ELOISE BADENHORST
Is it just Perdeby or is there a ‘Heath’ wave? This week we feature a man whose life we can sum up in three words… untimely, sexy and mysterious. Let’s enjoy the man who can be any girl’s dream knight (excuse the pun).
Heath Andrew Ledger: 1979 – 2008
Born: Subiaco Hospital, Perth, Australia.
Parents: Sally Ledger Bell (French teacher) & Kim Ledger (mining engineer & race car driver).
Height: 6.3
Star Sign: Aries
Claim to Fame: 10 Things I Hate About You ($50 million profit)
Relationship: Ledger dated Michelle Williams (from Dawson’s Creek).
Interesting about relationship: Had a tattoo on his arm of Old Man River written by Williams. Tattoo artist used Williams’
handwriting as stencil for tattoo.
Child: Daughter, Matilda Rose (October 28, 2005) with Williams.
Death: Found dead in apartment (New York).
Autopsy: Died of an accidental overdose of prescription medications. Inconclusive.
Conspiracy: Church of Scientology caused his death.
Interesting: First non-American to play ‘The Joker’ in Batman: The Dark Knight.
Movies: The Patriot($113 Million) and A Knight’s Tale ($117 Million).
Hobbies: From snowboarding and surfing to poetry.
