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Kurt Cobain 1967-1994 - the singer ushered in the 'Grunge' scene in the early '90s with Nirvana. But fame was never his intention, and it seemed to add to his suffering, brought on by depression, chronic bronchitis and heroin addiction. He died at 27 of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. (AP Photo/Mark J.Terrill)

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Paul Walker 1973-2013 — the star of the "Fast & Furious" movie series died in a car crash north of Los Angeles. He was 40. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

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Aaliyah 1979-2001- the R&B singer and actress Aaliyah died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, when a small plane that was to carry her and eight others back to the United States crashed after takeoff in the Bahamas. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper, file)

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Cory Monteith 1982-2013 This Aug. 19, 2012 file photo shows actor Cory Monteith at the 2012 Do Something awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Monteith, who shot to fame in the hit TV series "Glee" but was beset by addiction struggles so fierce that he once said he was lucky to be alive, died July 13, 2013 after an overdose of heroin and alcohol. He was 31. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

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Bruce Lee 1940-1973 - the actor and martial arts superstar is shown in a scene from the 1973 film, "Enter the Dragon," completed shortly before the martial arts stars' death of brain edema in 1973. (AP Photo/HO)

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Janis Joplin 1943-1970 - the singer was 27 when she was found dead of a heroin overdose in a Hollywood hotel room-a tragic end to a life of on-again/off-again addiction that began when she left her small town in Texas for San Francisco in the early 1960s. A 1969 photo of rock singer Janis Joplin. (AP Photo)

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Jimi Hendrix 1942-1970 - Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as 'arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music.' Although the details of Hendrix's last day and death are widely disputed, he spent much of September 17, 1970, in London with Monika Dannemann, the only witness to his final hours. Dannemann said that she prepared a meal for them at her apartment in the Samarkand Hotel, 22 Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill, sometime around 11 p.m., when they shared a bottle of wine. She drove Hendrix to the residence of an acquaintance at approximately 1:45 a.m., where he remained for about an hour before she picked him up and drove them back to her flat at 3 a.m. Dannemann said they talked until around 7 a.m., when they went to sleep. She awoke around 11 a.m., and found Hendrix breathing, but unconscious and unresponsive. She called for an ambulance at 11:18 a.m.; they arrived on the scene at 11:27 a.m. Paramedics then transported Hendrix to St Mary Abbot's Hospital where Dr. John Bannister pronounced him dead at 12:45 p.m. on September 18, 1970. To determine the cause of death, coroner Gavin Thurston ordered a post-mortem examination on Hendrix's body, which was performed on September 21 by Professor Robert Donald Teare, a forensic pathologist. Thurston completed the inquest on September 28, and concluded that Hendrix aspirated his own vomit and died of asphyxia while intoxicated with barbiturates. Citing 'insufficient evidence of the circumstances', he declared an open verdict. Dannemann later revealed that Hendrix had taken nine of her prescribed Vesparax sleeping tablets, 18 times the recommended dosage. (AP Photo/HO)

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Buddy Holly 1936-1959 - rock and roll singer, songwriter and guitarist Buddy Holly is shown in 1959 at an unknown location. Holly, born Charles Hardin Holley in 1936 in Lubbock, Texas, died in a plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959. (AP Photo)

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James Dean 1931-1955 - a cultural icon of the United States and a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as troubled teenager Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his stardom were loner Cal Trask in East of Eden (1955) and surly ranch hand Jett Rink in Giant (1956). Dean's enduring fame and popularity rest on his performances in only these three films, in two of which he is in the leading role. Dean's premature death in a car crash cemented his legendary status. He became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, and remains the only actor to have had two posthumous acting nominations. Actor James Dean is seen in a scene from the 1956 movie, "Giant." (AP Photo)

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Lee Thompson Young 1984-2013 photo released by TNT shows Lee Thompson Young as Detective Barry Frost in the TV series, "Rizzoli & Isles." Los Angeles police say Young, 29, was found dead Monday morning, Aug. 19, 2013. The actor started his career as a teenager in the TV series "The Famous Jett Jackson" and was co-starring in the series "Rizzoli & Isles." (AP Photo/TNT, Darren Michaels)

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Jean Harlow 1911-1937 - film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s Harlow's popularity rivaled and soon surpassed that of her MGM colleagues Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer. She had become one of the biggest movie stars in the world by the late 1930s, often nicknamed the "Blond Bombshell" and the "Platinum Blonde", and popular for her "Laughing Vamp" movie persona. She died during the filming of Saratoga in 1937 at the age of 26. The film was completed using doubles and released a little over a month after Harlow's death. The American Film Institute ranked her as the 22nd greatest female star in Hollywood history. (AP Photo)

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River Phoenix 1970-1993 - was a teenager when he starred in 'Stand by Me' and when he earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance in 'Running on Empty.' Phoenix, above in a scene from 'Dark Blood,' was a vegan, environmentalist and animal rights activist. In 1993, he died of an accidental drug overdose. . (AP Photo/Miami International Film Festival)

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Heath Ledger | 1979-2008 -This image provided by Focus Features shows actor Heath Ledger portraying the character Ennis Del Mar in the movie "Brokeback Mountain." Ledger, the talented 28-year-old actor who gravitated toward dark, brooding roles that defied his leading-man looks, was found dead in a Manhattan apartment. (AP Photo/Focus Features)

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Sharon Tate 1943-1969 - Actress Sharon Tate, married to director Roman Polanski at the time, and four other individuals were murdered in her home by members of the Manson family on August 9, 1969. Actress Sharon Tate poses for a portrait in 1968. (AP Photo)

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John Belushi 1949-1982 -The hard-partying comedian who was in the original cast of "Saturday Night Live" died in 1982, three years after leaving "SNL," Belushi died at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont of a heroin and cocaine overdose. (AP Photo/Universal Studios Home Entertainment)

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Amy Winehouse 1983-2011 - the beehived soul-jazz diva whose self-destructive habits overshadowed a distinctive musical talent, was found dead Saturday in her London home. She was 27. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

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Corey Haim 1971-2010 - appeared in the A&E reality TV show "The Two Coreys" with his friend Corey Feldman. Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob for his roles in "Lucas" and "The Lost Boys" whose career was blighted by drug abuse, died Wednesday March 10, 2010. He was 38. (AP Photo/Courtesy AETN, L. Pief Weyman) NO SALES. MANDATORY CREDIT

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DJ AM 1973-2009 - celebrity disc jockey Adam Goldstein, also known as DJ AM, spins records at the Moody Blues clothing store opening in Scottsdale, Ariz. A law enforcement official says the celebrity disc jockey known as DJ AM has been found dead in a New York City apartment. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)

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Brittany Murphy 1977-2009 -the actress died in December 2009 at the age of 32, with the cause of death still under debate. She was in numerous movies, including Girl, Interrupted, 8 Mile, and Sin City, and did a lot of voice work, including in the Fox series King of the Hill. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

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Marilyn Monroe 1926-1962 - the actress and sex symbol was married three times, rumored to have had numerous affairs and made as much as 30 films. The final years of Monroe's life were marked by illness, personal problems, and a reputation for unreliability and being difficult to work with. The circumstances of her death, from an overdose of barbiturates, have been the subject of conjecture. Though officially classified as a 'probable suicide', the possibilities of an accidental overdose or a homicide have not been ruled out. She died at the age of 36. (AP Photo/Brooklyn Museum of Art, Bert Stern)