people and I wonder what they think." And, more ominously, "whatever made me think I could get away with it?" Suffering from severe depression, Lockridge committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning March 6, 1948, shortly after Raintree County'''s publication. He left behind his wife, Vernice, and four young children. Lockridge is interred in Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington, Indiana. Raintree County (film) In 1957, Hollywood's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) adapted Raintree County to the big screen. The movie, also titled Raintree County, featured Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift and Eva Marie Saint. It received fair to good reviews and did moderately well at the box office, receiving four Academy Awards nominations, including one for Taylor. References Bibliography Lockridge, Ernest. Skeleton Key to the Suicide of My Father, Ross Lockridge Jr.'', Kindle edition, 2011, loc. 1725, 1748. The first and second quotes are confirmed by reproductions from his father's journal. External links Raintree County.com Behold! Raintree County is the Great American Novel! 1914 births 1948 deaths 1948 suicides 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American novelists American historical novelists American male novelists Indiana University alumni Novelists from Indiana Suicides by carbon monoxide poisoning Suicides in Indiana Writers from Bloomington, Indiana