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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Heath Ledger : Hollywood's Dark Star
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' Heath Ledger was one the most charismatic and powerful screen presences of his generation. Having established a high-profile acting career by the age of 21 with the lead in A Knight's Tale, the young Australian went on to pursue a succession of increasingly diverse and often subversive roles that challenged the film industry s initial impression of him as a mere teen-idol. While a limited number of his early roles would hint at the greatness of which he was capable, it was not until his melancholy, Oscar-nominated performance in Ang Lee's modern classic Brokeback Mountain that Heath proved beyond question the blistering extent of his abilities and secured his place amongst the Hollywood elite, bringing to this new status a depth of artistry absent in all but the most accomplished of his contemporaries. His sudden death at the age of 28 rocked the film industry to its core, created an international media storm, and threw a poignant shadow over the completed body of work that has now become his legacy.

'This book explores Heath's relationships with actresses Heather Graham, Naomi Watts, and Michelle Williams (his ex-fiancee and the mother of his daughter Matilda), recounts the full story of the making of Brokeback Mountain, and details that film's subsequent impact. It charts Ledger's increasingly troubled state of mind as the role of the Joker in The Dark Knight took a disturbing physical and psychological toll, and examines the dissatisfaction with his own performances that plagued him until the very end. Heath Ledger: Hollywood's Dark Star is the definitive story of the life and times of a compelling and intense young man whose loss will be profoundly felt for many years to come.' (Libraries Australia)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Prahran, South Yarra - Glen Iris area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Hardie Grant Books , 2008 .
      Extent: 207p.
      Description: illus. (chiefly col.), ports
      ISBN: 9781740666862 (pbk.)
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Plexus ,
      2008 .
      Extent: 207p.
      Description: illus. (chiefly col.), ports
      ISBN: 9780859654272 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

In Short : Nonfiction Bruce Elder , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6-7 December 2008; (p. 35)

— Review of Heath Ledger : Hollywood's Dark Star Brian J. Robb , 2008 single work biography
In Short : Nonfiction Bruce Elder , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6-7 December 2008; (p. 35)

— Review of Heath Ledger : Hollywood's Dark Star Brian J. Robb , 2008 single work biography
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