Leaving Las Vegas Author John O'Brien's Suicide
The Circumstances of His Death
John O'Brien, the author of the novel Leaving Las Vegas, died on April 10, 1994, at the age of 40.
He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at his apartment in Beverly Hills.
The suicide came two weeks after he learned that he had HIV.
About O'Brien's Novel
WEB Leaving Las Vegas: A Harrowing Tale
Leaving Las Vegas is a disturbing and emotionally wrenching story of a woman who embraces life and a man who shuns it.
The novel was adapted into a 1995 film of the same name starring Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue.
WEB Leaving Las Vegas: The Genesis
Leaving Las Vegas is a semi-autobiographical novel.
O'Brien drew on his own experiences with alcoholism and depression in writing the book.
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