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Product Identifiers
PublisherBlake Publishing, The Limited, John
ISBN-101844546330
ISBN-139781844546336
eBay Product ID (ePID)65635133
Product Key Features
Book TitleHeath Ledger : His Beautiful Life and Mysterious Death
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFilm / General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year2008
IllustratorYes
GenrePerforming Arts, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJohn Mcshane
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal791.43028092
SynopsisWith his huge charisma, vast talent, and smoldering looks lighting up the screen, Heath Ledger quickly became a Hollywood A-list following his debut in the 1999 teen film 10 Things I Hate About You . But it was his award-winning and controversial role as Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain that cemented Ledger's place in the pantheon of acting greats. He was one of the youngest actors to ever to be nominated for an Oscar, and it was on the set of Brokeback that he fell in love with his costar Michelle Williams, with whom he had a daughter in 2005. With the world at his feet and a star role in the new Batman movie-- The Dark Knight --in the can, there was worldwide shock and disbelief following his sudden death in his New York apartment on January 22, 2008. Prescription drugs--found next to his body--were thought to be the cause, but mystery surrounded the circumstances. Was it an accidental death? Or were the pressures of life in the spotlight too great to bear? This is the tragic story of the brilliant actor whose light shone so brightly, but all too briefly, upon the world.