Famous People who Died Young

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By Disabled World - 2008-09-07

List of well known and famous people who died in accidents, health conditions, and from other causes.

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It is always a shock when anyone is taken before living their life to old age, these well known people died in accidents, health conditions, and from other causes.

Our list includes people like:

Hank Williams who died at the age of 29, (Sep17, 1923 - Jan 1, 1953), who was a famous American singer, songwriter and musician, and who has become an icon of country music and one of the most influential musicians and songwriters of the 20th century.

Brandon Lee (Feb 1, 1965 - Mar 31, 1993). Brandon Lee was born in Oakland, California, and was an American actor, son of the late legendary martial arts film star Bruce Lee and Linda Lee Cadwell, and the brother of actress Shannon Lee. Tragically On March 31, 1993, while making the film The Crow actor Michael Massee was supposed to fire a gun loaded with blanks at Lee. A cartridge with only a primer and a bullet was fired in the pistol before shooting the scene. Firing the gun caused a squib load, in which the primer provided enough force eject the bullet out of the cartridge and into the barrel of the revolver, where it became lodged. Later the same gun was re-loaded with blanks and used to shoot the films death scene. However, the squib load was still stuck in the barrel, and was propelled out of the barrel and into Brandon Lee's body. Following a six hour operation to remove the bullet and despite being given 60 pints of blood, Lee was pronounced dead at 1:30pm on March 31, 1993. The shooting was ruled an accident, and the theory of the Lee "family curse" was carried over from Bruce Lee's death to Brandon's, as he had died almost 20 years after his father and before the release of the film which catapulted him to stardom.

"Famous People who Died Young"