Heath Ledger Dead

One Year Later: Heath Ledger's Tragic Overdose Death Reminds Us More Must Be Done

Isaac Skelton and Meghan Ralston | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living


Isaac Skelton and Meghan Ralston

Drug overdose now ranks as a leading cause of preventable death, second only to motor-vehicle accidents. Accidental overdoses killed more Americans last year than did firearms.

Heath Ledger's Tragic Overdose Death And What Can be Done To Prevent Others

Tony Newman | Posted 07.26.2008 | Entertainment


Tony Newman

There is nothing we can do to bring back the life of Heath Ledger. But we can learn from the tragedy and pass compassionate and sensible legislation to save thousands of others like him.

Cutting The Celebrity Gossip Chord

Rachel Mosteller | Posted 07.05.2008 | Living


Rachel Mosteller

Consider it the "where were you when JFK was shot" of a new generation. I know I can tell you exactly where I was when I found out Heath Ledger died. ...

Death-Related Covers Huge Success For Celebrity Mags

New York Post | Keith Kelly | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Death seemed to be a bigger seller than births last year in the magazine world. But it seems not every death warranted big cover play. Media Industr...

Esquire's "Reported Fiction" Guesses What Heath Ledger's Last Days Were Like

Esquire | Lisa Taddeo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


To write a conceivable chronicle of Heath Ledger's final days, writer Lisa Taddeo visited the actor's neighborhood, talked to the store owners and bar...

Ledger Gets Final Send-Off in Perth

AP | MIN LEE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


PERTH, Australia — Heath Ledger's family, his former fiance Michelle Williams and Australia's entertainment elite bade him farewell at a private...

Heath Ledger's Family Returns To Perth For Burial

AP | Min Lee | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Heath Ledger's family arrived back in Australia on Tuesday on the final leg of the Oscar-nominated star's long journey home following his premature de...

Heath Ledger And The Poem To Remember Him By

John Lundberg | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


John Lundberg

In the midst of the flurry of publicity--mostly distasteful--surrounding Heath Ledger's death, a humble but fitting poem reentered the national consci...

Celebs Rally To Pull Heath Ledger Drug Video

AP | David Bauder | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


It was a striking example of Hollywood protecting its own: After an aggressive lobby from powerful film industry figures, "Entertainment Tonight" dec...

Heath Ledger Refused Rehab In 2006

Us | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Heath Ledger's battle with alcohol and drugs was so harmful to his relationship with Michelle Williams that she tried to get him to enter rehab, Us We...

Deepak Chopra's Last Conversation With Heath: He Was Exhausted & Emotional

People | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Heath Ledger was tired and emotional before his shocking Jan. 22 death, Deepak Chopra tells PEOPLE. "He was a little depressed about not having seen ...

Heath Ledger Dad Imposter Got Tom Cruise On The Phone, Funeral Home Freebies

NY Post | JAMIE SCHRAM and DAN MANGAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


A twisted impostor pretending to be Heath Ledger's grieving dad cruelly duped superstar Tom Cruise into consoling him over the phone - and nearly got ...

Daniel Day-Lewis Dedicates SAG To Heath Ledger

YouTube | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Days after breaking down on Oprah talking about the death of Heath Ledger, Daniel Day-Lewis dedicated his win for best actor at the SAG awards to Ledg...

Heath Ledger Mourned In Private Los Angeles Memorial

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Heath Ledger was mourned in a private memorial Saturday in Los Angeles attended by family, friends and former girlfriends. He was found dead in New Yo...

Mary-Kate Olsen: Heath Was A Friend... Funeral Home Barricaded

AP | Tom Hays | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Update: Ledger's body has been moved from a New York funeral home to an airport and is enroute to Los Angeles, and then probably Perth, for private me...

Daniel Day-Lewis Breaks Down Talking About Heath Ledger

Oprah | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Oprah aired an Oscar nominee special Thursday, including an interview with Daniel Day-Lewis. It seemed the interview was taped late Tuesday, hours aft...

Fox Host John Gibson Mocks Heath Ledger's Death

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


UPDATE: John Gibson has "apologized" for his distasteful comments on Heath Ledger's death. Though he first defended his statements on his radio show ...

Heath Ledger Found Dead

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


There are more new details in the death of Heath Ledger Tuesday afternoon at age 28. Meanwhile, Ledger's parents and sister have revealed their immens...

Keith Ledger: Heath Ledger's Death Teaches A Lesson In Google

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


When news broke Tuesday afternoon that Oscar-nominated actor Heath Ledger passed away, news outlets scrambled to cover his death. Meanwhile, tens of t...

Heath Ledger's Last Costar, Christopher Plummer, Reflects

Entertainment Weekly | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Early on Sunday, Jan. 20, Plummer boarded a plane back to New York and went on to his Connecticut home. Ledger took a different London-to-New-York fli...

Bush Cancels Event After Heath Ledger's Death

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The death of Heath Ledger prompted the White House to postpone President Bush's event Wednesday promoting an ad campaign aimed at p...

Confirmed: People Only Celeb Weekly To Have Heath Ledger Cover

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


As surmised in my earlier post, People magazine will be the only celebrity weekly to have a cover featuring actor Heath Ledger, whose death was disco...

Heath Ledger Autopsy Inconclusive

AP | Tom Hays | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


The AP reports early Wednesday: An autopsy on Heath Ledger was inconclusive, and more tests are needed, the medical examiner's office said Wednesday,...

Page Six Reports: Heath Ledger Dead...And Available!

236.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


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Heath Ledger: News — Or Whatever They Had — On A Deadline

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Heath Ledger's tragic death was the day's big story — and traditional media outlets could only run to catch up with the Internet.