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Heath Almost Gave Up Pills

Friends, colleagues remember tragic actor

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 29, 2009 3:47 PM CDT

(Newser) – Heath Ledger was a complicated actor who quit using marijuana and alcohol and came close to giving up the sleeping pills that may have killed him, friends and colleagues tell Vanity Fair in a profile. Though he was leery of summer blockbusters—“He was...   Read full story »

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