Judith Barsi
Shot in the head by her father at age 10; he also shot her mother and himself
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Bob Crane
Bludgeoned to death at age 49 -
James Dean
Car crash in the California desert at age 24 -
Jean Harlow
Kidney failure at age 26 -
Phil Hartman
Shot by his wife at age 49; she killed herself the same night -
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Acute mixed drug intoxication at age 46 -
Rock Hudson
AIDS-related complications at age 59 -
Steve Irwin
Pierced in the heart by a stingray at age 42 -
Heath Ledger
Overdosed on prescription drugs at age 28 -
Bruce Lee
Most likely allergic reaction at age 32; was ruled as "death by misadventure" -
Brandon Lee
Shot in an on-set accident at age 28 -
Carole Lombard
Plane crash at age 33 -
Jayne Mansfield
Car accident with three of her children in the back seat at age 34; because her wig flew off in the crash, rumors were spread that she had been decapitated -
Marilyn Monroe
Drug overdose at age 36 -
Vic Morrow
Decapitated by a helicopter blade while filming a scene at age 53; two young children also perished in the accident -
Heather O'Rourke
Cardiac arrest caused by an acute bowel obstruction at age 12 -
River Phoenix
Overdosed on heroin and cocaine at age 23 -
Elvis Presley
Heart attack related to obesity and drug abuse at age 42 -
George Reeves
Gunshot wound to the head at age 45; the cause has never been determined -
John Ritter
Aortic dissection at age 54 -
Rebecca Schaeffer
Shot by a stalker at age 21 -
Adrienne Shelly
Strangled at age 40; the scene was arranged to look like a suicide -
Sharon Tate
Stabbed by followers of Charles Manson at age 26; she was 38 weeks pregnant -
Misty Upham
Blunt-force injuries to head and torso and left in a wooded area near Seattle at age 32; the cause has never been discovered -
Rudolph Valentino
Ulcers and peritonitis at age 31 -
Paul Walker
Single-car crash at age 40 -
Robin Williams
Suicide by hanging at age 63 -
Anton Yelchin
Crushed by his parked car as it rolled down a hill at age 27 -
Natalie Wood
Drowned under mysterious circumstances at age 43 -
Gail Russell
Liver damage and malnutrition caused by extreme alcoholism at age 36* Russell added 10/6/18
