page_title: Libby Holman
section_title: Death and legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Libby Holman / Later years / Death and legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: The Treetops Mansion viewed from Treetops State Park (Greenwich/Stamford, Connecticut).
context_page_description: Elizabeth Lloyd Holzman, best known as Libby Holman, was an American Actress, singer, and civil rights activist who also achieved notoriety for her complex and unconventional personal life.
context_section_description: Holman reportedly suffered from depression because of: the deaths of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., the presidential election loss by Eugene McCarthy, the deaths of young men in the Vietnam War, the death of her son, and the illness of her friend Jane Bowles. Friends said she lost her vitality after the death of Montgomery Clift in 1966. The deaths of multiple people close to her, combined with the Vietnam War and the turbulent political situation took a toll on her mental health.
  On June 18, 1971, Holman was found nearly dead in the front seat of her Rolls Royce. She was taken to the hospital where she died hours later. Her death was ruled a suicide due to carbon monoxide poisoning. In view of her bouts with depression and reported past suicide attempts, none of Holman's friends or relatives was surprised by her death. She was cremated and her ashes scattered at Treetops.
  In 2001, a successful effort was made by citizens to save Treetops, her Connecticut estate, from development. It straddles the border of Stamford and Greenwich. As a result, the pristine grounds were preserved. Treetops is part of the Mianus River State Park, which is overseen by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. Treetops is south of the Mianus River Park. The mansion is privately owned. In 2006, Louis Schanker's art studio on a hill overlooking the property became the home of the Treetops Chamber Music Society.
caption: The Treetops Mansion viewed from Treetops State Park
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