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| | Heath Ledger 1979 - 2008 (23rd Jan 08 at 1:28am) | | On the very day of the Oscar nominations being announced for 2007, the Australian actor Heath Ledger was found dead in a Manhattan apartment. Born in Perth, in Western Australia, Heathcliff Andrew Ledger would have been 29 this April 4th. First reports of his death mentioned drugs in evidence, but no one really knows enough yet to say anything except how great the loss is. Ever since he played Mel Gibson's son in The Patriot (2000), it was apparent that his striking handsomeness went hand-in-hand with high ambitions as an actor, courage in the roles he took and a fierce intelligence. He is likely now to be known forever for his cowboy, Ennis, in Brokeback Mountain, and it is possible with this early death that that story will be used to "explain" the man he was. So let us not forget that Ennis and Brokeback Mountain were brave choices for any actor, or that Ledger carried them off with commitment and true feeling.
Viewers of both sexes found him attractive. He had an edge of humor or even self-mockery and he was clearly interested in troubled people. At his death he had just finished playing the Joker in a new version of Batman - The Dark Knight - and that may reveal fresh sides to what was a developing career. But he had played knights in armor and uneducated hicks (from A Knight's Tale to Monster's Ball). He had played Ned Kelly and Harry Faversham in The Four Feathers. He had been Casanova and Bob Dylan for a few minutes (in I'm Not There). If neither of the last two was a complete success, it didn't seem to be Ledger's fault. A young actor often relies on older, wiser heads to write his scripts and shape his pictures.
And so Ledger joins the line of actors who died far too young which can be traced back through River Phoenix, James Dean and Rudolph Valentino. For good and ill, early death can lead to mystery which is in turn "answered" by a cult-like legend. We may yet have to hear a lot more about Heath Ledger than we care to believe. He may even be a role for some other promising young actor. The show business devours its own creations. But Heath Ledger had moments that will stand on their own and which helped to improve the audience.
Its really sad that he took his own life , i've only seen one of his movies which was A Knight's Tale and i thought he acted good .
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Guest | | Re: Heath Ledger 1979 - 2008 (25th Jan 08 at 7:39pm) | | | R.I.P Heath. When I found out about this, I was so sad and devastated. That day Martha Madison and Brandon Beemer was fired from DOOL because the writers didn't know what to write for them. WTF? LOL So yeah, when I found about this, I was really having a bad bad day. | | Back to Top - Link to Post |
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| | Re: Heath Ledger 1979 - 2008 (25th Jan 08 at 8:26pm) | | | Yeah although i haven't see much of his movie i too felt sad about the whole thing. | | Back to Top - Link to Post |
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| | Re: Heath Ledger 1979 - 2008 (13th Feb 08 at 12:14pm) | | | I could hardly believe this. When I read about Heath's passing, it made me feel soooo old. I mean, I am older than he was! It's just very, very sad. I pray he rests in peace always, and I hope that his family can find a way to accept his death. | | Back to Top - Link to Post |
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| | Re: Heath Ledger 1979 - 2008 (13th Feb 08 at 4:07pm) | | | Yeah i know its so sad , but i think the doctors should of told him what pills he could take with whatever pills. | | Back to Top - Link to Post |
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| | Re: Heath Ledger 1979 - 2008 (14th Feb 08 at 1:27am) | | | Yeah, that is very sad. My sister almost overdosed on Tylenol a few years ago. We really thought we were gonna lose her, she was in intensive care for over two weeks. Some of these drugs really are dangerous when taken together. | | Back to Top - Link to Post |
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| | Re: Heath Ledger 1979 - 2008 (14th Feb 08 at 2:14am) | | 14th Feb 08 at 1:27am, Becca said:| Yeah, that is very sad. My sister almost overdosed on Tylenol a few years ago. We really thought we were gonna lose her, she was in intensive care for over two weeks. Some of these drugs really are dangerous when taken together. |
I'm glad to hear she didn't Becca , i've have never had any problems with taking Tylenol but i'll be more careful now that i know that could happened. | | Back to Top - Link to Post |
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| | Re: Heath Ledger 1979 - 2008 (14th Feb 08 at 12:02pm) | | Yes, please do. A lot of people don't realize that some of their prescribed meds have Acetaminophen (Tylenol) already in them. When you take OTC Tylenol for aches and pains, you should first check any prescribed medications to make sure you won't be over-dosing yourself.  | | Back to Top - Link to Post |
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| | Re: Heath Ledger 1979 - 2008 (14th Feb 08 at 3:22pm) | | Yes i will because i never knew that. I should start reading the med's Thanks for the infro Becca .  | | Back to Top - Link to Post |
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| | Re: Heath Ledger 1979 - 2008 (16th Feb 08 at 7:45pm) | | | Aww thank you Becca you are a real sweetie and a great friend to me and of mine . | | Back to Top - Link to Post |
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