heat. That is, > poor people die in kerosine fires. So much for fame and glory in > Hollywood -- especially in the 'thirties for black players. An article in *People Weekly* dated 1 December 1986, written by John Stark, entitled "Lawd, Miss Scarlett, Look at What Butterfly McQueen Is Up To Now" (always a reference to her economic subordination to Scarlett O'Hara, indicating that this is *all* Butterfly ever was) shows Butterfly in her Harlem studio. It is a very dismal picture, a picture of financial destitution. In the interview, she cites that in 1980 she sued Greyhound Bus Lines for $300,000 after claiming she had been falsely arrested in the downtown Washington, DC bus terminal and accused of being a pieckpocket. In an out-of-court settlement, she says she received $60,000 (75). As you said, so much for fame and glory in Hollywood, well after the Thirties. Gloria Monti ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]