Biography ‘WHAT DOESN’T KILL ME’: Vic Chesnutt Documentary Directed by Scott Stuckey. Vic Chesnutt was an accomplished American singer-songwriter from Athen, Georgia. Paralyzed from a drunken driving accident, Chesnutt died from suicide at 45 in 2009. Share This Previous ArticleJFK Assassination: A Witness Remembers Next ArticleA Grandson's Tribute to 'Nathan's Famous' Hot Dogs June 3, 2023