'As the World Turns' actor commits suicide
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Benjamin Hendrickson, an Emmy Award-winning actor on the &quot;As the World Turns&quot; soap opera, committed suicide this week with a gunshot to the head, police said.
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Actor did not commit suicide but was killed by his abuse of prescription medications, says official report from New York City medical examiner
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The actor pulled out of a film, and may be contemplating retirement.
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The actor who became famous playing Superman, then turned into an icon for quadraplegics after he was left paralysed by a 1995 riding accident, died of a heart attack at his home on Sunday night.
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Paralyzed film actor Christopher  Reeve, who played Superman, has died of heart failure, a  spokesman said on Monday.
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Entertainer Michael Barrymore says he considered ending his life after the death of a man at his home in 2001.
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Hollywood star Heath Ledger, found dead in his New York apartment two weeks ago, died of accidental intoxication brought on by his abuse of a cocktail of prescription drugs, officials said Wednesday.
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The Australian-born actor was found dead in an apartment in New York with sleeping pills near his body, the police said.
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Edward Yang, who won best director in 2000 at the Cannes Film Festival and was known for his realistic portrayals of modern Taiwan, has died of complications from colon cancer, a film industry consultant said Sunday. He was 59.
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Stand-up comedian and actor Richard Jeni, a regular on NBC's "The Tonight Show," has died in an apparent suicide, police said on Sunday.
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Stand-up comedian and actor Richard Jeni, a regular on late-night U.S. television, killed himself but was not despondent about his career despite suffering from mental illness, his family said on Tuesday.
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Actor and activist Christopher Reeve has died of heart failure after going into cardiac arrest. Reeve was best known for his role as Superman in four hit movies.
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David Bailey, a star of the NBC soap opera "Passions," died in an accidental drowning, the show's producers said Tuesday. He was 71.
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The 28-year-old actor was found dead in his Manhattan home.
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Patrice Walsh, Christine Webb (Rochester, NY) 10/11/04 -- Actor/director Christopher Reeve died Sunday from heart failure triggered by an infected pressure wound.
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The live-in girlfriend of former "Beverly Hillbillies" star Max Baer Jr. apparently shot herself and died several days later, authorities said Wednesday.
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Christopher Reeve, star of the &quot;Superman&quot; movie series, died on Sunday of heart failure, according to Reuters. He was 52.