Gone...so young and so beautiful

..."it ain't fair you died too young, like a story that had just begun but death tore the pages all away...God knows how we'll miss you and the hell that we'll go through, just knowing, no one can take your place..." - Kenny Chestney

Previously reported in Yahoo News -- Ledger, the Oscar-nominated star of gay cowboy drama "Brokeback Mountain," had recently completed filming on Warners' upcoming summer blockbuster "The Dark Knight," in which he plays Batman's arch-foe the Joker.

"The studio is stunned and devastated by this tragic news," Warner Bros chief Alan Horn and Warner Bros Picture Group president Jeff Robinov said in a statement.

"The entertainment community has lost an enormous talent. Heath was a brilliant actor and an exceptional person. Our hearts go out to his family and friends."

Ledger was found dead in a New York residence earlier Tuesday. Police sources told US media that prescription pills were found near the body and that signs pointed to either an accidental overdose or suicide.

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