<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Heath Ledger: News &amp; Videos about Heath Ledger - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Heath_Ledger</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Heath Ledger from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:38:36 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Heath Ledger: News &amp; Videos about Heath Ledger - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Heath_Ledger</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Heath Ledger from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>VIDEO: Trailer for Heath Ledger's Final Film 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</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213999,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213999,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The Dark Knight costar &amp;amp;#8211; and Academy member &amp;amp;#8211; says she would vote for Ledger</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>POLL: Do You Think Heath Ledger Is Oscar-Bound?</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213763,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213763,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Will the late actor be nominated for his dazzling turn as the Joker in The Dark Knight?</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>iReporters gush over 'Dark Knight'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/18/batman.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/18/batman.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>"The Dark Knight" opened early Friday to huge crowds and rave reviews.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dark Knight: Lines, but Not for Tickets</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1824092,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1824092,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The advent of advance sales has made waiting hours for tickets obsolete. So why does the practice continue?</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>PEOPLE Review: No Joke - Heath Ledger Makes The Dark Knight Unforgettable</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212604,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212604,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The Batman sequel is a must-see thanks to the late actor's haunting Joker</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger's Family Attends Dark Knight Premiere</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212519,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212519,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The late actor's father gives the thumbs-up sign after leaving the theater</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger's Performance Wows His Peers</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212551,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212551,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Inside The Dark Knight premiere, stars cheer the late actorÃ¢&amp;#128;&amp;#153;s portrayal of the Joker</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger's Family 'Looking Forward' to Attending His Premiere Tonight</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212352,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212352,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Ledger's family, including his father and sister, travel from Australia to New York for The Dark Knight</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Michael Caine Predicts Heath Ledger Will Get an Oscar Nod</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212196,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212196,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The British actor says his Dark Knight costar gives an "incredible performance"</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Daughter Matilda Was Heath's Focus on Dark Knight Set
</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20209430,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20209430,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>While being "truly fearless" in his role as the Joker, Ledger was a "very gentle person"</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Special Tribute to Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20209084,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20209084,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The final credits of the new Batman movie will acknowledge the late actor</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Christian Bale on 'Kindred Spirit' Heath Ledger</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208769,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208769,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The Dark Knight actor opens up about his co-star's tragic death</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger's Family Will Attend His New York Premiere</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20206913,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20206913,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Plus: costar Aaron Eckhart says The Dark Knight's cast and crew were "in awe" of Ledger</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger Scholarship Created by AiF</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1813476,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1813476,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Heath Ledger was known for giving aspiring Australian actors a hand in Hollywood. Now, an Australian film organization has established a scholarship fund in the late actor's name to continue those efforts</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Michelle Williams Helps Fund Heath Ledger Scholarship</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20204917,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20204917,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>A new fund is established for struggling Aussie actors to start their careers</description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger Portrait Wins Australian Art Prize</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20198750,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20198750,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The late actor's artist pal takes an award for his haunting portrait of his friend</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Friends Remember Heath Ledger on his 29th Birthday</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20188829,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20188829,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>"He'll always be in people's thoughts," says his Brokeback costar Kate Mara
</description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Movie Fans Eager to See Heath Ledger and Indy</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20187194,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20187194,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>In a Fandango poll, Heath's Joker and the Jones adventure rate high</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Theater Owners See Heath Ledger's Joker</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20184268,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20184268,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>"Whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you stranger," the actor says in The Dark Knight</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Michelle Williams, Naomi Watts Pay Tribute to Heath Ledger</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20183961,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20183961,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The actor's close friends share memories of him with Interview magazine</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath's Final Film Has His Family's 'Blessing and Support'</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20183384,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20183384,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Plus: As production resumes, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus's director says he hopes the movie will  "touch people"</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger's Will Revealed</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20183044,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20183044,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The documents were created before his relationship with Michelle Williams and the birth of daughter Matilda</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gemma Ward Praises Heath Ledger</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20181640,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20181640,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>"He operated from the heart," the Australian model says about her friend</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: Doctors Cleared in Ledger Investigation</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20181179,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20181179,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Feds determine that they met with Heath but did not prescribe the most powerful drugs</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Feds Probe Doctors in Heath Ledger's Death</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20180849,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20180849,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Physicians in California and Texas are under investigation by the DEA</description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger Portrait Up For Australian Art Prize</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20179489,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20179489,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>A portrait of the late Heath Ledger is a contender for
Australia's esteemed Archibald Prize, one of the most prominent art prizes
in the country. It was painted by the actor's friend, Vincent Fantauzzo.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ledgers Ask for Time and Space to Mourn</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176682,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176682,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>A spokeswoman speaking on behalf of Heath Ledger's family in Australia has asked for the press and public to "give them the space to grieve and to lay to rest their son and brother in a dignified manner."</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:10:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Feds to Probe Heath Ledger's Drug Supply</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176543,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176543,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>With the autopsy results for Heath Ledger now a matter of public record, the federal government is stepping in to determine how the actor was able to obtain so many prescription drugs.</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger's Death Was Accidental Overdose</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176284,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176284,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Heath Ledger's death on Jan. 22 was due to an accidental mixture of prescription drugs, New York City's Chief Medical Examiner has concluded.</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger's Family Speaks Out On Official Cause of Death</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176468,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176468,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Heath Ledger's father, Kim, has released the below statement following the news of the late actor's cause of death:</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ledger family statement on cause of death</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/06/ledger.family.statement/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/06/ledger.family.statement/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>This statement from Heath Ledger's father, Kim Ledger, on behalf of the Ledger family was issued following the release of the New York City medical examiner's findings:</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger Toxicology Test Results Delayed</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176337,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176337,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Heath Ledger's toxicology test results are now expected to be released Wednesday morning, a source in the New York City Medical Examiner's office confirmed to PEOPLE.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>'Big Possibility' Heath Autopsy Results Are Ready</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176236,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176236,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>A "big possibility" exists that final autopsy results for Heath Ledger will be released as early as Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the New York City Medical Examiner's office tells PEOPLE.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>A Sorrowful Return to Australia for Heath Ledger's Family</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176124,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176124,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Heath Ledger's family made a sad return to Australia, arriving in their hometown of Perth for a private funeral for the actor.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger's Family Heads Home</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176033,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176033,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Heath Ledger's family has departed from Los Angeles back to Perth, Australia, for what is expected to be a funeral in the actor's hometown.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Friends Mourn Heath Ledger in Second L.A. Service</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20175796,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20175796,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Friends and celebrity colleagues &amp;amp;#8211; including Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Sienna Miller, Ellen DeGeneres and director Todd Haynes &amp;amp;#8211; gathered on the Sony lot in Los Angeles to remember Heath Ledger on Saturday, PEOPLE has confirmed.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Show Will Go On for Heath's Last Movie, Says Costar</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20174404,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20174404,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Director Terry Gilliam is feverishly working to figure out how to keep Heath Ledger alive on film, according to one of the late actor's costars in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, which Ledger was still shooting when he died last week.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Dark Knight Director Recalls Heath Ledger's Charisma</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20174132,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20174132,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Heath Ledger's director on the upcoming Batman sequel The Dark Knight remembers the late actor as a memorable presence whose charisma on the movie's set was "as invisible and natural as gravity."</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Daniel Day-Lewis Dedicates Award to Heath Ledger</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20168762_20174052,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20168762_20174052,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>While accepting his award as outstanding male actor in a leading role &amp;amp;#8211; for There Will Be Blood &amp;amp;#8211; Daniel Day-Lewis gave a moving tribute to Heath Ledger, who was also honored in the annual "In Memoriam" montage.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Cate Blanchett Pays Tribute to Heath Ledger</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20174048,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20174048,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Though she didn't get a chance to know Heath Ledger, Cate Blanchett acknowledged the late actor's thriving career while accepting the Modern Master Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger's Passion for Chess</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173995,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173995,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>No stranger to the New York Washington Square Park chess world, Heath Ledger found joy by screaming the occasional 'checkmate!' But an observer who watched the actor's matches said Ledger played for the enjoyment, even though he lost some of his chessboard battles.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>AUDIO: Heath Ledger Talks About His Career</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173623,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173623,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Two years ago, when Heath Ledger and his girlfriend Michelle Williams traveled with their new baby an hour and half north of L.A. to accept the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Breakthrough Performance of the Year Award, it was just another stop in what had been a seemingly endless award season for the young actor.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>HEATH LEDGER: ALL THE LATEST NEWS UPDATES</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,20173080,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,20173080,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Complete coverage on his tragic death, plus reactions from friends and family</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath En Route to Final Resting Place</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173940,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173940,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The remains of Heath Ledger were removed from the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home in New York City Friday afternoon, and are en route to an unspecified airport, police confirm to PEOPLE.</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger's Family Pours Out Grief</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173804,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173804,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Heath Ledger's family members bared their grief in an Australian newspaper, writing of the heart-wrenching loss of the Hollywood actor &amp;amp;#8211; who to them was always a brother or a son.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ledger's Rep: No Plans for a Public Service</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173816,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173816,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Services for Heath Ledger will remain private, a rep for the late actor said in a statement Friday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger's Final Days</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173750,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173750,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>The day before he died, Heath Ledger had a quiet breakfast alone, then bought groceries and made plans for the following day, PEOPLE has learned.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath's Relatives Flying to New York for Funeral</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173630,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173630,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Friday will find relatives of Heath Ledger arriving in New York City for his funeral, says a spokesman for the funeral home handling the service.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger Remembered as an 'Amazing' Dad</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173634,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173634,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>To the world, Heath Ledger was an Academy Award-nominated actor with a bright professional future ahead of him. But to his daughter Matilda, he was so much more.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Production Suspended on Heath Ledger's Latest Movie</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173511,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173511,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Production on Heath Ledger's latest movie, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, has been halted following the 28-year-old actor's tragic death, a manager for the film crew's union tells PEOPLE.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Uncles: Heath Ledger Was 'Vibrant and Fun-Loving'</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173620,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173620,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Haydn Ledger, an uncle of the late Heath Ledger, dismisses any suggestion that his "vibrant and fun-loving" nephew might have done anything rash such as take his own life.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Close Friend Describes Heath as 'Edgy' Over Christmas</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173487,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173487,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Heath Ledger was described by a friend, model Sophie Ward, as being nervous and anxious over the Christmas holidays, when he was home in Perth &amp;amp;#8211; and he felt especially remiss over not being with Matlida, his 2-year-old daughter by Michelle Williams, reports the West Australian newspaper.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: Ledger Had 6 Prescription Drugs Nearby</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173475,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173475,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>It will be days before authorities can determine the cause of Heath Ledger's death, but more details have surfaced on what specific drugs were found in his room Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>No Drugs Found on Rolled-Up $20 Bill Near Ledger</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173262,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173262,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Tests found no drug residue on a rolled-up $20 bill found near Heath Ledger's body, police said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Inside Heath Ledger's Sleepless Nights</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173299,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173299,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>New York's Washington Square Park is sometimes a haven for the stray homeless to get some shut-eye, curled up on a bench somewhere. For Heath Ledger, it was a place to roam while sleep evaded him.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fans, Neighbors Mourn 'Sweet Man' Heath</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173215,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173215,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Flowers and messages were placed in front of Heath Ledger's Manhattan apartment Tuesday night as mourners remembered the actor following his tragic death on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Initial Ledger Autopsy Proves Inconclusive</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173218,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173218,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Wednesday's autopsy was unable to determine how Heath Ledger died, say officials. Additional tests and more time are required.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>I-Reporters recall meeting kind, handsome Heath Ledger</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/23/remembering.ledger.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/23/remembering.ledger.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>CNN.com reader Kristy O'Connor took a prenatal yoga class with Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams and says she was "in awe of his devotion and attention to Michelle." Reader Dena Michnowih says she came across Ledger in Brooklyn, New York, teaching his young daughter Matilda her right from her left, and was enchanted.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Clues in Heath Ledger's Death</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1706361,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1706361,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>As an autopsy report comes back inconclusive, the city he lived in mourns for the actor and asks why and how he died</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Autopsy fails to find how actor Heath Ledger died</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/23/heath.ledger.dead/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/23/heath.ledger.dead/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>An autopsy Wednesday morning on actor Heath Ledger was inconclusive, and a cause-of-death determination will take 10 to 14 days, a medical examiner's spokeswoman said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger's Family Speaks Out on His Death</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173180,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173180,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Heath Ledger's father Kim has spoken out following the shocking death of the 28-year-old actor Tuesday in New York. According to a statement from the family:</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger: An Appreciation</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173204,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173204,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Following his untimely death yesterday at age 28, Heath Ledger is likely to be best remembered for his role as a taciturn gay cowboy in 2005's Brokeback Mountain. 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in a possible drug-related death</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger's NYC Burger Break</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20159383,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20159383,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>He's newly single, but Heath Ledger isn't exactly burning up the party scene. The actor, who split from girlfriend Michelle Williams in September, was spotted sharing a quiet dinner with friends at the Spotted Pig Thursday night. He washed down a burger and the Pig's famous shoestring fries with a bottle of red wine.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams Split</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20054428,00.html</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20054428,00.html</guid><description>Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams have split after three years together, a source confirms to PEOPLE.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>