It is not uncommon for gifted minds to come to sad
endings. There have been innumerable cases of
extraordinary writers, poets, thinkers, actors,
musicians and scientists who were celebrities in
their day or who received a celebrity status
posthumously and who died penniless or even in a
homeless state. Some reached the sad state due to
their own actions or often due to circumstances that
were beyond their control.
Here are a few such st