When did John Berryman commit suicide?
John Berryman commit suicide on January 7, 1972.
He jumped off a bridge into the Mississippi River. He was fifty-eight.
John Berryman commit suicide on January 7, 1972.
He jumped off a bridge into the Mississippi River. He was fifty-eight.
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