▁on ▁November ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁her ▁younger ▁brother ▁Ron ald , ▁Jack ▁N ance , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁Bass ▁Lake , ▁California , ▁film ing ▁Me at ball s ▁ 4 ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁attempted ▁to ▁console ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁phone ▁as ▁she ▁talked ▁about ▁suic ide . ▁Unfortunately , ▁a ▁light ning ▁storm ▁knock ed ▁out ▁the ▁ph ones ▁in ▁Bass ▁Lake , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁took ▁over ▁ 4 5 ▁minutes ▁for ▁N ance ▁and ▁director ▁Bobby ▁Log an ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁deput y ▁sh er iff . ▁ ▁The ▁sh er iff ▁contact ed ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁police ▁and ▁N ance ' s ▁a partment ▁manager . ▁They ▁broke ▁in , ▁finding ▁ ▁that ▁the ▁ 3 3 - year - old ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁had ▁h anged ▁herself . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Dan ville , ▁Illinois ▁Category : American ▁actress es ▁who ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁Category : American ▁por n ographic ▁film ▁actress es ▁Category : American ▁television ▁actress es ▁Category : P orn ographic ▁film ▁actors ▁who ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁Category : Su ic ides ▁by ▁h anging ▁in ▁California ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁actress es ▁Kelly ▁Jean ▁Category : Act ress es ▁from ▁Illinois ▁Category : F em ale ▁suic ides <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 2 –