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River Jude Phoenix (né Bottom; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor. Phoenix was known as a teen actor before taking on leading roles in critically acclaimed films. He received numerous accolades, including the Volpi Cup and the Independent Spirit Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award .
River Phoenix died on Oct. 31, 1993, and he's now been gone for longer than the 23 years that he lived. And yet, 29 years after he fatally overdosed on a combination of cocaine and heroin, the ...
River Phoenix died of a drug overdose at age 23 on Oct. 31, 1993 in Los Angeles River Phoenix's Sister Rain Marks His 54th Birthday, More Than 30 Years After “Stand by Me” Actor's Death Skip ...
River Phoenix, 23, American actor (Running on Empty, Stand by Me, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) and musician, drug overdose. [107] Gilman Rankin, 82, American actor (Midnight Cowboy, Tombstone Territory, Assault on Precinct 13). Edwin Walker, 83, American Army officer, anti-communist, and white supremacist, lung cancer. [108]
River, whose younger brother is Joaquin Phoenix, died on 31 October 1993 at the age of 23 due to a drug overdose. His birthday fell on Wednesday 23 August. His birthday fell on Wednesday 23 August.
Date of death Age at death Cause of death; 1 Sid Vicious: February 2, 1979 21 Drug overdose 2 John Belushi: March 5, 1982 33 Drug overdose 3 River Phoenix: October 31, 1993 23 Drug-induced heart failure: 4 Hunter S. Thompson: February 20, 2005 67 Suicide 5 Marvin Gaye: April 1, 1984 44 Murder (shot by his father) 6 John F. Kennedy Jr.
Stand By Me director Rob Reiner also praised the late actor in a 2016 interview with Entertainment Weekly.. Phoenix's death "shocked the hell out of me," Reiner said. "Wow. It upset me so much ...
For example, the chance of death from overdosing on opiates is greatly increased when they are consumed in conjunction with alcohol. [2] While they are two distinct phenomena, deaths from CDI are often misreported as overdoses. [3] Drug overdoses and intoxication can also cause indirect deaths.