what authors-ancient and current- have been institutionalized--other than prison?

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 05 Jan 2003 08:51 PST

How many authors would be sufficient to answer your question?  (I
assume that you are not looking for a long list, given the price of
your question.)  Would a sufficient list be two authors prior to the
20th century and two authors in the 20th century?

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Clarification of Question by killermunchkin-ga on 06 Jan 2003 14:07 PST

sorry-can't afford to pay more, so whatever you can give for that
price would be great.  I especially need any authors who's last name
starts with the letters a (aescylus) thru d (arthur conan doyle). 
Thanks.

Hi killermunchkin-ga,

Thanks for your question.

Although there are more than a few famous writers who were
institutionalized for one reason or another, based on the price of
your question, the names below represent only a handful. I’ve
endeavored to select names from your alphabetic range.

Science-fiction author, Philip K. Dick, famous for “Do Androids Dream
of Electric Sheep?” (on which “Blade Runner” was based) committed
himself to institutions several times throughout his life.

MA Thesis – Introduction 
http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:5GRj-QxuZp4C:www.krumma.net/MA-thesis/intro.htm+%22philip+k+dick%22+%22committed+himself%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Art Buchwald, columnist and author, was hospitalized for depression in
1963

A Patient’s Retrospective
http://www.drada.org/firstperson_buchwald.html

The famous eighteenth-century poet William Cowper was committed to an
insane asylum for depression.

The Turning Point
http://www.horizonsnet.org/sermons/rom14.html

Arthur Benson, a well-known writer, and brother to the more famous
E.F. Benson (who also suffered from mental illness) was hospitalized
for mental illness.

Arthur Christopher Benson
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/b/e/benson_ac.htm

Famous People with Depressive Disorders
http://mixednuts.net/depression-famous2.html

The English poet William Collins was committed to an asylum at least
once.

Collins, William
http://41.1911encyclopedia.org/C/CO/COLLINS_WILLIAM_WILKIE.htm
 
You may also want to visit this page:

Some Famous People Who Suffer from Mood Disorder
http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Garden/8988/famousindex.html

Search strategy:
Google search:
famous authors insanity
famous writers insanity
writers “committed to an”
famous writers institutionalized

I hope this answers your question. If you need additional information,
please ask for clarification and I’ll do my best to assist you.

Regards,
luciaphile-ga

killermunchkin,

If you would post your list of 50 Authors as a Clarification on one of
your Questions, it would greatly assist Researchers in providing the
information you need. Otherwise, we're all just shooting in the dark.

Regards,

aceresearcher