We’re all familiar with Spalding Gray’s demons—venting his despair was his art and profession. But after a crippling car crash in 2001, his depression began to overwhelm him. So when he went missing in early January, after several previous suicide attempts, his wife, children, and friends were left to fear the worst.
Sunday morning, March 7th, a body surfaced in New York’s East River. The following day, the city medical examiner identified the body as that of Spalding Gray, the confessional monologuist and actor who disappeared two months ago.
Although the cause of Mr. Gray’s death has not as yet been determined, police were investigating reports that Mr. Gray, who had a history of depression, had committed suicide by jumping off the Staten Island ferry.
After his disappearance, an article in New York magazine, chronicled Mr. Gray’s despair after a devastating car accident which occurred while he was on vacation in Ireland in 2001, fracturing his skull and crushing his hip.
Spalding Gray will be missed, as will his wit, humanity and grace.
