Writer's Block: Untimely Passing

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Not entirely sure. "On an emotional level" seems to me to imply some kind of actual contact between two people instead of just watching their work.

I'll always wonder what else River Phoenix would've done. I was pretty young when he died and at the time I hadn't seen most of his work; I just remember thinking, "Wait, the kid from Stand By Me? No. Somebody's made a mistake."

I've been a fan of Heath Ledger for several years-- hearing that he died was a big shock, and seeing the media cheerfully latch onto all the sordid possibilities about "no no no, maybe it wasn't an accident; I bet he killed himself!! Or maybe he was actually partying with twenty underaged hookers and they were all doing cocaine!!" pissed me off because . . . well, insert my many issues with the mainstream media here.

But I mean, I'll watch a movie of theirs and feel sad because I won't get to see any new work. They're not constantly on my mind, and I don't grieve for them the way I would for a family member; the way I'm sure their family members grieve for them. I don't know.

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[dodger-winslow.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Interesting question. Recently? Definitely Heath Ledger. I own everything he's ever made with the exception of 2 movies, both of which I've seen, but neither of which I was willing to own ... although I loved him in them. But as much as it broke my heart to see Heath pass, there were two "celebs" who hit me on a much deeper level, perhaps because both happened when I was much younger. I had to pull over on the highway because I started sobbing when I heard Vic Marrow had been killed on the Twilight Zone set. Combat! was such a quitisential part of my childhood, and it felt as if someone had just stolen that out from under me. I was also terribly broken up over Brandon Lee's loss, and still mourn for all the wonderful things he never got to do. But for me, personally, by far the worst of any of them, and I still occasionally find deeply melancholy over him, was the loss of Jon-Erik Hexum. Still breaks my heart. So alive, such a sweet guy, and such an enormous waste.

So recently? Heath. But overall, Jon-Erik.

[allthelivesofme.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, Vic Morrow. I remember my dad telling me about that when I was watching an episode of Combat with him and being like, "Waaaaait. *What* happened? Oh holy crap what a freaky accident".

And just out of curiosity, what movies of Heath Ledger's do you not own? I don't own Blackrock because watching it the first time made me so furious I knew I'd never watch it again, and I haven't seen Candy yet.