▁when ▁he ▁fell ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁fourth ▁story ▁window ▁in ▁the ▁Hotel ▁S utton . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁await ing ▁deployment ▁to ▁Europe ▁with ▁his ▁regiment ▁in ▁the ▁hotel , ▁which ▁the ▁army ▁had ▁comm ande ered ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁troops . ▁ ▁Re ports ▁varied , ▁some ▁saying ▁the ▁fall ▁was ▁accident al , ▁while ▁others ▁stating ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁suic ide . ▁ ▁Death ▁G le ason ▁died ▁in ▁her ▁sleep , ▁apparently ▁of ▁heart ▁disease ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁aged ▁ 5 9 , ▁at ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁Br ent wood , ▁California . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁F res no ▁Be e , ▁" Act ress ▁Lu cile ▁G le ason ▁Dies ▁In ▁Hollywood ", ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁p .   3 ▁ ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times , ▁" Lu cile ▁G le ason , ▁Film ▁Act ress , ▁Dies ▁in ▁S leep ", ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁p . ▁A 1 ▁ ▁Oak land ▁Trib une , ▁" G le asons ▁Sc ore ▁At ▁Grand ▁Lake ", ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁p .   3 7 ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 7 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁actress es ▁Category : American ▁film ▁actress es ▁Category : American