Killed By a Scarf?!?! The Freak Accident That Killed a Famous Star
You never know when your day will come
Isadora Duncan was a prolific dancer during the turn of the 19th century. She entertained and delighted people of all social classes and danced all over the world. Duncan opened up special dance schools and studios in London and Paris to spread her art which was based on ancient Greek vases. She was beautiful, elegant, and undeniably talented.
When someone possesses all of those qualities at once, it is impossible for them not to obtain stardom. And that is what Isadora Duncan did. She became a star. Her brother, Raymond Duncan, also became a star in his own right at the same time and still has a reputation as an eclectic as well as a niche following.
Unfortunately, Isadora Duncan is famous not just for her dancing but also in the odd way that she died. Duncan was killed by a scarf in an accident that probably will only happen once.
The deadly scarf incident
Interestingly, Isadora Duncan had been set on sailing on the RMS Lusitania in 1915 but it appears that she could not afford the ticket. It was that voyage in which the ocean liner was sent to the bottom of the ocean by a German U-boat killing hundreds. She had fortunately avoided a brush with…
