1948 suicides

Louis Vincent Goulven Salou (23 April 1902 – 12 October 1948) was a French stage and film actor.
Louis was born in Oissel and died in Fontenay-aux-Roses.

Ross Franklin Lockridge Jr. (April 25, 1914 – March 6, 1948) was an American writer known for his novel Raintree County (1948). The novel became a bestseller and has been praised by readers and critics alike. Some have considered it a "Great American Novel". Lockridge committed suicide at the peak of his novel's success at age 33.