Ledger's family pays tribute to actor
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Heath Ledger's family remembered the actor as "the most amazing 'old soul' in a young man's body." In a separate tribute, his sister said she could "hardly breathe" as she tried to write about "my little brother."
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The family of Heath Ledger was due to hold a private memorial in New York on Friday to mourn the 28-year-old Australian actor who died under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday, Australia's foreign minister said.
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The body of Heath Ledger left the funeral home as the family prepared to bury the "Brokeback Mountain" actor Friday, the same day police insisted they have no interest in interviewing Mary-Kate Olsen.
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Heath Ledger's sudden death has been especially tough on his good friend â and Brokeback Mountain costar â Jake Gyllenhaal.  The actor, who is godfather to Ledger's two-year-old daughter Matilda, has been devastated by last week's news. Says one Gyll...
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Actor Heath Ledger, Oscar-nominated for his role in Brokeback Mountain, is found dead in New York.
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Authorities said the autopsy on Heath Ledger was inconclusive and that it would take about 10 days to determine a definitive cause of death for the "Brokeback Mountain" actor, whose fans remembered him Wednesday by leaving flowers and candles outside his Manhattan apartment.
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Warner Bros. confirmed Monday that Heath Ledger will be playing The   Joker in The Dark Knight, the next installment of the rejuvenated   Batman franchise.
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Heath Ledger died like his rock idols, but he was just getting started.
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Heath Ledger was remembered at a private  memorial service in his Australian home town on Saturday, with  fellow actor Cate Blanchett giving a eulogy and Ledger's father  thanking his son's fans for their support.
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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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"Working with Heath was one of the purest joys of my life. He brought to the role of Ennis more than any of us could have imagined Â a thirst for life, for love and for truth, and a vulnerability that made everyone who knew him love him. His death is heartbreaking." Â Ang Lee, who directed Heath Ledger to an Oscar nomination in the 2005 film "Brokeback Mountain." The 28-year-old actor was found dead Jan. 22 at his New York apartment.
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A public memorial service for late actor Heath Ledger is expected to take place in Los Angeles next week.
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Mourners began gathering Saturday for Hollywood star Heath Ledger's funeral in his hometown of Perth, an AFP photographer at the scene reported.
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Heath Ledger's family, his former fiance Michelle Williams and Australia's entertainment elite bade him farewell at a private memorial service Saturday in his hometown.
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NEW YORK  - It was a tribute even the irascible Robert Altman would have loved.
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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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Hollywood star Heath Ledger, found dead in his New York apartment two weeks ago, died of accidental intoxication caused by a cocktail of painkillers and anti-anxiety drugs, officials said Wednesday.