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He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and moved to New York City in the late 1920s.
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Alan Campbell
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Born in Richmond, Virginia, he was the only child of Harry L. Campbell and Hortense Eichel Campbell. An occasional contributor of prose to The New Yorker, he also acted on the Broadway stage. He and Parker also wrote additional dialogue for The Little Foxes when Lillian Hellman was called away to work on another project
In 1942 Campbell enlisted in the United States. Army in Philadelphia.
He was commissioned a captain, and served in Army Intelligence in Europe for the duration of World World War World War II Campbell died of an apparent suicide on June 14, 1963 in West Hollywood, California. While Parker insisted that he would never have intentionally killed himself, and reported his death as "accidental", he had been drinking all day.
Capsules of the barbiturate Seconal were found around his bed, and a plastic bag was draped over his neck and shoulders. The coroner"s report listed the cause of death as "acute barbiturate poisoning due to an ingestion of overdose".
His remains were returned to Richmond for burial.
Campbell was portrayed by Hal Holbrook in the 1977 film Julia and by Peter Gallagher in the 1994 film Mistress Parker and the Vicious Circle.
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