Chester Morris

He had been appearing in a stage production of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial at the Bucks County Playhouse at the time of his death. His sister, Rain, appeared in van Sant's adaptation of Tom Robbins's story Even Cowgirls Get the Blues alongside many other well-known personalities. Soon after appearing in that film, he was found dead in New Hope, Pennsylvania of a drug overdose. So far, of his siblings, his younger brother Joaquin has achieved the greatest success, with his first major role coming in another Gus van Sant movie To Die For, opposite Nicole Kidman. Morris's career began to fade in the 1950s, and he only appeared in three films from 1948 until his final role in 1970's The Great White Hope. He died at age 23 of a drug overdose, outside the Viper Room, a Hollywood night club partly owned by actor Johnny Depp, and was cremated in Gainesville, Florida. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for 1929's Alibi, but perhaps his finest role is in the early prison film The Big House, which was a huge success and propelled his career. River disliked being seen as just a sex symbol.

Born in New York City, the son of actor William Morris, Morris is most famous for his role in the Boston Blackie detective series of the 1940s, but his film career began in 1917 in An Amateur Orphan. River was also a friend of John Frusciante (guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers) and appeared on his debut album on the song Soul Removal. John Chester Brooks Morris (February 16, 1901 - September 11, 1970) was an American actor. He was friends with both of them and their friendship continued beyond the movie. He later went on to star opposite Keanu Reeves in Gus van Sant's My Own Private Idaho. He had significant juvenile roles in Stand by Me and The Mosquito Coast and portrayed a teenage Indiana Jones.

Phoenix was one of five siblings who pursued careers in show business, encouraged by their parents, former Children of God missionaries. His opinions on the issue were so strong that when his actress girlfriend, Martha Plimpton, ordered soft-shell crab at a restaurant, he was reported to have begun to cry in disappointment. He believed that eating animals was wrong and was the one who, as a child, convinced his family to become vegans. He and his family were all vegetarians.

It was only after Stand By Me that River's family was able to buy a car that was not secondhand. He and his sister often had to busk to make money for the family. River grew up in a very poor family. River Jude Phoenix (August 23, 1970–October 31, 1993), born in Madras, Oregon, USA, was one of the most promising movie actors of his generation.

Surviving (1985) (TV). Explorers (1985). Stand by Me (1986). Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986) (TV).

The Mosquito Coast (1986). Little Nikita (1988). Running on Empty (1988). Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, A.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). I Love You to Death (1990). My Own Private Idaho (1991). Dogfight (1991).

Sneakers (1992). Thing Called Love (1993). Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993). Dark Blood (1993).

Silent Tongue (1994).