Base rate war: Leading PSBs set base rate at 8%

All the big public sector banks announced their base rate—their benchmark rate below which they can't lend. The base rate replaces the opaque benchmark prime lending rate (BPLR). This base rate will include the bank's cost of funds and cost of running the bank. State Bank of India (SBI) said its base rate is 7.5% while Punjab National Bank (PNB), Bank of Baroda (BoB), Union Bank, Central Bank of India, Bank of Rajasthan, Indian Bank,UCO Bank, IDBI Bank and Indian Bank announced that their base rate will be 8%. Dhanlaxmi Bank has set base rate at 7% while Federal Bank has set it at 7.75%. So how this new rate going to impact banks and customers? CNBC-TV18’s Latha Venkatesh and Gopika Gopakumar report.Banks announce base rates;...

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Base rate war: Leading PSBs set base rate at 8%

All the big public sector banks announced their base rate—their benchmark rate below which they can't lend. The base rate replaces the opaque benchmark prime lending rate (BPLR). This base rate will include the bank's cost of funds and cost of running the bank. State Bank of India (SBI) said its base rate is 7.5% while Punjab National Bank (PNB), Bank of Baroda (BoB), Union Bank, Central Bank of India, Bank of Rajasthan, Indian Bank,UCO Bank, IDBI Bank and Indian Bank announced that their base rate will be 8%. Dhanlaxmi Bank has set base rate at 7% while Federal Bank has set it at 7.75%. So how this new rate going to impact banks and customers? CNBC-TV18’s Latha Venkatesh and Gopika Gopakumar report.Banks announce base rates;...

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Brazilian woman alleges rape by landlord

New Delhi: A 27-year-old Brazilian woman, pursuing a Mass Communication course in Noida, has alleged that she was raped twice by her landlord here after mixing sedatives in her coffee, police said Tuesday.The incident reported from CR Park came to light this morning after the woman lodged a complaint in which she claimed that her landlord raped her twice after giving her coffee laced with sedatives.The woman, who is pursuing the course from a private institute in Noida, came to India in the first week of June. She has been staying in a rented accommodation since June 19.She claimed that on June 20, her landlord came to meet her and offered coffee. She fell unconscious after drinking the coffee and the landlord raped her on that day....

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Brazilian woman alleges rape by landlord

New Delhi: A 27-year-old Brazilian woman, pursuing a Mass Communication course in Noida, has alleged that she was raped twice by her landlord here after mixing sedatives in her coffee, police said Tuesday.The incident reported from CR Park came to light this morning after the woman lodged a complaint in which she claimed that her landlord raped her twice after giving her coffee laced with sedatives.The woman, who is pursuing the course from a private institute in Noida, came to India in the first week of June. She has been staying in a rented accommodation since June 19.She claimed that on June 20, her landlord came to meet her and offered coffee. She fell unconscious after drinking the coffee and the landlord raped her on that day....

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Singer/actress Jennifer Hudson has spoken out about the tragic murders of her mother, brother and nephew by her brother-in-law. Hudson, 28, recently spoke to VH1’s ‘Behind the Music’ about the brutal murder of her family in October 2008 by her brother-in-law, William Balfour. “It’s all a blur, it was surreal,” the New York Daily News quoted her as telling ‘Behind the Music’. “It was like I was outside of myself,” she revealed. She revealed that the tragedy sent her into seclusion for weeks. “For almost two weeks straight . . . [I was] inside one room with just family and friends coming in and out,” she said. “I prayed when I’d get up in the morning and prayed before I lay down at night,” she add...

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Singer/actress Jennifer Hudson has spoken out about the tragic murders of her mother, brother and nephew by her brother-in-law. Hudson, 28, recently spoke to VH1’s ‘Behind the Music’ about the brutal murder of her family in October 2008 by her brother-in-law, William Balfour. “It’s all a blur, it was surreal,” the New York Daily News quoted her as telling ‘Behind the Music’. “It was like I was outside of myself,” she revealed. She revealed that the tragedy sent her into seclusion for weeks. “For almost two weeks straight . . . [I was] inside one room with just family and friends coming in and out,” she said. “I prayed when I’d get up in the morning and prayed before I lay down at night,” she add...

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Ranjita to pen 'how to survive a scandal'

CHENNAI: Three months after the telecast of the controversial tapes that allegedly showed her with godman Nithyananda in a compromising position, actor Ranjita is busy working on a self-help book, tentatively titled 'How to survive a scandal'. And the book draws on her experience. Play Video Go to Video "I am writing this based on my experiences in the past six months, and there are so many people out there feeling traumatised and suicidal," the actor told TOI in an exclusive interview, the first after the controversy broke. "My book will help people come to terms with personal problems, and I am in talks with a couple of publishers," she says."I am also writing a fiction, aimed at...

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Ranjita to pen 'how to survive a scandal'

CHENNAI: Three months after the telecast of the controversial tapes that allegedly showed her with godman Nithyananda in a compromising position, actor Ranjita is busy working on a self-help book, tentatively titled 'How to survive a scandal'. And the book draws on her experience. Play Video Go to Video "I am writing this based on my experiences in the past six months, and there are so many people out there feeling traumatised and suicidal," the actor told TOI in an exclusive interview, the first after the controversy broke. "My book will help people come to terms with personal problems, and I am in talks with a couple of publishers," she says."I am also writing a fiction, aimed at...

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Shocking celebrity deaths

John F. Kennedy Jr. (November 25, 1960 – July 16, 1999): The Kennedy family curse returned to haunt American socialite, magazine publisher, lawyer, and pilot John F. Kennedy Jr. as well. The only son of US President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, Kennedy was killed in a plane crash along with his wife and sister-in-law on July 16, 19...

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Natalie Wood (July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981): Wood began acting in movies at the age of 4, and became a successful child actor in such films as Miracle on 34th Street (1947). A well received performance opposite James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and helped her to make the transition from a child performer. Wood drowned near Santa Catalina Island, California at age 43. She had not yet completed her final film, the science fiction drama Brainstorm (1983) with Christopher Walken, which was released posthumous...

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John F. Kennedy Jr. (November 25, 1960 – July 16, 1999): The Kennedy family curse returned to haunt American socialite, magazine publisher, lawyer, and pilot John F. Kennedy Jr. as well. The only son of US President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, Kennedy was killed in a plane crash along with his wife and sister-in-law on July 16, 19...

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Natalie Wood (July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981): Wood began acting in movies at the age of 4, and became a successful child actor in such films as Miracle on 34th Street (1947). A well received performance opposite James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and helped her to make the transition from a child performer. Wood drowned near Santa Catalina Island, California at age 43. She had not yet completed her final film, the science fiction drama Brainstorm (1983) with Christopher Walken, which was released posthumous...

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John Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982): American comedian, actor, and musician Belushi is remembered for his work on Saturday Night Live, National Lampoon's Animal House, and The Blues Brothers. On March 5, 1982, Belushi was found dead in his room at Bungalow #3 of the Chateau Marmont on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. The cause of death was a speedball, a combined injection of cocaine and heroin. In the photo, John Belushi (2nd L) is seen with Dan Aykroyd in The Blues Brothe...

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Steve Irwin (February 22, 1962 – September 4, 2006): The iconic Australian television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist achieved worldwide fame with the television program The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series co-hosted with his wife Terri Irwin. He died in 2006 after being fatally pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming in Australia's Great Barrier Re...

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John Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982): American comedian, actor, and musician Belushi is remembered for his work on Saturday Night Live, National Lampoon's Animal House, and The Blues Brothers. On March 5, 1982, Belushi was found dead in his room at Bungalow #3 of the Chateau Marmont on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. The cause of death was a speedball, a combined injection of cocaine and heroin. In the photo, John Belushi (2nd L) is seen with Dan Aykroyd in The Blues Brothe...

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Steve Irwin (February 22, 1962 – September 4, 2006): The iconic Australian television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist achieved worldwide fame with the television program The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series co-hosted with his wife Terri Irwin. He died in 2006 after being fatally pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming in Australia's Great Barrier Re...

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Sonny Bono (February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998): American record producer, singer, actor, and politician Sonny Bono's career spanned over three decades. Bono wrote, arranged, and produced a number of hit records with singles like 'I Got You Babe' and 'The Beat Goes On', although his then-wife Cher received more attention as a performer. On January 5, 1998, Bono died from injuries sustained when he struck a tree while skiing on the Nevada side of Heavenly Ski Resort near South Lake Tahoe, California. He was ...

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Sonny Bono (February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998): American record producer, singer, actor, and politician Sonny Bono's career spanned over three decades. Bono wrote, arranged, and produced a number of hit records with singles like 'I Got You Babe' and 'The Beat Goes On', although his then-wife Cher received more attention as a performer. On January 5, 1998, Bono died from injuries sustained when he struck a tree while skiing on the Nevada side of Heavenly Ski Resort near South Lake Tahoe, California. He was ...

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Jade Goody (June 5, 1981 – March 22, 2009): Audiences in India didn't get introduced to English celebrity Jade Goody under the best possible circumstances. In January 2007, Goody was a housemate in Celebrity Big Brother. During the show she was accused of racist bullying against Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty. Following her eviction from the show, she admitted her actions had been wrong and she subsequently made many public apologies. In August 2008, she appeared on the Indian version of Big Brother, Bigg Boss, but withdrew early from the show and returned to the UK after being told she had cervical cancer. In February 2009, after the cancer metastasised, she was told that it was terminal. She married Jack Tweed on February 22, 2009...

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Jade Goody (June 5, 1981 – March 22, 2009): Audiences in India didn't get introduced to English celebrity Jade Goody under the best possible circumstances. In January 2007, Goody was a housemate in Celebrity Big Brother. During the show she was accused of racist bullying against Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty. Following her eviction from the show, she admitted her actions had been wrong and she subsequently made many public apologies. In August 2008, she appeared on the Indian version of Big Brother, Bigg Boss, but withdrew early from the show and returned to the UK after being told she had cervical cancer. In February 2009, after the cancer metastasised, she was told that it was terminal. She married Jack Tweed on February 22, 2009...

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Ayrton Senna (March 21, 1960, – May 1, 1994): Brazilian racing driver and three-time Formula One world champion Senna was killed in a crash while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, and remains the most recent Grand Prix driver to die at the wheel of a Formula One c...

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John Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003): The American actor and comedian is perhaps best known for playing Jack Tripper in the ABC sitcom Three's Company. On September 11, 2003, Ritter felt ill while rehearsing scenes for a season 2 episode of 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. He was taken across the street to Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, where he died later that evening. Ritter was 6 days short of his 55th birthd...

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Ayrton Senna (March 21, 1960, – May 1, 1994): Brazilian racing driver and three-time Formula One world champion Senna was killed in a crash while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, and remains the most recent Grand Prix driver to die at the wheel of a Formula One c...

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John Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003): The American actor and comedian is perhaps best known for playing Jack Tripper in the ABC sitcom Three's Company. On September 11, 2003, Ritter felt ill while rehearsing scenes for a season 2 episode of 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. He was taken across the street to Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, where he died later that evening. Ritter was 6 days short of his 55th birthd...

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Sharon Tate (January 24, 1943 – August 9, 1969): During the 1960s she played small television roles before appearing in several films. After receiving positive reviews for her comedic performances, she was hailed as one of Hollywood's promising newcomers and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Valley of the Dolls (1967). Married to the film director Roman Polanski in 1968, Tate was eight and a half months pregnant when she was murdered in her home, along with four others, by followers of Charles Manson. (Wikiped...

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Michael Hutchence (January 22, 1960 – November 22, 1997): The Australian singer-songwriter is most famous for his work with rock band INXS. The INXS album, 'Elegantly Wasted', was released in April 1997. Hutchence and INXS went on a world tour. The final leg of the tour was to be in Australia in November and December. However, on the morning of 22 November 1997, Hutchence, aged 37, was found dead in his room, Room 524, at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Double Bay, Sydney. The New South Wales Coroner determined that Hutchence's death was the result of suicide. (Wikiped...

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Sharon Tate (January 24, 1943 – August 9, 1969): During the 1960s she played small television roles before appearing in several films. After receiving positive reviews for her comedic performances, she was hailed as one of Hollywood's promising newcomers and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Valley of the Dolls (1967). Married to the film director Roman Polanski in 1968, Tate was eight and a half months pregnant when she was murdered in her home, along with four others, by followers of Charles Manson. (Wikiped...

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Michael Hutchence (January 22, 1960 – November 22, 1997): The Australian singer-songwriter is most famous for his work with rock band INXS. The INXS album, 'Elegantly Wasted', was released in April 1997. Hutchence and INXS went on a world tour. The final leg of the tour was to be in Australia in November and December. However, on the morning of 22 November 1997, Hutchence, aged 37, was found dead in his room, Room 524, at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Double Bay, Sydney. The New South Wales Coroner determined that Hutchence's death was the result of suicide. (Wikiped...

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Jim Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971): Best known as the lead singer and lyricist of 'The Doors', Morrison is widely considered to be one of the most charismatic frontmen in rock music history. Morrison died on July 3, 1971. In the official account of his death, he was found in a Paris apartment bathtub by Courson. Pursuant to French law, no autopsy was performed because the medical examiner claimed to have found no evidence of foul play. The absence of an official autopsy has left many questions regarding Morrison's cause of death. (Wikiped...

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Jim Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971): Best known as the lead singer and lyricist of 'The Doors', Morrison is widely considered to be one of the most charismatic frontmen in rock music history. Morrison died on July 3, 1971. In the official account of his death, he was found in a Paris apartment bathtub by Courson. Pursuant to French law, no autopsy was performed because the medical examiner claimed to have found no evidence of foul play. The absence of an official autopsy has left many questions regarding Morrison's cause of death. (Wikiped...

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Grace Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982): American actress Kelly married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco in April 1956. Retiring from acting at 26, she entered upon her duties in Monaco. Her death, two months before her 53rd birthday, was the result of an automobile accident caused by cerebral hemorrhage. In June 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her #13 in their list of top female stars of American cinema. (Wikiped...

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James Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955): Dean's status as a cultural icon is best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause, in which he starred as troubled Los Angeles teenager Jim Stark. On September 30, 1955, Dean and his mechanic Rolf Wütherich set off from Competition Motors, where they had prepared his Porsche 550 Spyder that morning for a sports car race at Salinas, California. En route, he was involved in a head-on collision that claimed his life. (Wikiped...

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Grace Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982): American actress Kelly married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco in April 1956. Retiring from acting at 26, she entered upon her duties in Monaco. Her death, two months before her 53rd birthday, was the result of an automobile accident caused by cerebral hemorrhage. In June 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her #13 in their list of top female stars of American cinema. (Wikiped...

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James Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955): Dean's status as a cultural icon is best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause, in which he starred as troubled Los Angeles teenager Jim Stark. On September 30, 1955, Dean and his mechanic Rolf Wütherich set off from Competition Motors, where they had prepared his Porsche 550 Spyder that morning for a sports car race at Salinas, California. En route, he was involved in a head-on collision that claimed his life. (Wikiped...

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Kurt Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994): Best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Nirvana, Cobain, found himself anointed by the media as the generation's 'spokesman'. During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with heroin addiction, illness and depression, his fame and public image, as well as the professional and lifelong personal pressures surrounding himself and his wife, musician Courtney Love. On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. The circumstances of his death have sometimes become a topic of fascination and debate. (Wikiped...

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Elvis Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977): Presley is often regarded as one of the most important figures of 20th-century popular culture. He was one of the originators of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country and rhythm and blues. Journalist Tony Scherman writes that by early 1977, "Elvis Presley had become a grotesque caricature of his sleek, energetic former self. Hugely overweight, his mind dulled by the pharmacopoeia he daily ingested, he was barely able to pull himself through his abbreviated concerts." In his final days, Presley suffered from multiple ailments — glaucoma, high blood pressure, liver damage, and an enlarged colon, each aggravated, and possibly caused, by drug abuse. He was scheduled...

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Kurt Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994): Best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Nirvana, Cobain, found himself anointed by the media as the generation's 'spokesman'. During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with heroin addiction, illness and depression, his fame and public image, as well as the professional and lifelong personal pressures surrounding himself and his wife, musician Courtney Love. On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. The circumstances of his death have sometimes become a topic of fascination and debate. (Wikiped...

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Elvis Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977): Presley is often regarded as one of the most important figures of 20th-century popular culture. He was one of the originators of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country and rhythm and blues. Journalist Tony Scherman writes that by early 1977, "Elvis Presley had become a grotesque caricature of his sleek, energetic former self. Hugely overweight, his mind dulled by the pharmacopoeia he daily ingested, he was barely able to pull himself through his abbreviated concerts." In his final days, Presley suffered from multiple ailments — glaucoma, high blood pressure, liver damage, and an enlarged colon, each aggravated, and possibly caused, by drug abuse. He was scheduled...

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John Lennon (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980): With Paul McCartney, Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th century and 'wrote some of the most popular music in rock and roll history'. After The Beatles broke up in 1970, Lennon enjoyed a successful solo career, selling 14 million albums in the US alone. After a self-imposed 'retirement' in 1975 to raise his son Sean, Lennon reemerged in 1980 with a comeback album, Double Fantasy, but was murdered less than one month after its release. On the night of 8 December 1980, at around 10:50 pm, Mark David Chapman shot Lennon in the back four times at the entrance of the Dakota apartment building. Earlier that evening, Lennon had autographed...

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John Lennon (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980): With Paul McCartney, Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th century and 'wrote some of the most popular music in rock and roll history'. After The Beatles broke up in 1970, Lennon enjoyed a successful solo career, selling 14 million albums in the US alone. After a self-imposed 'retirement' in 1975 to raise his son Sean, Lennon reemerged in 1980 with a comeback album, Double Fantasy, but was murdered less than one month after its release. On the night of 8 December 1980, at around 10:50 pm, Mark David Chapman shot Lennon in the back four times at the entrance of the Dakota apartment building. Earlier that evening, Lennon had autographed...

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River Phoenix (August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993): He was listed on John Willis's Screen World, Vol. 38 as one of twelve 'promising new actors of 1986'. He died of a drug overdose on Halloween morning 1993 at age 23. He was the oldest sibling of actors and actresses Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix and Summer Phoenix. (Wikipedia) !-- -->...

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River Phoenix (August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993): He was listed on John Willis's Screen World, Vol. 38 as one of twelve 'promising new actors of 1986'. He died of a drug overdose on Halloween morning 1993 at age 23. He was the oldest sibling of actors and actresses Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix and Summer Phoenix. (Wikipedia) !-- -->...

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Brandon Lee (February 1, 1965 – March 31, 1993): The son of the late legendary martial arts film star Bruce Lee, Brandon was an actor and martial artist in his own right. After a promising start in action movies and the signing of a multi-film contract with 20th Century Fox, Lee was accidentally shot and killed in North Carolina at the age of 28 while filming The Crow (1994). (Wikiped...

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Brandon Lee (February 1, 1965 – March 31, 1993): The son of the late legendary martial arts film star Bruce Lee, Brandon was an actor and martial artist in his own right. After a promising start in action movies and the signing of a multi-film contract with 20th Century Fox, Lee was accidentally shot and killed in North Carolina at the age of 28 while filming The Crow (1994). (Wikiped...

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Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973): Considered by many as the most influential martial artist of the 20th century, and a cultural icon, Lee is noted for his roles in five feature length films, The Big Boss (1971), Fist of Fury (1972), Way of the Dragon (1972), Enter the Dragon (1973), and The Game of Death (1978). On May 10, 1973, Lee collapsed in Golden Harvest studios while doing dubbing work for the movie Enter the Dragon. Suffering from seizures and headaches, he was immediately rushed to Hong Kong Baptist Hospital where doctors diagnosed cerebral edema. These same symptoms that occurred in his first collapse were later repeated on the day of his death. On October 15, 2005, producer Raymond Chow stated in an interview...

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Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973): Considered by many as the most influential martial artist of the 20th century, and a cultural icon, Lee is noted for his roles in five feature length films, The Big Boss (1971), Fist of Fury (1972), Way of the Dragon (1972), Enter the Dragon (1973), and The Game of Death (1978). On May 10, 1973, Lee collapsed in Golden Harvest studios while doing dubbing work for the movie Enter the Dragon. Suffering from seizures and headaches, he was immediately rushed to Hong Kong Baptist Hospital where doctors diagnosed cerebral edema. These same symptoms that occurred in his first collapse were later repeated on the day of his death. On October 15, 2005, producer Raymond Chow stated in an interview...

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Heath Ledger (April 4, 1979 – January 22, 2008): Actor Heath Ledger's work comprises just nineteen films but he tasted both critical acclaim and huge commercial success with films like Brokeback Mountain, and The Dark Knight. He died at the age of 28, from an accidental 'toxic combination of prescription drugs'. A few months before his death, Ledger had finished filming his penultimate performance, as the Joker in The Dark Knight, his death coming during editing of the film and casting a shadow over the subsequent promotion of the $180 million production. (Wikiped...

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Gianni Versace (December 2, 1946 – July 15, 1997): The Italian fashion designer was founder of Gianni Versace S.p.A., an international fashion house, which produces accessories, fragrances, makeup and home furnishings as well as clothes. He also designed costumes for the theatre and films, and was a friend of Elton John, Sting, and Princess Diana among many others. Versace was murdered outside his Miami Beach home at the age of 50 by spree killer Andrew Cunanan. Cunanan used the same gun to commit suicide on a boat several days later. (Wikiped...

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