Until about three years ago, we had one thing we could boast of: Heath Ledger, our Heath, was born and raised here, on boring Perth soil. It was truly a case of a single spark lighting a bushfire. Heath Ledger's legacy has trancended death - he remains one of the most gifted actors to ever call Australia home.
Life goes on, despite death. But whenever I see a picture of him, or a clip of one of his movies, you can't help but feel that his untimely death as a young man (and father) at the age of twenty-eight is such a waste. Who knows what he might have become - not that what he did achieve is not worth boasting of.
We all miss Heath, our golden Perth boy. Other celebrities come and go, wasted by fame, but for one reason or another, it's Heath we miss the most.
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That funky chunky smile of Ledger's.
Yes, Perth misses him.
And, yes, the profoundity. Michelle and Matilda.
(Of course Bobby Fischer died within the same month, and even then there was not the mass coverage and The Joker spoilers).
Yes, Heath's funky chunky smile.
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