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Gastric lavage, often (but not always) the result of a Drug Overdose.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Anthony Andrews	Actor	12-Jan-1948		Brideshead Revisited
Maxene Andrews	Singer	3-Jan-1916	21-Oct-1995	The Andrews Sisters
Adam Ant	Musician	3-Nov-1954		Goody Two Shoes
Mary Astor	Actor	3-May-1906	25-Sep-1987	The Maltese Falcon
Tai Babilonia	Figure Skating	9-Sep-1959		Five-time US pairs figure skating champion
Brigitte Bardot	Actor	28-Sep-1934		Voulez-vous danser avec moi?
Divine Brown	Criminal	9-Aug-1969		Charged Hugh Grant for fellatio
Kurt Cobain	Musician	20-Feb-1967	5-Apr-1994	Lead singer of Nirvana
Michael Crawford	Singer	19-Jan-1942		The original Phantom
Ian Curtis	Singer	15-Jul-1956	18-May-1980	Lead singer of Joy Division
Ray Davies	Musician	21-Jun-1944		Frontman for The Kinks
Patty Duke	Actor	14-Dec-1946		The Patty Duke Show
Marianne Faithfull	Singer/Songwriter	29-Dec-1946		Sister Morphine
Carrie Fisher	Actor	21-Oct-1956		Princess Leia in Star Wars
Stephen Fry	Actor	24-Aug-1957		Jeeves and Wooster
Judy Garland	Singer	10-Jun-1922	22-Jun-1969	Dorothy in Wizard of Oz
Paul Gascoigne	Soccer	27-May-1967		There's no crying in football
Ken Griffey, Jr.	Baseball	21-Nov-1969		All-Star outfielder
Frank Grillo	Actor	8-Jun-1963		Nick Monohan on The Gates
Wayne L. Hays	Politician	13-May-1911	13-Feb-1989	Congressman from Ohio, 1949-76
Gary Heidnik	Criminal	22-Nov-1943	6-Jul-1999	Sex torturer, murderer
John Hinckley	Assassin	29-May-1955		Shot President Reagan
Mark W. Hofmann	Criminal	7-Dec-1954		Forger, murderer
Ian Huntley	Criminal	31-Jan-1974		Jailed for double murder
Michael Jackson	Singer	29-Aug-1958	25-Jun-2009	King of Pop
Steve Jobs	Business	24-Feb-1955	5-Oct-2011	Co-Founder of Apple Computer
Jennifer Jones	Actor	2-Mar-1919	17-Dec-2009	The Song of Bernadette
Charles Keating	Business	4-Dec-1923	1-Apr-2014	Morality crusader, white-collar swindler
Chaka Khan	Singer	23-Mar-1953		I Feel For You
Pierre Laval	Head of State	28-Jun-1883	15-Oct-1945	Prime Minister of Vichy France
Jared Loughner	Assassin	10-Sep-1988		Tucson Safeway shooter
Bernard L. Madoff	Business	29-Apr-1938		Madoff Investment Securities LLC
Charlie Manuel	Baseball	4-Jan-1944		Manager, Philadelphia Phillies
A. J. McLean	Musician	9-Jan-1978		The Backstreet Boys
Rita Moreno	Actor	11-Dec-1931		West Side Story, Electric Company
Helen O'Connell	Singer	23-May-1920	9-Sep-1993	Big Band singer, Green Eyes
Ozzy Osbourne	Singer	3-Dec-1948		Black Sabbath
Dee Dee Ramone	Bassist	18-Sep-1952	5-Jun-2002	Former bassist, The Ramones
Terry Richardson	Photographer	14-Aug-1965		Fashion photographer
Winona Ryder	Actor	29-Oct-1971		Edward Scissorhands
Mike Wallace	Journalist	9-May-1918	7-Apr-2012	Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent
Lil' Wayne	Rapper	27-Sep-1982		Tha Carter
Amy Winehouse	Singer	14-Sep-1983	23-Jul-2011	Rehab
Shelley Winters	Actor	18-Aug-1920	14-Jan-2006	Method actress and camp queen
Natalie Wood	Actor	20-Jul-1938	29-Nov-1981	Rebel Without A Cause

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