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Heather Michele O'Rourke (December 27, 1975 – February 1, 1988) was an American child actress. She had her breakthrough starring as Carol Anne Freeling in the supernatural horror film Poltergeist (1982), which received critical acclaim and established her as an influential figure in the genre.
Director Nick Bailey explores O’Rourke’s untold story, featuring interviews with her “Poltergeist” co-stars Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams, as well as Heather’s mother and sister.
And in 1988, her younger onscreen sibling and Poltergeist's literal poster child, Heather O'Rourke, passed away at age 12 following a serious case of intestinal stenosis.
Note: This is Heather O'Rourke's second and final appearance before she passed away less than 10 months later. She was close friends in real life with recurring guest star Keri Houlihan (J.J. Rutherford), and appeared as a guest star on Houlihan's NBC series Our House between her first and second appearances on The New Leave it to Beaver .
Post-mortem photography is the practice of photographing the recently deceased. Various cultures use and have used this practice, though the best-studied area of post-mortem photography is that of Europe and America. [1] There can be considerable dispute as to whether individual early photographs actually show a dead person or not, often ...
Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American comedian and actor. He was known for his loud, energetic comedic style, and was a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre [1] and later a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live for five seasons from 1990 to 1995.
DC Young Fly is celebrating the life of his girlfriend, Ms Jackie Oh. On Saturday, following the celebration of life service held in her honor, the Wild 'n Out star took to social media to share ...
Surviving: A Family in Crisis (also known simply as Surviving, and later released on VHS as Tragedy) is a 1985 ABC television film.Directed by Warris Hussein and starring Zach Galligan, Molly Ringwald, and River Phoenix, the film is described as a modern-day Romeo & Juliet story that examines the tragedy of teen suicide, and the loved ones left behind to pick up the pieces.