"\"The Black Dahlia\" was a nickname given to Elizabeth Short (July 29, 1924 \u2013 c. January 15, 1947), an American woman who was the victim of a much-publicized murder in 1947. Short acquired the moniker posthumously from newspapers in the habit of nicknaming crimes they found particularly lurid. The \"Black Dahlia\" nickname may have been derived from a film noir murder mystery, The Blue Dahlia, released in April, 1946."@en . "1947-01-15Z"^^ . "Elizabeth Short"@en . . . "Black Dahlia"@en . . "Short, Elizabeth"@en . . "1924Z"^^ . . . . . "1947Z"^^ . "\"Black Dahlia\""@en . "1924-07-29Z"^^ . "Waitress" .