r/OldSchoolCool • u/db7112 • Jul 27 '26

1950s Sylvia Plath in happier times, early 1950s

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u/vince_vanGoNe Jul 28 '26

She was blonde?!

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u/walkstofar Jul 28 '26

I also always pictured her as a brunette in my mind.

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u/kingrobin Jul 28 '26

I pictured her to have hair as black as the darkest night

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u/WillowgirlIII Jul 28 '26

That was Ted's next wife who also offed herself. Assia Wevill.

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u/kingrobin Jul 28 '26

guy must have been a real winner

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

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u/PinkestDream Jul 29 '26

Sylvia taped the doors to make sure her children didn't inhale the gas from her suicide and left a note for the neighbors to be sure they would be looked after.

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u/Miss_L_Worldwide Jul 28 '26

Sorry for you if you can't see it.

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u/ElegantCoach4066 Jul 28 '26

Me too. Long dark hair.