Heath Ledger - His Beautiful Life and Mysterious Death - John McShane

I myself can't believe that in the next couple of weeks, it's the first anniversary of one of the most talented actors I've ever known's death. ------------------------------------ The Life of Heath Ledger ------------------------------------ Born Heath Andrew Ledger in 1979 in Perth Australia, it wasn't long before Heath picked up the acting bug. He had many different stints in TV shows including Home & Away but it wasn't until his first Hollywood film '10 Things I Hate About You' which was a film based loosely on Shakespeare's play 'Taming Of The Shrew' that Ledger was known. After 10 Things, he went on to make a total ...  Read the complete review

I don't usually like to read celebrity biographies at all. I've been in a reading rut lately though, and when in the library spotted a bio of the late Heath Ledger, I figured it would be something easy that would maybe kick me off reading again. I was interested in the whole circumstances surrounding Ledger's death, and wondered what slant this would tell it in. I had enjoyed pretty much everything I saw him in, and he was one of my favourite actors, so I was a little annoyed at work in the days following his death to receive news stories from the trashier of our nation's press with kiss-and-tells and stories of what a huge junkie he was. So maybe he was, but ...  Read the complete review