Black Dahlia
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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.
Adaptations
- 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 was released in September 2006.
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