There's a great analysis of his suicide, I think in the book "The Moral Animal". It made a lot of sense, when viewed from his point of view. Eastman was an en

There's a great analysis of his suicide, I think in the book "The Moral Animal". It made a lot of sense, when viewed from his point of view. Eastman was an energetic, engaging and vivacious young man who had been brought low by a series of illnesses -- including severe back problems such that he could hardly walk from room to room without pain. That prevented him from going out and photographing, which was his lifelong passion. His children were grown, and his company had succeeded past the point of needing him day to day. His summary of the situation was a pretty good one.