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| Heath Ledger is found dead in US | Heath Ledger is found dead in US |
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| Hollywood actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, a New York Police Department spokesman has said. | Hollywood actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, a New York Police Department spokesman has said. |
| "He was found unconscious at the apartment and pronounced dead," a police spokeswoman said. | "He was found unconscious at the apartment and pronounced dead," a police spokeswoman said. |
| Police are reportedly investigating if the Australian actor, who earned an Oscar nomination for Brokeback Mountain, died of a drug overdose. | Police are reportedly investigating if the Australian actor, who earned an Oscar nomination for Brokeback Mountain, died of a drug overdose. |
| The 28-year-old was found dead in the flat at around 1530 (2030 GMT). | |
| Police said they did not suspect foul play and that his body had been discovered surrounded by pills. | Police said they did not suspect foul play and that his body had been discovered surrounded by pills. |
| 'Pills' | 'Pills' |
| "We are investigating the possibility of an overdose," police spokesman Paul Browne told Reuters news agency. "There were pills within the vicinity of the bed." | "We are investigating the possibility of an overdose," police spokesman Paul Browne told Reuters news agency. "There were pills within the vicinity of the bed." |
| The BBC's Matthew Price in New York says the exact cause of death was still being investigated, but suicide has not been ruled out. | |
| Police, journalists and crowds of fans are outside the Broome Street apartment in the fashionable SoHo area. | |
| Investigators said Ledger had been due to have a massage at the flat. | |
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| The housekeeper went to tell him the masseuse had arrived and found him dead on Tuesday afternoon. | The housekeeper went to tell him the masseuse had arrived and found him dead on Tuesday afternoon. |
| The medical examiner's office said an autopsy would be carried out on Wednesday. | |
| In September the Perth-born actor split from his girlfriend Michelle Williams, with whom he has a two-year-old daughter, Matilda. | |
| She played his wife in 2005 film Brokeback Mountain. | She played his wife in 2005 film Brokeback Mountain. |
| The film's director Ang Lee said Ledger's performance had been a "miracle" of acting, echoing a young Marlon Brando. | The film's director Ang Lee said Ledger's performance had been a "miracle" of acting, echoing a young Marlon Brando. |
| He won an Oscar nomination for his role as a gay cowboy in the film but the award went to Philip Seymour Hoffman for his role as Truman Capote. | He won an Oscar nomination for his role as a gay cowboy in the film but the award went to Philip Seymour Hoffman for his role as Truman Capote. |
| Ledger is currently starring in I'm Not There, as one of several actors in a role representing singer Bob Dylan. | Ledger is currently starring in I'm Not There, as one of several actors in a role representing singer Bob Dylan. |
| The tragic star also plays the Joker in yet-to-be-released Batman film, The Dark Knight. | The tragic star also plays the Joker in yet-to-be-released Batman film, The Dark Knight. |
| He also starred in A Knight's Tale and The Patriot, and played a suicidal son in Monster's Ball. | He also starred in A Knight's Tale and The Patriot, and played a suicidal son in Monster's Ball. |