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Historic Bankruptcies

You Are Not Alone: Famous Bankruptcies

Bankruptcy has proved to be the right answer for many people — including famous people. If you are facing bankruptcy, you do not have to feel like a failure. In the year preceding March 31, 2009, more than 1.2 million Americans filed for bankruptcy. And that number is going up.

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The following people all filed for bankruptcy. It is the responsible course when debt is overwhelming.

  • Larry King, host of his CNN program, filed in 1971.
  • Buffalo Bill, famous rodeo performer, filed in 1913.
  • John Connally, former governor of Texas, filed in 1987.
  • Eddie Fisher, famous singer, filed in 1972.
  • Ulysses S. Grant, former president, filed in 1884.
  • George Frideric Handel, composer, filed in 1737 and in 1745.
  • Walt Disney, cartoonist and CEO, filed in 1923.
  • La Toya Jackson, a sister of Michael Jackson, filed in 1995.
  • Abraham Lincoln, former president, filed in 1833.
  • Leon Spinks, champion boxer, filed in 1986.
  • Marvin Mitchelson. celebrity divorce lawyer, filed in 1993.
  • Tammy Wynette, country singer, filed in 1988.
  • Mark Twain, author, filed in 1894.

Bankruptcy gave these and many other people a fresh start, a chance to stop creditor harassment and relief from a tremendous burden of debt.

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