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The Heath Ledger-Ben Harper connection
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R.I.P. Heath Ledger
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The Australian-born actor, who made his way into our little tag cloud recently via his portrayal of Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes's I'm Not There, was found dead in his SoHo apartment at 3:35PM today. Pills were near his body, but police suspect no foul play. The Dylan biopic wasn't Heath's only music-related project -- he had directed videos for Ben Harper ("Morning Yearning") and Australian artist N'Fa ("Seduction Is Evil"), and apparently teamed with Harper to start a record label. We last saw him at the I'm Not There concert (pictured) at Beacon Theater in November, introducing acts and paying ...
Ben Harper Directed By Heath Ledger
TEN Gossip —
This video was made over a year ago and was directed by Heath Ledger. What a funky sound Ben Harper has!!!
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Laura Dern & Family Go Get Ice Cream
Knocked Up Celebs —
Laura Dern was seen with husband, Ben Harper, and children, Ellery, 7, and Jaya, 4, walking to Pinkberry in Los Angeles yesterday. They really make a cute family together.
Ben was close to Heath Ledger before he died, I watch the video that Heath directed for Ben named Morning Yearning a lot. Heath had also asked Ben to write a special song for his daughter, Matilda, before she was born. Ben ended up writing the song, Happy Ever After In Your Eyes for him.
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Heath Ledger's Last Directorial Project: Rapper NFA's "Cause And Effect"
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[image] Near the end of his life, Heath Ledger seemed to be transitioning into directing. He started getting his feet wet with music videos, intending to lens a Modest Mouse video (that was finished posthumously by friends) , he turned the camera on himself when he helmed a self-made music video for Nick Drake 's "Black Eyed Dog " (and talked about directing a biopic of the depressed and delicate folk singer who committed suicide in 1974) and also directed Ben Harper' s video for "Morning Yearning." (An avid chess fan, Ledger was also hoping to direct ...
