reports the Atlantic.
Examining the obituaries of some of society’s most prominent members published in theNew York Times, researchers in Australia found that performers and athletes tended to die on average at age 77, while those in non-performing creative careers like artists


Read more on this here:  writers and composers passed away at 79; academics and medical professionals lived until about 82 and those in business or politics survived until 83. The study, led by professor Richard J. Epstein of the University of New South Wales and Catherine Epstein of the University of Queensland, provided the analysis based on 1,000 obituaries published between 2009 and 2011. Published in QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, the study also had a heavily weighted gender distribution towards men. There were only 186 obituaries for women and 813 for m
However, researchers emphasize that the study does not provide any conclusive answers, although it does raise interesting questions about the price of fame. As Epstein told the BBC:
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:-XThat's scary! Though kind of truthful cos most celkebs live very miserable, lonely lives !

The ironic thing is those that make is laugh are the most depressed of them all. They're the ones that most likely become drug addicts and commit suicide. Fame does come with a price.