December 2008
2 posts
Celebrity Death of the Day
River Phoenix (1970-1993)
The promising and beautiful actor had his life cut short outside of Johnny Depp’s Viper Room on Sunset Strip when he collapsed into seizures due to a Speedball overdose. His traumatised younger brother Joaquin, called 911 and begged for ambulance workers to save his brother - you can listen here.
Click on River for a coffin shot - but be warned, it isn’t...
Celebrity Death of the Day
Eve Meyer (1928-1977)
American pin-up and first wife of legendary exploitation director Russ Meyer, this former Playboy playmate met her end in the the world’s worst pre-9/11 aviation accident - The Tenerife Disaster. During take off preparations, Meyer’s Pan-Am airflight collided with a Dutch plane on the runway. Some managed to survive the American flight by climbing out onto the...