Amy Winehouse - The British singer was found dead at her house in Camden, London. According to the medical report, her death was caused by excessive drinking of alcohol, although her family said that she had stopped drinking in recent times.

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Brittany Murphy - The actress had a cardiac arrest, which could have been caused by a combination of anaemia and pneumonia, as indicated in her death report. Curiously, her husband died five months later from the same causes.

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Tupac - The deaths of rappers Tupac and Notorious B.I.G are often confused as the two were big rivals. The actor and rapper was killed in a drive-by shooting after attending the fight between Mike Tyson and Bruce Sheldon.

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Notorious B.I.G - The rapper was hit in the chest four times by the driver of a car which was near his. Many people believe that this case was linked to the death of his rival Tupac Shakur.

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Bruce Lee - The martial arts film star took a pill to help him sleep and help relieve a headache. Unfortunately he died from a strange reaction which his body had to the medication.

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Michael Jackson - The king of pop died from a respiratory arrest, caused from an overdose of medication which included the anaesthetic propofol. Conrad Murray, the singer's official doctor, was sent to jail for 4 years for negligent homicide.

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Brandon Lee - Lee died after the actor Michael Massee shot him with a prop gun whilst filming for 'The Crow'.

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Bobby Fuller - The singer was found dead in a car outside his house. The postmortem revealed the cause of death to be haemorrhages caused by heat and gas vapors.

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Corey Haim - The official cause of death of the 80's teenage star was declared to be from pneumonia and usage of prescribed medication.

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Jeff Buckley - The musician disappeared after swimming in a river in Memphis.

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David Carradine - The actor was found dead at a hotel in Bangkok, in Thailand, where he was filming his last film.

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Elvis Presley - According to the doctor who looked after the "King of Rock", he died from constipation.

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George Reeves - Superman ended up missing out on other roles and killed himself after a long battle with depression.

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Grace Kelly - The beautiful actress died in a car accident after apparently suffering from a stroke.

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Heath Ledger - The actor who played the Joker was pronounced dead in his apartment in New York. A postmortem concluded that he had died from an accidental overdose of medication for indigestion which he used frequently.

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Jack Nance - The actor was found dead after suffering a blow to the head and subsequent haemorrhage. It's believed that this was caused by a fight with two men in a café.

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Jim Morrison - The vocalist from 'The Doors' was found lifeless in his apartment. Forensic medical reports stated that the singer had suffered a heart attack.

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John F. Kennedy - The former president of the USA was assassinated whilst on parade in an open topped car and died from the two direct gunshots.

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John Lennon - The Beatles singer was assassinated in the doorway of his apartment by Mark Chapman, a man who said he was a "fan" of Lennon.

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Kirsty MacColl - The English composer died whilst diving with her children in Mexico, when a boat began to head straight for the group. She saved her family but was hit and died instantly. The boat belonged to an important Mexican businessman.

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Lana Clarkson - The actress was killed by musical director, Phil Spector, at his house. He denied the accusations and said the shot fired at her face was accidental.

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Marilyn Monroe - The iconic actress and model died after taking a fatal cocktail of tranquillising medication, which resulted in an overdose.

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Michael Hutchence - The actor and musician was found dead in a hotel room. Investigators concluded it was suicide, as drugs were found in his room. However, years later his girlfriend revealed that his death could have been due to erotic asphyxiation.

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Natalie Wood - The actress accidentally drowned during a yachting trip with her husband Robert Wagner. The captain of the ship revealed that he had heard the couple arguing before she disappeared.

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Paul Gray - The bass guitarist for Slipknot was found dead in a hotel room due to an overdose, according to the press.

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Princess Diana - “Lady Di” died after being involved in a car accident in Paris, France. The event happened just after the divorce of the royal couple had been finalised.

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Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - The silent film actor died in his sleep, following a cardiac arrest. Years before he had been accused of raping and accidentally killing the actress Virginia Rappe during a party at his house.

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Thelma Todd - The actress was found dead in the garage of actress Jewel Carmen, ex-wife of her lover and business partner.

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Thomas H. Ince - The "father of the Western" died following a cardiac arrest, although the first newspapers to report his death said that he had been shot during a boat trip.

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Andy Kaufman - The comedian died of an undisclosed illness at the age of 35. It was curious as he always used to talk about the fact that he could fake his own death.

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Anna Nicole Smith - Anna was having a legal battle over the inheritance of her husband, J. Howard Marshall. In 2006, her son Daniel died from and overdose and five months later she died from the same causes in the same hospital.

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Bob Crane - The actor was found dead in his apartment after being beaten.

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