(updated) R.I.P. Heath Ledger

Tuesday, January 22, 2008 17:53
Posted in category Ponderings
12 Comments

Initial Story and Today’s Update

They don’t know what killed him and may not know for weeks if there’s no physical findings immediately obivious.

Here’s to the memory of the young man who made me giggle at a medieval knight jousting to Queen’s “We Will Rock You” in A Knight’s Tale.

Here’s to the memory of the young man who ripped my heart out with his nuanced and poignant portrayal of loss at the end of Brokeback Mountain.

Here’s to the memory of a young father trying to deal with life.  It’s sad when “everything” just isn’t enough, even if it reminds the rest of us that it’s probably better not to have it “all.”

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12 Responses to “(updated) R.I.P. Heath Ledger”

  1. Lone Chatelaine says:

    January 22nd, 2008 at 6:31 pm

    this really sucks :-(

    he was very cool…I’ll never forget him in that last scene in Brokeback Mountain…ripped my heart out too

  2. Misty G says:

    January 22nd, 2008 at 7:17 pm

    Man! That’s so sad. He had a little girl too. It kind of reminds me of when River Pheonix died. Too young and too talanted.

  3. Lis says:

    January 22nd, 2008 at 8:57 pm

    Its so sad. Esp. if it turns out to be an accidental overdose on sleeping pills.

    I loved him in A Knight’s Tale. I keep humming Golden Years

  4. Lawson says:

    January 22nd, 2008 at 9:03 pm

    He looks like he’s going to be a really great Joker too, in the next Batman movie.

    Le sigh, sadness all around.

  5. sula says:

    January 22nd, 2008 at 9:41 pm

    This is such a shock. And very sad. He was so talented and had already accomplished so much in so short a time.

    I too will always remember him best from A Knight’s Tale. I love that movie.

  6. Bev(QB) says:

    January 22nd, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    According to the police and family, it was apparently NOT a suicide. He was being treated for pneumonia, but it’s not clear if/how that contributed to his death.

    He will alway be the golden man in A Knight’s Tale to me. One of my all-time favorite movies.

    Favorite scene was the dance and that magical moment when we realized that the music had morphed into Bowie’s Golden Years

  7. Gwen says:

    January 23rd, 2008 at 12:15 am

    That is so sad. It’s easy to forget how fragile life is, isn’t it.

  8. EC Sheedy says:

    January 23rd, 2008 at 12:23 am

    I was so sad when I heard about Heath Ledger’s death. Such a tragedy. He was one of the young crowd of actors who I thought would see a long and successful career. I loved him A Knight’s Tale.

    I can’t imagine how his family is feeling . . .

  9. Gwen says:

    January 23rd, 2008 at 9:22 am

    Leah Rozen said it best about his performance in Brokeback Mountain, “…It was a performance so spare that when Ledger did allow his repressed character to express emotion, it reverberated like a seismic wave…”

    He also had one of the deepest voices in Hollywood. Perhaps from smoking, but it was still sexy.

  10. Allison says:

    January 23rd, 2008 at 3:06 pm

    Thank you for posting this tribute to Heath Ledger. I feel for the loss felt by his family and friends, especially his young daughter who will miss knowing him as she grows up (and vice versa) and for the world’s loss in seeing him develop as an actor and hopefully much more. Yes, rest in peace Heath.

  11. sula says:

    January 23rd, 2008 at 10:11 pm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyrJANFJKec

    That grin-inducing dance number from Knight’s Tale. What energy and charisma that guy had.

  12. Chantal says:

    January 24th, 2008 at 11:05 am

    I just re watched 10 things I hate about you.
    “You’re just too go to be true….”

    Out of all the celebs out there, he was not even on my list of which ones would die anytime soon.
    Not that I really keep a list, but you know what I mean.

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