Barton Sewell II

Barton Sewell II

Barton Sewell II (August 28, 1905 – January 6, 1953) was an heir to an American mining fortune; he was named for his grandfather Barton Sewell. Sewell and his wife were involved in a highly publicized divorce in the 1930s. Buster Keaton allegedly had an affair with Sewell's wife. Sewell died of an apparent overdose of sleeping pills in Los Angeles County, California in 1953.

References

  1. ↑ "First Wife Shares $2,000,000 Estate of Barton Sewell". The Kansas City Post. 1915-01-31. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Wealthy Couples in Legal Battle". The Los Angeles Times. 1935-02-20. p. 19. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  3. ↑ "Buster Keaton's Love High Priced". The Spokesman-Review. 1935-07-18. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  4. ↑ "Found Dead: Accidental Lethal Sedative Overdose". The Los Angeles Times. 1953-01-07. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  5. ↑ "Barton Sewell, 06 Jan 1953 (Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento)". California Death Index, 1940–1997 – via FamilySearch.