And Then He Died: Depression in the Arts

Joel Eisenberg
Writing For Your Life
7 min readDec 24, 2019

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Depression can be well-hidden. I didn’t understand the extent of my friend’s suffering until it was too late.

There is no “right” time to post an article such as this. This is, in part, the true story of my friend, Marlon Parry, as I knew him.

It is also a cautionary piece about getting involved in the arts without a strong constitution, a plan if your vocation or…

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Joel Eisenberg
Writing For Your Life

Joel Eisenberg is an award-winning author, screenwriter, and producer. The Oscar in the profile pic isn’t his but he’s scheming. WGA and Pen America member.