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Actor found dead: Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger was found dead this week in his Manhattan apartment, and preliminary indications were that he died of a drug overdose. Police say a housekeeper and a masseuse discovered Ledger, 28, naked and unconscious in a bedroom, with a bottle of prescription pills nearby. Foul play is not suspected. A native of Perth, Australia, Ledger received an Oscar nomination for his groundbreaking role as a taciturn cowboy in love with another cowboy in 2005’s Brokeback Mountain. He met actress Michelle Williams on the film set and later fathered a daughter with her; the couple split last summer. Ledger plays the Joker in upcoming Batman movie, The Dark Knight.

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