wrists and was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Hospital where she soon recovered. She made her final onscreen appearance in an episode of The Saint that aired in November 1962. Later years and death In January 1967, Bates's husband Cecil Coan died of cancer. Devastated by his death, Bates's depression worsened and she again became suicidal. Later that year, she returned to Denver and fell out of public view. For a time, Bates worked as a secretary, as a dental assistant, and as a hospital aide. In December 1968 she married for the second time: to a childhood friend, sportscaster William Reed. Despite her new marriage and location, Bates remained increasingly despondent and depressed. On March 18, 1969, just months after her marriage to Reed, Barbara Bates committed suicide in her mother's garage by carbon monoxide poisoning. She was 43 years old. She is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Jefferson County, Colorado. Filmography See also List of American film actresses List of people from Denver, Colorado References External links 1925 births 1969 deaths 20th-century American actresses 20th Century Studios contract players Actresses from Beverly Hills, California Actresses from Denver American expatriate actresses in the United Kingdom American film actresses American television actresses Burials in Colorado Suicides by carbon monoxide poisoning Suicides in Colorado Warner Bros. contract players 1969 suicides