Saturday, November 23, 2013

Milman Parry, assistant professor Greek and Latin, (sic) died in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon as a result of an accidental shooting, according to were received (friggin sic) last night.
Parry, visiting his mother-in-law in Los Angeles, was unpacking a suitcase in his hotel bedroom when a revolver mixed in with his clothing went off, mortally wounding him.
His wife, who was in the next room, immediately summoned an ambulance, but he died before reaching the hospital.-Harvard Crimson, December 4, 1935.