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19.09.08 # Top Ten # 66 Comments5. Jean Harlow: 1911 – 1937
The Blonde Bombshell largely took roles that played on her sex symbol image (what do you mean you wouldn’t look at her twice?). Sadly, rapidly failing health during the filming of Saratoga – which turned out to be her final movie – prevented her from having the rich career she deserved. Kidney failure robbed Jean Harlow of her life on June 6th, 1937, at the age of 26. Saratoga, co-starring Clarke Gable was released a month later.
Sadly James Dean is the definition of live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.
Recently found out that James Dean was my cousin. Not too distant either. Would have been cool to meet him.
Brandon Lee was in “Showdown in Little Tokyo”, one of the best films I’ve ever seen. He says to Dolph Lundgren, “You have the biggest dick I’ve ever seen on a man.”
what about health ledger who died before two of his movies where released.
Heath Ledger is mentioned in the introduction, he was the inspiration to look back at others from the past.
Even to this day, it still breaks my heart about River Phoenix, because that guy could have gone on to make a huge impact in the world. Such a waste.
He was one of my favorites too. He was kind of a misfit rebel like James Dean. He could of went really far. I loved him in Sneakers.
There was no mention of chris farley and his movie almost heroes
Brad Renfro who had the bad luck of dying from a heroin overdose only 2 days before Health Ledger and thus having his name knocked out of the news and his post partum rise to James Dean status killed by a “bigger celebrity death”
Ironic huh?
I know his character died in the movie Grumpier (and part 1. Grumpy)Old Men,but did’nt Burgess Meredith(original Penguin from Batman tv series)also die before the release of part 2?
Not to forget Oliver Reed, who died during the maiking of Gladiator. Once again his roll was completed with a body double and computer trickery. Though what think raises it to legendary status is like he lived, Oliver Reed died pissed as a fart drinking in a pub.
You omitted Bela Lugosi, who died during Plan 9 From Outer Space.
Mako was the voice of Splinter in the latest TMNT movie, and he died before it premiered, too.
Brandon Lee is a particularly strong case because the film he died shooting – The Crow – is so good. Terrific genre film. Also Oliver Reed in Gladiator is brilliantly creepy because he actually gives a dramatic impassioned speech about facing death with dignity! Amazing. Of course he didn’t face chat shows with much dignity, but then pints of vodka and dignity don’t really mix.
Has anyone seen that road safety advert that James Dean appeared in just months beofre his death in which he says into the camera the tagline “drive careful, ’cause the life you save might be mine”? Creepy!
Yes, I saw the safety video. That is really creepy. So much good talent gone. It is strange to think he would be 80 this coming Feb. I am almost positive he would of had several academy awards under his belt, had he lived.
You mean this:
Yep, that’s the one!
Weirdly, that’s probably his greatest ever performance.
And I think that studio-sitcom chuckle that the presenter gives right at the end is the creepiest thing of all!
Ironically, Gig Young also died tragically, taking his own life. Seems fame and fortune aren’t all they may appear to be to the common man. Gig won an Academy Award for “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They” and was a popular actor but had his own demons to deal with at night.
Another sad ending in Hollywood..
What about Tupac Shakur?
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