As this is one of the more recent pictures on hour list, we suspect many people will be familiar with the sad tale of Heath Ledger. He passed away just as his career appeared to be approaching its prime. He'd given us a breathtaking and heartbreaking performance in 'Brokeback Mountain,' and then provided what will probably always be considered the definitive version of 'Batman' villain the Joker in 'The Dark Knight.' Before he could even enjoy the success of the latter film, he'd died of an apparently accidental drug overdose.
At the time of his death in January 2008, Ledger was working on a movie entitled 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus', from the set of which this picture was taken the day before Ledger's death. The movie went on to be completed without him; Ledger's acting friends agreed to share the part with him, making his role an ensemble one. The fantasy nature of the film allowed for that possibility, and so Ledger's final recorded work was released to the public in 2009.