San Francisco Socialites Judith, Wylie Sheldon Found Dead in Running Car on Side of California Interstate: Report
Authorities say extreme heat may have contributed to the deaths of Judith and Wylie Sheldon, longtime San Francisco arts patrons, and foul play is not suspected.
- On Monday, June 15, the California Highway Patrol found San Francisco residents Judith Sheldon, 84, and Wylie Sheldon, 86, unresponsive in their running Jeep Compass on Interstate 5 near Redding, California.
- The couple, prominent San Francisco arts patrons, were traveling north to Ashland, Oregon, to attend the Oregon Shakespeare Festival when they were discovered.
- Inside the SUV, the fan was running on high, but the air conditioning was not functioning; no water was found in the vehicle.
- The Shasta County Sheriff's Office indicated extreme heat conditions might have contributed to the deaths, while an autopsy has been scheduled to determine the exact cause.
- Judith was the daughter of Hollywood Golden Age director William Wyler, appearing in his film 'Roman Holiday' and serving as chair of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
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The film community is in mourning after the death of Judith Sheldon, a well-known American actress, and her husband, Wylie Sheldon, who were found lifeless in a van parked on the shore of Interstate 5, in northern California, in the middle of an intense heat wave.Judith, 84, and Wylie, 86, were headed to Ashland, Oregon, to attend Oregon Shakespeare Festival when a California Highway Patrol (CHP) agent found her vehicle stopped on the right corn…
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A husband and wife well regarded within the San Francisco arts community were found dead inside their running vehicle this week. The California Highway Patrol confirmed to Us Weekly that an officer spotted a Jeep Compass pulled over on the right shoulder of Interstate 5, north of Fawndale Road in the city of Redding, California, on Monday, June 15, around 5:46 p.m. Inside the vehicle were the bodies of driver Judith Sheldon, 84, and passe…
On Monday, the Sheldon had a long and calusive journey ahead, but nothing they didn’t know: almost 600 kilometers to reach their beloved Shakespeare theatre festival in Oregon. They did so every year, with their friends, from their home in San Francisco. Wylie and Judith had stayed there in Ashland with them, with two other marriages, at 6:30 p.m., to have dinner together at their favorite Japanese restaurant. However, they never made it to thei…
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