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.
the first time i read the bell jar i was nineteen and had just moved out to live by myself in a city. i had read her poetry before and it really stuck with me, but so much of the bell jar felt like it came from my own mind. i wish we had more from her. people make jokes about how she died but honestly it’s such an awful way to go