*TW* This case deals with drug abuse and brief mention of childhood sexual assault

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River Phoenix, older brother of Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix, was at one point one of the most famous 90's heartthrobs. He was one of the youngest people to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars. It wasn't long before Hollywood got to him, a dark role stuck with him, or his lack of a childhood caught up with him, and it all came crashing down. 

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Content:

00:00 - Intro

03:50 - Start of Case

04:04 - Family Background

09:00 - River Background

11:50 - River Early Hollywood

18:37 - Sidebar

21:18 - My Own Private Idaho

25:25 - Beginning of Struggle

34:12 - Charles Milne Drug Partner

41:55 - Death

50:56 - Aftermath and Memorials

57:05 - Family Updates

58:31 - Roles that should’ve been Rivers

1:02:52 - Wrap Up

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SOURCES:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/river-phoenix-death 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/25/the-untold-story-of-lost-star-river-phoenix-25-years-after-his-death 

 

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/river-phoenix-dies 

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20130719174348/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/wasted-how-on-earth-did-river-phoenix-purest-of-all-child-stars-sensitive-cleanliving-and-ecofriendly-end-up-dead-from-a-drug-overdose-at-the-age-of-23-the-answer-lies-in-a-secret-life-that-was-shocking-even-by-the-notorious-double-standards-of-hollywood-1465475.html 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/09/rain-phoenix-river-joaquin-family 

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20090216162846/http://aleka.org/phoenix/zines/phoenix7.htm 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Phoenix#1980%E2%80%931985:_Early_work_and_acting_background