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[2006, Movie]

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Candy, Abbie Cornish, Heath Ledger

Luke Davies' poetic and at times harrowing novel makes a smooth transition to the screen thanks in large part Heath Ledger's richly textured portrayal of Dan, a 26-year-old Australian junkie whose life is controlled by his two great, ultimately indistinguishable passions: heroin and a beautiful young artist named Candy (Abbie Cornish). "Heaven," the first of the film's three parts, beautifully recounts the swooning early days of Sam and Candy's life together in Melbourne — an... read more

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Heath Ledger 1979-2008: A Retrospective | Today's Top Videos | 1/23/2008
Actor Heath Ledger Found DeadAcademy Award-nominated actor Heath Ledger was found dead yesterday in a Soho apartment at the age of 28. The tragic news of the Brokeback Mountain star’s death came as a shock, and the cause (though speculated to be an overdose) is still undetermined. An autopsy this morning was deemed inconclusive. Ledger's family has been quoted as saying that the death is "very tragic, untimely and accidental." Here we take a look at some of Ledger's most memorable roles. Watch the video. | More online videos10 Things I Hate About You (1999)After work in a small indie film followed by some television roles, Ledger got his big break in the Hollywood film 10 Things I Hate About You. One of his most memorable moments in this modern remake of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, in which he played bad-boy Patrick Verona, came when he serenaded Julia Stile’s character with the song “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.” Watch the video now. |... read more
Heath Ledger: A Career Cut Short | A Beautiful Fraud | 1/23/2008
Not long before 3:35 pm on January 22, 2008, the short life and promising career of actor Heath Ledger came to a sudden, tragic end. It was around this time that Ledger's housekeeper and his masseuse discovered the body of the Australian-born actor in the bedroom of the Broome Street apartment he'd been renting in lower Manhattan. Ledger was not yet 29 years old.News of Ledger's death came as a terrible shock to nearly everyone, even though it now seems the low-key, Oscar-nominated actor had been privately battling his own demons for quite some time. His passing is the terrible surprise ending no one saw coming, an abrupt finale to a life and career that seemed to be all about the unexpected.Born and raised in Perth, Australia, and named after the darkly romantic anti-hero from Wuthering Heights (he has a sister named Katherine), Ledger left school at the age of 17 to pursue a career in acting. He eventually landed a role in Blackrock, a small independent feature about teen rape,... read more

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Posted: 1/16/2008 Length: 48m 12s

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Year: 2006
Rated R

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Heath Ledger: Dan
Abbie Cornish: Candy
Geoffrey Rush: Casper
Tony Martin: Mr. Wyatt
Noni Hazelhurst: Elaine Wyatt
Tom Budge: Schumann

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