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Elizabeth "Betty" Short (29 July 1924 – 15 January 1947), was an aspiring actress, today better known as the Black Dahlia. She was the victim of a gruesome and unsolved murder at the age of 22.

Neo-noir author James Ellroy based his 1987 book, The Black Dahlia on the crime.
A film by Brian De Palma, The Black Dahlia, based on the Ellroy novel, stars Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, and Mia Kirshner as Elizabeth Short, and was released in September 2006.

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-'''Elizabeth "Betty" Short''' ([[29 July]] [[1924]] – [[15 January]] [[1947]]), was an aspiring [[actress]], today better known as the [[Black Dahlia]]. She was the victim of a [[gruesome]] and [[unsolved]] [[murder]] at the age of 22.{{GFDL}}
+'''Elizabeth "Betty" Short''' ([[29 July]] [[1924]] – [[15 January]] [[1947]]), was an aspiring [[actress]], today better known as the [[Black Dahlia]]. She was the victim of a [[gruesome]] and [[unsolved]] [[murder]] at the age of 22.
+===Adaptations===
+*[[Neo-noir]] author [[James Ellroy]] based his 1987 book, ''[[The Black Dahlia (novel)|The Black Dahlia]]'' on the crime.
+*A film by [[Brian De Palma]], ''[[The Black Dahlia (film)|The Black Dahlia]]'', based on the Ellroy novel, stars [[Josh Hartnett]], [[Aaron Eckhart]], [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Hilary Swank]], and [[Mia Kirshner]] as Elizabeth Short, and was released in September 2006.
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