Heath Ledger His life & legacy

Thirteen years ago, Heath Ledger spent his final Christmas holidays in his hometown of Perth, Australia. “I had the most beautiful time … being able to see all my friends and family,” he told The West Australian newspaper at the time. “It’s really enabled me to be a boy again … and feel like I’d never left. It’s truly been an incredibly therapeutic and a much-needed trip home.”

Three weeks into the new year, he was gone. On the afternoon of January 22, 2008, the actor’s body was discovered by a massage therapist who had an appointment