Stars who died prematurely.

I am compiling a list of famous, well loved people who died prematurely. I know it sounds a little morbid but all will be revealed down the track. Can anybody suggest any names of dearly departed famous people who died before their time?

Examples are;

Buddy Holly

Jim Reeves

Mark Bolan

John Lennon

Steve Biko

I would prefer the names of famous, well admired people rather than such fiends as Hitler and Harold Shipman and Tony Blair. Can you name a few?

Thanks for looking at this thread, Andrea

Andrea, at what age roughly is classed as dying before their time?

Anything but old age I suppose? Car crash, plane crash, suicide, misadventure, ect.

Freddie Mercury

Kirk Cobain

Colin McCrea

Just Sheffielders?

Paul Hunter

River Pheonix

Patrick Swayze

Elvis Presley

Marilyn Monroe

Heath Ledger

Alayiah (sp?)

Michael Hutchinson

Just Sheffielders?

Was John Lennon from Sheffield? :D

Elvis Presley

River Phoniex

Heath Ledger

Jimmy Hendrix

Marc Bolan

John Lennon

Freddie Mercury

Michael Jackson

Michael Huchence

Brittany Murphy

Gonna stop now, 'cause I'm depressing myself!

Princess Diana

Keep 'em coming!

James Dean - and I'm surprised nobody else has mentioned him! I thought he was the archetype for dying young!