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Show I WELL-KNOWN ACTOR ! COMMITS SUICIDE i XKW YORK". Dec. 22. Wright Lori- nier, ihc well known aofor, coinmittetl suicide today by inhaling- gas at his home here. Lorimer was US years old and began bii ?tngc career in .Chicago several years ago. 11c was host known in the prodtic-1 tion of "The Shepherd King." which I he wroto with Arnold . UccveF. i Loriincr had made a careful plan to j commit suicide, as his body wa found lying ou the kitehen floor with the' hoad iu an open nts overt and pressed j against tho open yas jctB. The jets; in the room also were turned on. j Financial troubles- are believed to' hao been the cause of the suicide, :s j Lorimer told the housekeeper three' wcok: ago when he engaged his pros- '. cut apartment that, he had been out. of work for some time. Two days ngoj Lorimer dismissed his valet. Wright Lorimer was born in Dana. I Mas., and was educated at Colgate ; university, niter which he took a' course at Oxford university. On his return to this country he decided de-cided to go on the stage and became a member of tho Dearborn slock company com-pany in Chicago as utility man. Lorimer first became widclv known in the production of "The Shepherd King" and in recent years had appeared ap-peared in several other plays. He was a. member of ihc Players" and the Lambs clubs. Writrht Lorimer appeared Jt the' Salt Lnko theater iu February, 1000. j in "The Shepherd King." j |