Heath Ledger found dead in New York
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Actor Heath Ledger, the gifted leading man acclaimed for his role as a gay cowboy in the film "Brokeback Mountain," was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday, possibly of a drug overdose, police said.
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Heath Ledger died accidentally from the abuse of  prescription medications â specifically, six kinds of painkillers, sleeping pills and anti-anxiety drugs.
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Police provided an in-depth timeline Wednesday of Heath Ledger's final moments, revealing the chaos that filled his Manhattan apartment in the moments after the Australian-born actor died.
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The father of Australian actor Heath Ledger was due to arrive in New York on Friday to claim the body of the 28-year-old actor whose sudden death this week remains a mystery, the New York Daily News reported.
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Details about funeral arrangements for actor Heath Ledger remained secret as his body was taken from a Manhattan funeral home
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The Australian-born actor was found in a New York apartment with sleeping pills near his body, the police said.
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The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment building in SoHo, according to the New York City police.
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Heath Ledger died as the result of an overdose of prescription medication, the New York City medical examiner's office said Tuesday.
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Actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of six prescription drugs, with a mix of painkillers, tranquilizers and sleeping aids found in his system, officials said on Wednesday.
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The 28-year-old actor was found dead in his Manhattan home.
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Australian actor Heath Ledger is found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, police in New York say.
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Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his home. The housekeeper who went to let Ledger know the masseuse was there found him dead at 3:26 p.m.
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Hollywood star Heath Ledger was farewelled at a ceremony in his hometown of Perth in western Australia on Saturday almost three weeks after he was found dead in his New York apartment.
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Australia's prime minister led tributes Wednesday to actor Heath Ledger, the boy from Perth who rose to become a Hollywood heartthrob, after he was found dead in his New York apartment.
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The body of Hollywood actor Heath Ledger was being flown back to Australia on Sunday following a private Los Angeles service for close family and friends, US media reported.
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Shocked Australians were on Wednesday  mourning the death of actor Heath Ledger in a New York  apartment possibly from a drug overdose, but his family said  the death was a tragic accident.
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The sudden death of film star Heath  Ledger stunned fans and family from Hollywood to Australia on  Wednesday as New York City's medical examiner conducted an  autopsy that proved inconclusive.