On 11 January 1982, Lewis took his own life by taking a barbiturate overdose at a boarding house in Pimlico. Kenneth Williams recorded in his diary entry for 12 January 1982: "The paper says Ronald Lewis has taken an overdose!
On January 11, 1982, Ronald Lewis committed suicide by taking a barbiturate overdose at a boarding house in Pimlico. Kenneth Williams recorded this event in his diary on January 12, 1982: "The paper says Ronald Lewis has overdosed!"