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- Demri Lara Parrott Murphy (February 22nd 1969 - October 29th 1996) was an international American adult/glamour model, fashion model, artist, poet, fashion designer/stylist and muse, and an amateur actress, girlfriend and later fiancee of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley. She struggled with addiction and its consequent ill-health for much of her adult life.
Demri was born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA, the biological daughter of Kathleen Ann née Austin and Dennis Wayne Dougherty, but at the time of her birth, her 18-year-old mother had been married to Stephen John Parrott, aged 21, for 21 days. He adopted her and her birth name became Demri Lara Parrott. She had three younger half-brothers from her mother's side, Devin Remme, and Derek and David Murphy; and a younger half sister from her biological father's side, Christa Dougherty. She didn't met her biological father and half sister until she was an adult.
She was of Native American (Cherokee), Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English, and Swiss-German descent. She was tiny, dark-featured, with long dark hair and dark eyes.
Demri attended at a high school in Arlington, Washington, and dropped at her Junior year (Grade 11) when she was 16. She then went to the High school of Performing Arts in Jacksonville, Florida.
Demri was passionate about many things and excelled in art and theater. She was interested in philosophy and poetry, and loved to collect vintage clothes, make decoupage, write poetry and play in front of the camera. Demri was well known and had numerous friends that she touched with her charismatic and enchanting personality. Most of her friends described her as a very sweet and beautiful person, kind, peaceful and artistic.
She met musician Layne Staley of Alice in Chains at a store called "Saturdays" where she was working, in 1988. They started dating around spring or summer that year, she is thanked in the liner notes of "Facelift", which was released on August 1990.
She is not, as widely but wrongly believed, the woman on the cover of Alice in Chains's album "Dirt", released on September 29, 1992, that is model and actress Mariah O'Brien.
Layne Staley and Demri Parrott were, according to close friends and band-mates, described as perfect for each other and the term "soulmates" has been used more than once to define their relationship. They were engaged to marry on 1992.
However, in the years that followed "Dirt"'s success, Layne and Demri drifted apart, and their engagement broke sometime in 1994, although she features in the cover of Mad Season's "Above". Mad Season was an American rock super group formed in 1994 as a side project of members of other bands in the Seattle grunge scene (Layne was the lead singer with Pearl Jam's guitarist Mike McCready, drummer Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees and bassist John Baker Saunders). Mad Season released only one album, "Above", in March 1995.
Both Demri and Layne became drug addicts, hooked to heroin. In addition, Demri had a cardiac pacemaker in her heart. Although she went to rehab several times, it didn't work to her, and sometimes had to turn to theft and prostitution to get some money for the drugs. When she struggled with addiction she ended up homeless, often couch surfing from place to place and staying with different friends and family before moving on, and carrying most of her valuable things in her suitcase.
Demri also suffered endocarditis (an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium, that can be caused by a bacterial infection. Risk factors include intravenous drug use, and electronic pacemakers). Demri was in and out of the hospital for the last couple of years of her life.
At the time of her death, she was clean, but for her last hours, she was at a friend's house, who took her to Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, Washington, and recognized too late that she wasn't doing well on the pills she'd ingested. Demri lapsed into a coma and spent the last 12 hours of her life unconscious in an intensive care unit at Evergreen Hospital, with only her mother and her aunt by her side, before doctors turned off the life-support machines on the morning of October 29, 1996. Her cause of death was an acute intoxication and the combined effects of opiate, meprobamate and butalbital. She was only 27.
Alice in Chains manager Susan Silver told journalist Greg Prato in his book "Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music" that she was the one who went to Layne's apartment to tell him that Demri had died. Friends comment that after Demri died, Layne was put on suicide watch for 24 hours.
Demri Parrott was buried at the Miller-Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA. Her memorial service took place on November 2 at Neighborhood Christian Center and donations were made to Harborview Adult Medicine Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation, Harborview Medical Center (Seattle). - Susan Barrister was born on 19 December 1942. She was an actress, known for Night Moves (1975), Columbo (1971) and Brothers (1977). She died on 15 May 2008 in Kirkland, Washington, USA.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Marion Hutton was born on 10 March 1919 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA. She was an actress, known for Love Happy (1949), In Society (1944) and Babes on Swing Street (1944). She was married to Vic Schoen, Jack Douglas and Jack Philbin. She died on 10 January 1987 in Kirkland, Washington, USA.- Additional Crew
- Producer
- Actor
Harvey Bernhard was born on 5 March 1924 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Sixteen (1972), Damien: Omen II (1978) and Ladyhawke (1985). He was married to Lillian Leona Kramer and Julie Wilson. He died on 16 January 2014 in Kirkland, Washington, USA.- Writer
- Art Department
- Director
Homer Brightman was born on 1 October 1901. He was a writer and director, known for Cinderella (1950), The Magical World of Disney (1954) and Fun and Fancy Free (1947). He died on 30 January 1988 in Kirkland, Washington, USA.- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Director
Kenneth G. Crane was born on 12 May 1907 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an editor and director, known for Monster from Green Hell (1957), Half Human (1958) and The O. Henry Playhouse (1957). He was married to Terri Zimmern. He died on 7 April 1995 in Kirkland, Washington, USA.- Andrea Levine was born in 1966 in West Point, New York, USA. She died on 31 August 1990 in Kirkland, Washington, USA.
- Don James was born on 31 December 1932 in Massillon, Ohio, USA. He died on 20 October 2013 in Kirkland, Washington, USA.
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Joe Aceti was born on 2 May 1935 in West Point, New York, USA. Joe was a director and assistant director, known for Major League Baseball on CBS (1955), The 1996 Fox Rock 'N Roll Skating Championships (1996) and The 1995 Fox Rock 'N Roll Skating Championships (1995). Joe was married to Barbara. Joe died on 4 October 2011 in Kirkland, Washington, USA.- Elmer Lach is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 14 seasons for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL). A center, he was a member of the Punch line, along with Maurice Richard and Hector 'Toe' Blake. Lach led the NHL in scoring twice, and was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy in 1945 as the league's most valuable player.
He won three Stanley Cups with Montreal. When Lach retired in 1954, he was the league's all-time leading scorer and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame twelve years later. His number 16 was retired on December 4, 2009, during the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. In 2017 Lach was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. - Baxter Ward was born on 5 November 1919 in Superior, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Tempo (1967) and KTLA at 40: A Celebration of Los Angeles Television (1987). He was married to Karen. He died on 4 February 2002 in Kirkland, Washington, USA.
- Roge Roush was born on 20 April 1944 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Stacy's Knights (1983) and Crime Story (1986). He died on 12 November 2019 in Kirkland, Washington, USA.
- Boris Said was born on 5 May 1932 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Mystery of the Sphinx - New Scientific Evidence - Expanded Director's Redux (2016) and Mystery of the Sphinx (1993). He died on 24 March 2002 in Kirkland, Washington, USA.