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Accidental Overdose

Ledger’s final film Screens in Cannes

by Olivia Taylor on 24/05/2009

in Industry News

Australian actor Heath Ledger’s final performance before he died of an accidental overdose in January 2008 nearly never made it to the big screen, US-born director Terry Gilliam said.
The film maker’s first thought when Ledger died in New York was to ditch The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, which was only half finished.

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It has been a year since Heath Ledger passed away January 22, 2008 aged 28, after suffering an accidental overdose of prescription medication in his Lower Manhattan apartment, New York City.
Nominations will be announced tomorrow for this years 81st Annual Academy Awards, taking place February 22, 2009, with Ledger being a favourite to win [...]

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