'70s, '80s and '90s Stars Who Died Way Before Their Time

[victorbrunswick]

Off the top of my head.

Eric Morecambe, 58
(heart attack, 1984)

Lena Zavaroni, 35
(pneumonia, 1999)

Diana Darvey, 54
(died from injuries sustained in a fall in her home, 2000)



Kenny Everett, 50
(AIDS, 1995)

Can you think of any others?

[Moondog]

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Freddie Mercury, 45
(AIDS, 1991)

it would've been great if Queen had made more albums.

[victorbrunswick]

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Peter Sellers, 54
(heart attack, 1980)



John Ritter, 54
(ruptured aorta, 2003)



Hervé Villachaize, 50
(suicide, 1993)

[culnara]

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Jim Morrison 27
( overdose )



Joe strummer 50
( heart defect )



Heath ledger 28
( overdose )

[victorbrunswick]

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Diffren't Strokes

Gary Coleman, 42
(died of injuries sustained in a fall in his home, 2010)



Dana Plato, 34
(overdose, 1999)

[victorbrunswick]

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Graham Chapman, 48
(cancer, 1989)

[Roz]

Re: '70s, '80s and '90s Stars Who Died Way Before Their Time

Rising Damp stars:

Richard Beckinsale (heart attack, aged 31)

Leonard Rossiter (heart attack, aged 57)

[victorbrunswick]

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Sid Vicious (aka John Simon Ritchie), 21
(heroin overdose, 1979)

[darren]

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corey haim.he passed away with pneumonia on march 10th 2010.aged 38. born december 23rd 1971.



jonathan brandis (April 13, 1976 – November 12, 2003) aged 27.cause of death suicide by hanging.

[victorbrunswick]

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River Phoenix, 23
(overdose, 1993)

[Trickyvee]

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David Rappaport (age 38, suicide). Remember him being on a Saturday morning kid's show.

[Roz]

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There is of course the '27' club (ie; stars who died aged 27 - some of whom have already been mentioned).

Kurt Cobain (suicide by shotgun)
Jim Morrison (heart failure)
Amy Whinehouse (alcohol poisoning)
Jimi Hendrix (asphyxiation)
Brian Jones (drowned)
Janis Joplin (overdose)
Jonathan Brandis (hanged)
Pete De Freitas (drummer Echo and the Bunnymen) - (motorcycle crash)


Also, slightly older, Ricky Wilson original guitarist with The B-52s and brother of their singer Cindy Wilson (died aged 32 of AIDS).

[victorbrunswick]

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Ronald Lacey, 55
(liver failure, 1991)

[victorbrunswick]

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Whitney Houston, 48
(accidental drowning, 2012)

[victorbrunswick]

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Dschinghis Khan

Louis Potgieter, 42
(AIDS, 1993)




Steve Bender, 63
(cancer, 2006)