River we hardly knew ye.....

[Tikki]

River Phoenix died on October 31st , 1993 at the age of 23. I believe he had a strong acting career ahead of him.

IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT OTHER ACTORS' OR ENTERTAINERS' TALENTS DID WE LOSE, TOO SOON?

These are four other actors or entertainers that passed away around or under the age of 40 whom I , also, believe had the important part of their careers ahead of them.

Michael Dunn 38

Jayne Mansfield 34

Steve Ihnat 39

Nick Adams 36



"They say you are never truly dead, until the last person who COULD remember your name,CAN'T."

[indigobusiness]

1. Freddie Prinze Sr.

Underrated comic sensibility. Stand-up genius.

[bbernardini]

2. Kevin Gilbert (musician), 29

An incredible singer/songwriter/performer/producer. Wrote most of Sheryl Crow's initial hits (before she dumped him and everybody that helped her achieve fame), and produced Madonna and Michael Jackson, among others. His crowning achievements, though, are his two solo albums, Thud and The Shaming Of The True.

[Sandpiper]

3. James Dean

Dead at 24.

Jimi Hendrix - dead at 27

[Mike Nelson]

4. BRITNEY SPEARS lost it "too soon..."

...well you asked, "IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT OTHER ACTORS' OR ENTERTAINERS' TALENTS DID WE LOSE, TOO SOON?"

...she has lost it, hasn't she?

[Chipper Chat]

12. chomp it baby, one more time

Bush peed all over her chewing gum, and she still voted for him!

[Skittles]

5. Jimi Hendrix, age 27

gawd, what a talent.

Mama Cass too.

[liberalmuse]

7. As a child...

I never knew who Mama Cass was. I saw her on the Merv Griffin show when I was 7 sometime in the early '70's and I instantly loved her. It was only years and years later when I found out she was in the Mamas & Papas.

[liberalmuse]

6. Brad Nowell of Sublime.

Montgomery Clift--one of the most extraordinary screen presences of all time. Jimi Hendrix. His music was from another world. Janis. And yes, River Phoenix.

[bigwillq]

8. River was amazing!

HE would've won an Oscar had he lived. The kid could just act. What a shame.

[tigereye]

17. he was great in Stand By Me

I haven't seen much else that he did.

[thebaghwan]

9. Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison

n/t

[thebaghwan]

10. Stevie Ray Vaughan

n/t

[pansypoo53219]

11. well

i prefer joqiun.

[Chipper Chat]

13. Karen Carpenter

The voice of the 20th Century (she got me through the 70s)

[WyLoochka]

14. Forever Young Gilda Radner

42 when she left us

[riverwalker]

15. Dinah Washington 36

will always be the Queen

[FlyByNight]

16. Bill Hicks

He'd be having a field day with the Bush administration.

[RevolutionaryActs]

18. All the wonderful musicians who died at age 27..

Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison.

Then of course Richie Valens and Buddy Holly.

Otis Redding.

I could go on, but I'm getting sad :(