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Heath Ledger tipped for Oscar after The Dark Knight premiere
Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English
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Heath Ledger's family joined celebrities and hundreds of other mourners yesterday to bid farewell to the actor at a memorial service in his Australian hometown that began with a haunting Aboriginal dirge. (article 3)
An emotional Williams, wearing dark glasses and a white dress with black trim, was not accompanied by Matilda, her 2-year-old daughter fathered by Ledger. (article 3)
The father of Hollywood actor Heath Ledger issued a warning to users of prescription drugs after a coroner confirmed the Brokeback Mountain star had died of an accidental overdose. (article 4)
In a statement released through his son's publicist, Ledger's father , Kim, said: " Heath's accidental death serves as a caution to the hidden dangers of combining prescription medication, even at low dosage. (article 4)
" Mr Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine said Hirsch. (article 4)
Bale - in the lead role for a second time - joined Sir Michael Caine and Maggie Gyllenhaal on the red carpet. (article 1)
A black carpet was rolled out and there was talk of a posthumous Oscar, as Heath Ledger film The Dark Knight was unveiled in New York last night. (article 2)
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Source articles
- Batman film has London premiere (BBC News, 07/21/2008, 301 words)
- Heath Ledger tipped for Oscar after The Dark Knight premiere (entertainment.timesonline.co.uk, 07/21/2008, 378 words)
- Final farewell to Heath Ledger (entertainment.timesonline.co.uk, 07/21/2008, 614 words)
- Heath Ledger died from accidental overdose of prescription drugs, autopsy concludes (entertainment.timesonline.co.uk, 07/21/2008, 117 words)
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