by Nancy Debara; Movie Mirror, April 1972 "When you're an actor, you have to be willing to take some risks; in fact, you have to take them all," exclaimed pert Judy ... Read More

What Drove Pete Duel to Suicide by Carol Harrison; Screen Life, May 1972 The tragic suicide of one of television's most promising young actors has brought tremendous grief to all of Hollywood. ... Read More

by Earl Leaf; 'TEEN, April 1972 The last person to interview Peter Duel before his untimely death with his own gun was 'TEEN's bright-eyed swellebrity editor Maureen Donaldson, who spent a ... Read More

Movieland and TV Time, April 1972 What happened to end the life of this fun loving, eager-to-get-ahead young man just when everything seemed to be going exactly right for him? What ... Read More

by Joyce Wagner; TV Picture Life, April 1972 "Peter Duel, co-star of the ABC television series Alias Smith and Jones was found shot to death early today at his Hollywood Hills ... Read More

by Margo Anderson; Photoplay, April 1972 On December 31, the young co-star of Alias Smith & Jones was found sprawled under the Christmas tree, blood pouring from his head. After the ... Read More

by Richard Morris; Motion Picture, April 1972 Peter Ellstrom Duel died the same way he had acted — with passion and precision and in the shadow of his grim, stubborn judgment. ... Read More

by Chris Cross; Movie Stars, April 1972 "TV Star Peter Duel Kills Himself" screamed the headline of one New York newspaper on Friday, December 31. It was the kind of news ... Read More

by Stephen Lewis; Movie World, April 1972 The driveway of the small wooden house blazed with colored Christmas lights that had been set out only a few days before. In their ... Read More

by J.R. Vega; Lecturas, April 21, 1972 One of the protagonists of Alias Smith & Jones was considered as one of the most valued actors in Hollywood. The young actor was ... Read More

Photo Screen, April 1972 Pete Duel took his own life the morning of December 31, 1971. No one, not even Dianne Ray, the woman who loved him and who shared his ... Read More