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22 Jan 05:00am

Filed under: Heath Ledger, Open Thread

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Australian actor Heath Ledger died today in 2008 from a drug overdose in his New York apartment. Do you have any favourite memories or movies of Heath? Share them here.

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shabangabang says:

08:51am | 22/01/10

Your comment:Looks like Malcolm Turnbull (remember him?) has a political back-up plan; state politics. No word yet as to what party he will contest as a member of. http://www.smh.com.au/national/turnbull-silent-on-nsw-tilt-at-debnams-seat-20100121-moaf.html Read more »
Bec says:

08:42am | 22/01/10

Heath’s amazing performance in Brokeback Mountain breaks my heart each and every time I see it. An amazing achievement. On the complete other end of the spectrum - I teach 10 Things to my English students each year when we study the Shakespearian play ‘Taming of the Shrew’ (which 10… Read more »

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