by Jeff Rovin, TV Babylon, Signet, New York, 1984, pp. 60-62 With a slight stretch of the imagination, the fate of some suicide victims, such as Brenda Benet, can be regarded ... Read More

by Roma Wheaton; Forever Young (book), date unknown Success came easily to Peter Deuel (he later dropped the first e in his surname to avoid confusion), a dark-haired, handsome young man ... Read More

Teen Life, January 1972 Pete Duel grew up in the small town of Penfield, New York, a suburb of Rochester. His dad was the town's only doctor and his mother was ... Read More

by Judith Evans, 1999 There would have been this gentle arc of the spirit, like a gossamer winged creature, that would have sprung from my heart and plunged headlong into the liquid, lustrous pools of those chestnut ... Read More

Life Just Wasn't Worth Living Modern Screen's Hollywood Yearbook, 1973 He was young (31), good looking, the star of a successful TV series (Alias Smith and Jones) and had a best gal. ... Read More

The Box Magazine, 1997; No 46 Pete Duel The James Dean of television. After six years of bit parts in series like The Virginian and Marcus Welby, M.D., Duel finally ... Read More

by Walter Scott; Parade Magazine, October 29, 1972 Q. What's this about a Peter Duel cult springing up in England since the actor's death? A. Ever since the star of Alias ... Read More

Letter sent to fans who had written to or about Pete, 1972, by John Napier Peter Ellstrom Deuel was a brilliant earthly star. You could easily spot him in a mass ... Read More

by Elizabeth Laurence; Photoplay (UK), 1972 Pete Duel, popular for his work in the hit television series Alias Smith and Jones, died on New Year's Eve. [Editor’s Note: Peter died the ... Read More

Life's Work, Living Free by Janey Milstead, from Hollywood; FAB 208, May 6, 1972 We can't forget, and we don't want to. Now the awful shock has worn off, we understand that ... Read More