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olympic
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:50 am |
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Stars who died before the release of their final film
Heath Ledger whose performance as as the Joker in the summer blockbuster "The Dark Knight" earned rave reviews, died months before the film hit theaters. He is hardly the first movie star to die before release of a final film.
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:54 am |
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Here's a list of others
Aaliyah The R&B star died in a 2001 Bahamas plane crash before the release of vampire flick "Queen of the Damned."
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:55 am |
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James Dean died in 1955 while playing Jett Rink in 'Giant.' Following Dean's death, another actor provided Rink's voice for a few lines to complete the film, released in 1956.
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:13 am |
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Clark Gable Gable died of a heart attack at 59 before the 1960 release of the film "The Misfits."
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:15 am |
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River Phoenix died of heart failure in October 1993. His final film, 'Silent Tongue,' was released in February 1994.
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:18 am |
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Jean Harlow died in 1937, while filming 'Saratoga' alongside Clark Gable.
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:19 am |
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Marilyn Monroe 'The Misfits' was also Marilyn Monroe's last film. 'Something's Got to Give' was never finished because of Monroe's death in 1962. The material later became the 1963 release 'Move Over, Darling,' starring James Garner and Doris Day.
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:21 am |
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Spencer Tracy Spencer Tracy (right) died 17 days after filming 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner,' in June 1967. By the time the film was released in December 1967, the anti-miscegenation laws referenced in the film were gone as well, struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:22 am |
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Bruce Lee died three weeks before the 1973 premiere of 'Enter the Dragon.' Although 'Game of Death' and its sequel 'Game of Death II' would be released later, they are based on footage shot before Lee made 'Enter the Dragon.'
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:27 am |
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In a morbid parallel to his father, Brandon Lee died in 1993 after an on-set accident shortly before filming was completed on 1994's 'The Crow.'
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:28 am |
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When Natalie Wood died in 1981, she nearly took 1983's 'Brainstorm' with her. However, director Douglas Trumbull fought studio pressure and completed the film, and has not directed a Hollywood film since.
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:30 am |
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John Candy died of a heart attack while shooting 'Wagons East' in 1994.
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:32 am |
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The similarly-built Chris Farley (left) met a similar end in December 1997, dying five months before the release of his final film, 'Almost Heroes.'
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:34 am |
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Farley's former 'Saturday Night Live' cast-mate Phil Hartman was killed in 1998, less than two months before the release of his final film, 'Small Soldiers.'
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:34 am |
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Romy Schneider (September 23, 1938 – May 29, 1982) was an Austrian–German actress. Born in Vienna, she also held French citizenship and died in Paris at the age of 43.
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:35 am |
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Gary Cooper died just over two weeks before the U.S. release of his final film, 'The Naked Edge.'
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Jonathan Brandis, 27, a 1990s TV and film actor, died Nov. 12, 2003, from injuries suffered after hanging himself in Los Angeles.
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:38 am |
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John Ritter died in September 2003, two months before the release of his final film, 'Bad Santa.
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:38 am |
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Brandon Lee, 28, son of actor Bruce Lee, died March 31, 1993, after accidentally being shot on the set of "The Crow" in Wilmington, N.C.
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:39 am |
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i wanted to finsih posting a series of actors who died and did not get to see their film...but you can continue... 
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:40 am |
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Rebecca Schaeffer, 21, star of the sitcom "My Sister Sam," was murdered July 18, 1989, by stalker Robert John Bardo in Los Angeles.
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:42 am |
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| olympic wrote: | | i wanted to finsih posting a series of actors who died and did not get to see their film...but you can continue... |
Sorry, I was not aware you were posting a certain series.
Didn't want to interrupt you. 
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Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:41 am |
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Thanks to both of you for the posts. Great idea to remember these artists.
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Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:44 pm |
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Raul Julia a four-time Tony nominee, was working on far different fare when he died in October 1994. His final film saw him star opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in 'Street Fighter,' which was just days from completion when he died.
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Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:47 pm |
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Likewise, Tupac Shakur made his name away from the screen, but before he was killed in September 1996, he made two films that were released in 1997: 'Gridlock'd' (above) and 'Gang Related.'
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