The 80s were a fantastic era for movies and TV and many of us think back on it fondly as a time of great economic and creative growth. The youth, many referred to as the Brat Pack, were part of the elite celebs of the time, but sadly there was also a curse on those who came into age in the 80s - early deaths by tragic means.
Let's look at some of the loses -
Heather O’Rourke (“Poltergeist”) died at 12 of bowel obstruction
Dominique Dunne (“Poltergeist”) died at 22 of stabbing death by ex-boyfriend
River Phoenix (“Stand by Me”) died at 23 of drug overdose
Jonathan Brandis (“Stand by Me”) died at 27 of suicide by hanging
Gary Coleman (“Diff’rent Strokes”) died at 42 of a brain hemorrhage
Dana Plato (“Diff’rent Strokes”) died at 35 of suicide by drugs
Corey Haim (“The Lost Boys”) died at 38 of pneumonia
Dana Hill (“European Vacation) died at 32 of complications of diabetes
Rebecca Schaeffer (“My Sister Sam”) died at 21, shot by stalker
Paul Walker ("Monster in the Closet") died at 40 of a car accident.
