以下摘自维基
On August 11, 1956, at 10:15 pm, Pollock died in a single-car crash in hisOldsmobileconvertible while driving under the influence of alcohol. One of the passengers, Edith Metzger, was also killed in the accident, which occurred less than a mile from Pollock's home. The other passenger,Ruth Kligman, an artist and Pollock's mistress, survived.[33]