Jayne Mansfield
Age: 34 (1933 – 1967)
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress best known for her bombshell curves and roles in films during the 1950s and ’60s. She was born on April 19, 1933 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. On June 29, 1967, Mansfield and Brody, her attorney/lover, were driving home from a nightclub performance in Mississippi when they whipped around a dark curve and crashed into a slow-moving semi-truck, instantly killing both of them. Jayne Mansfield was only 34 years old and still in the prime of her career at the time of her shocking and tragic death. See Also: Top 16 Most Generous Celebrities
Marilyn Monroe
Age: 36 (1926 – 1962)
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. When she was alive, she was one of the most famous film stars and sex symbols of the 1950s. She is also regarded as one of the most valued famous culture icons of the twentieth century. She played a role in popular titles like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Seven Year Itch, and Some Like it Hot. She was found dead at only 36 years old. According to autopsy, she died from barbiturate overdose.
Paul Walker
Age: 40 (1973 – 2013)
Paul Walker was an American actor. He started his career guest-starring in a good number of television shows such as The Young and Restless and Touched by an Angel. The movie icon gained fame for his roles in coming-of-age and teen films such as She’s All That and Varsity Blues. However, he gained international prominence for his character Brian O’Conner in the 2001 street racing action film Fast and Furious which is what he is greatly remembered for. He is also remembered for his role in films such as Eight Below, Timeline, Into the Blue, Joy Ride and Running Scared. He died at 40 years of age in a car clash after having shot Fast and Furious 7 which was released in April 2015. See Also: Top 15 Hottest World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Divas
Gary Coleman
Age: 42 (1968 – 2010)
Gary Coleman was an American actor, voice artist, and comedian. He was popular for his remarkable role as Arnold Jackson in Diff’rent Strokes (1978–1986) and for his small stature as an adult. The indomitable cuteness written all over him as a child star rode across the hearts of all that watched the show. However, despite a successful childhood acting career he was regrettably surrounded by misery. He spent a good amount of his adulthood depressed. He had financial difficulties later in his life before he passed away in 2010 at the age of 42 from a fatal head injury sustained from a fall down the stairs of his Utah home.
Natalie Wood
Age: 43 (1938 – 1981)
Actress Natalie Wood starred in the films Rebel Without a Cause with James Dean and in West Side Story as Maria. She drowned during a boating trip in 1981 with her husband and a friend. Her death was ruled an accidental drowning. It was theorized that Wood fell in the water while attempting to secure the dinghy to prevent it from banging into the boat. Some objected to this explanation, as Wood had a lifelong fear of water.
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Natasha Richardson
Age: 45 (1963 – 2009)
Natasha Jane Richardson was an English stage and screen actress who was marries to Liam Neeson. On 16 March 2009, Natasha sustained a head injury when she fell while taking a beginner skiing lesson at the Mont Tremblant Resort in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada about 80 miles (130 km) from Montreal. She was transferred by ambulance to Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur, Montreal, in critical condition and was admitted about seven hours after the fall. The following day, she was flown to Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, where she died on 18 March at the age of 45. An autopsy conducted by the New York City Medical Examiners Office on 19 March revealed the cause of death was an “epidural hematoma due to blunt impact to the head”, and her death was ruled an accident. Her heart, kidneys and liver were donated to other individuals.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Age: 46 (1967 – 2014)
Philip Seymour was an American actor, director, and producer of film and theater. Popular for his peculiar supporting and character roles – usually lowlifes, bullies, and misfits. Until his death at age 46 said to be caused by acute mixed drug intoxication, including heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamine, Philip was a constant presence in films from the early 1990s. His portrayal of the author Truman Capote in the film Capote gained him international prominence. His other popular performances include Charlie Wilson’s War, Doubt, The Master, and The Hunger Games.
Judy Garland
Age: 47 (1922 – 1969)
One of the brightest, most tragic movie stars of Hollywood’s Golden Era, Judy Garland was a much-loved character whose warmth and spirit, along with her rich and exuberant voice, kept theatre-goers entertained with an array of delightful musicals. She died of an overdose of barbiturates, the drug that had dominated her much of her life, on the 22nd of June 1969 at the age of 47. See Also: 10 Inevitable Commandments of Being A Bride’s Maid
Whitney Houston
Age: 48 (1963 – 2012)
Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress. Born on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey, Whitney Houston almost seemed destined from birth to become a singer. She died at the age of 48 on February 11, 2012, in Los Angeles at a Beverly Hilton hotel where a Grammy party was being held by Clive Davis. Houston had been seen out in the days before her death, including at one of the pre-Grammy parties. According to a report released by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office on March 22, 2012, the official cause of her death was accidental drowning. The effects of heart disease and cocaine found in her system were contributing factors as well.
