I’ve seen people talk about actors and artists that had a terrible time.
My own would be Anne Rice. She wrote Interview with the Vampire after her young daughter died of Leukemia. Then her husband suddenly died of a brain hemorrhage. I suspect her Christian, anti-fanfic phase was a result of mental illness and manipulation from the publishers, although I don’t think she ever apologized.
Lovecraft. He became much better towards thr end of his life. He was deadly afraid of being forgotten and he likely died a better man and a sadder man then we know.
Yeah, but he was also a racist POS so…
He got better. He corresponded with Robert E Howard (Conan) and realized what a horrendous racist that guy was.