film.guardian.co.uk - 1/23/2008
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The parents of the Australian actor Heath Ledger, who was found dead in his Manhattan apartment yesterday afternoon, insisted today that his death was accidental. Ledger was discovered in his bedroom in the apartment in the SoHo neighbourhood of Manhattan at 3.30pm by a housekeeper and a masseuse who he had called for an appointment. They found him unconscious on the floor and called emergency ...
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A Look Back At Heath Ledger Coverage 2008- [Heath Ledger]
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... stopped Bonnie Fuller on the Huffington Post from somewhat self-importantly write, "None of his gifts, neither talent nor family, appears to have been enough to combat the demons that apparently led Heath to take the pills that could have ended his young life," before closing with a posthumous apostrophe, "Heath, perhaps if you had just re-watched your old film you would have been inspired to stay with us and to have "changed your stars." Sheesh.
This morning, the Guardian, the Telegraph, the Times, the Daily Mail, the New York Times ...
Bloggers remember Heath Ledger
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Abbie Cornish and Heath Ledger in Candy. Photograph: AP Following news of his death , bloggers' heart-on-sleeve tributes to Heath Ledger's talent (and looks) jostle with morbid speculation and maudlin farewells. It's hard to find anyone who'll say a bad word about his acting: "Even though Ledger appeared in embarrassing movies, ...
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Yahoo! News: Movie News 1/23/2008
AP - A makeshift memorial of flowers and candles grew Wednesday outside the apartment building of Heath Ledger, whose Oscar-winning director in "Brokeback Mountain" called his death a "heartbreaking" ending to a superb acting career and life.