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River Phoenix’s story is one of brilliance and tragedy, and both his life and work illuminated the beauty and the darkness of the human experience. In “Gone Too Soon,” the third episode of Variety and iHeart Podcasts’ “Variety Confidential,” host Tatiana Siegel uncovers the final days of River’s life up until that fateful night in October 1993, when Hollywood lost one of its brightest stars. Actor Samantha Mathis, River’s then-girlfriend who was with him when he died at age 23, details her memories including co-starring in “The Thing Called Love,” his last film that was released.
For a full list of sources and citations for this episode, visit https://variety.com/h/variety-confidential/.
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River Phoenix’s story is one of brilliance and tragedy, and both his life and work illuminated the beauty and the darkness of the human experience. In “Gone Too Soon,” the third episode of Variety and iHeart Podcasts’ “Variety Confidential,” host Tatiana Siegel uncovers the final days of River’s life up until that fateful night in October 1993, when Hollywood lost one of its brightest stars. Actor Samantha Mathis, River’s then-girlfriend who was with him when he died at age 23, details her memories including co-starring in “The Thing Called Love,” his last film that was released.
For a full list of sources and citations for this episode, visit https://variety.com/h/variety-confidential/.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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