Heath Ledger, ‘Brokeback’ star, found dead today
by Matt | January 22nd, 2008 |According to The New York Times, Health Ledger, 28, was found dead today in his apartment in New York City.
The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment building at 421 Broome Street in SoHo, according to the New York City police. Mr. Ledger was 28.
At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said. The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of Mr. Ledger’s bedroom. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Mr. Ledger unconscious. They shook him, but he did not respond. They immediately called the authorities.
The police said they did not suspect foul play. Officials said pills were found near the body.
Mr. Ledger, a native of Perth, Australia, won acclaim for his role as a co-star in “Brokeback Mountain”, a 2005 film. The film, based on a short story by Annie Proulx about two cowboys who fall in love, won critical acclaim. Reviewing the film in The New York Times, the critic Stephen Holden wrote, “Mr. Ledger magically and mysteriously disappears beneath the skin of his lean, sinewy character. It is a great screen performance, as good as the best of Marlon Brando and Sean Penn.”
Oh, I’m so sad!
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3 Responses to “Heath Ledger, ‘Brokeback’ star, found dead today”
Me too.
By KipEsquire on Jan 22, 2008
I’m still in shock. this has been such a bizarre day
By Zach on Jan 22, 2008
Young people faced with mortality. This sucks.
By Matt on Jan 23, 2008