Report: Brittany Murphy Dies

daddymc · December 20, 2009 4:52AM

TMZ reporting the 32 year old actress died after she went into full cardiac arrest this morning.

hotmush · December 20, 2009 4:59AM

Was she big into collecting cards?

vladguerrero · December 20, 2009 5:05AM

List of work

...never really a fan, but I guess she played the awkward charactrers she typically portrayed pretty well... Biggest movies... Clueless, 8 Mile, Girl Interrupted, Just Married (w/ Ashton Kutcher, a lead role for her),and Sin City.

scooter729 · December 20, 2009 5:44AM

Really sad, at that age. Cardiac arrest immediately makes you think drugs, but what a sad story whatever the case....

PoppaJ · December 20, 2009 6:02AM

baseballfan · December 20, 2009 6:10AM

very sad

very young

mlbfan2 · December 20, 2009 6:37AM

I was just looking through her bio and noticed that she was in the movie The Dead Girl (2006), and she was the dead girl.

otwcards · December 20, 2009 6:56AM

<< I was just looking through her bio and noticed that she was in the movie The Dead Girl (2006), and she was the dead girl. >>

And is . . .

lawnmowerman · December 20, 2009 7:00AM

<< Really sad, at that age. Cardiac arrest immediately makes you think drugs, but what a sad story whatever the case.... >>

First thing I thought as well.

However, my wife was reading one of her girly sites and they are reporting it had something to do with her struggle with Anorexia.

goraiders · December 20, 2009 7:11AM

That is sad indeed,I liked her in 8 mile.

WinPitcher · December 20, 2009 7:31AM

Anorexia will destroy your insides.

Sad.

Steve

PSASAP · December 20, 2009 8:25AM

I think she portrayed a girl with an eating disorder in Girl, Interrupted. Life imitating art, very sad.

RoarIn84 · December 20, 2009 9:19AM

She was good in the criminally underrated Freeway..... kinda sexy as she was trying to get it on with Reese Witherspoon in prison!!

lostdart58 · December 20, 2009 9:39AM

Anyone know what her rookie card is??

larryallen73 · December 20, 2009 9:48AM

Sad but I have honestly NEVER heard that name in my life. This strikes me as very MINOR news and probably not worthy of a sports card and meorabilia forum.

swartz1 · December 20, 2009 9:57AM

regardless of the forum / topic / etc...

someone has died...

lets just remember that...

RIP...

bigwilli · December 20, 2009 10:13AM

Regardless of being well known or not , its a shame that another person has left us way too soon.

RIP

shagrotn77 · December 20, 2009 10:15AM

Well said Swartz. Yes, the news of a young actress passing doesn't exactly belong in a sportscard forum, but it's also a helluva lot more important than baseball cards. It's life. You guys who are making light of it (hotmush, lostdart58, to a lesser extent larryallen73) should be ashamed of yourselves. Grow up.

storm888 · December 20, 2009 10:54AM

In 1965, speaking on how TV was going to influence the country, Johnny
Carson said that Americans might one day be in an almost perpetual
state of grief, due to the deaths of all the folks we felt like we knew.

Folks who post here are MUCH more than just the cards they collect.
Discouraging them from commenting on the things they know/think/feel
about a celebrity passing diminishes the board and deprives readers of
an opportunity to note that their own feelings of sadness are totally normal
and shared by their pals.

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BM Autos and Reprints

ddfamf · December 20, 2009 10:57AM

I had no idea who in the hell she was.

julen23 · December 20, 2009 11:01AM

150k die/day

* 1.78 deaths per second
* 107 deaths per minute
* 6,390 deaths per hour
* 153,000 deaths per day
* 56.0 million deaths per year
* 3.9 billion deaths per average lifetime (70 years)

storm888 · December 20, 2009 11:10AM

<< I had no idea who......she was. >>

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I am name-challenged on lots of modern actors, too.

Lots of actors have face-ID. The combo of face/name-ID
is really what ultimately makes an actor uber-famous.

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A Look Back at Brittany Murphy's Best Roles

2009 has been a year of surprising, untimely celebrity deaths. Brittany Murphy's sudden death this morning is no different. Here, we take a look back at her very diverse roles throughout the troubled actress's extensive career.

clips

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December 20, 2009

By: Amy Kuperinsky

"It wasn't her bare midriff, pouffy blonde bangs or dubious hairdressing talent that made Luanne Platter the lovable character she was for over a decade on 'King of the Hill.' It was that voice: part baby talk, part soft, somewhat Southwestern drawl, part simpleton and all Brittany Murphy."

TheCARDKid · December 20, 2009 11:43AM

I havent followed her career at all. I knew she was in 8 mile with eminem and clueless (alicia silverstone).

But waaaaaaaaaaay too young. 32?!!? Any death under 35 is shocking. She looked like she could still be in college. What a horrible year for celeb deaths...

michael jackson
patrick swayze
walter cronkite
david carradine
farah fawcett
ed mcmahon, etc, etc

John Hughes,

billwaltonsbeard · December 20, 2009 11:47AM

Anytime a semi-celebrity in any field whatsoever dies, someone here needs to start a thread. I'm glad the tradition has continued.

cwazzy · December 20, 2009 12:00PM

<< Anytime a semi-celebrity in any field whatsoever dies, someone here needs to start a thread. I'm glad the tradition has continued. >>

I agree. This is one of my only sources of news so I appreciate the heads up.

RIP Ms. Murphy.

VintageCardLover · December 20, 2009 1:57PM

autopsy today, eating disorder + Rx drug use= bad combination.

grote15 · December 20, 2009 2:16PM

Man, this crowd is cold...I wasn't familiar with her work, but I certainly wouldn't make light of her death, either.

tunahead08 · December 20, 2009 2:18PM

<< Is this sports related because she liked to service ball players?
She died because she was a coke head. Oh wait, recreational drug use + ball players = barry bonds. ok, i see the connection. >>

How do you know she was a coke head? I haven't seen anything yet that says she died because of illegal drug use.

dizzle · December 20, 2009 2:32PM

<< Is this sports related because she liked to service ball players?
She died because she was a coke head. Oh wait, recreational drug use + ball players = barry bonds. ok, i see the connection. >>

Is it "sport related" when members of this forum ask the forum to send their prayers when something tragic happens to one of their loved ones or themselves? I don't see you or anyone else on those threads stinking them up...

If you don't want to see this type of thread it's very very easy to just not click on it...

Either way saying crap like that is very rude IMO she is not sports related but that does not mean you have to disrespect someone who has just passed..

I seen her in a few films which I thought she did a good job, It's too bad she's gone at such a young age..
Remember that's someones daughter... maybe mother or sister too I don't know but dumb A$$ comments like this blow me away...

bbcemporium · December 20, 2009 2:38PM

<< 

<< Is this sports related because she liked to service ball players?
She died because she was a coke head. Oh wait, recreational drug use + ball players = barry bonds. ok, i see the connection. >>

Is it "sport related" when members of this forum ask the forum to send their prayers when something tragic happens to one of their loved ones or themselves? I don't see you or anyone else on those threads stinking them up...

If you don't want to see this type of thread it's very very easy to just not click on it...

Either way saying crap like that is very rude IMO she is not sports related but that does not mean you have to disrespect someone who has just passed..

I seen her in a few films which I thought she did a good job, It's too bad she's gone at such a young age..
Remember that's someones daughter... maybe mother or sister too I don't know but dumb A$$ comments like this blow me away... >>

storm888 · December 20, 2009 2:43PM

"...I haven't seen anything yet that says she died because of illegal drug use...."

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The LEOs say they found NO illegal drugs in
the residence.

LOTS of prescription meds. The whole family
was taking meds for the flu.

She may or may not have been a druggie - I dunno - but I suspect
we will find that was not the COD.

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There are many factors associated with having an Eating Disorder that can lead to heart problems or a heart attack. Sudden cardiac arrest can cause permanent damage to the heart, or instant death.

Low Blood Pressure, Hypotension (more common in those with Anorexia and/or Bulimia) - caused by lowered body temperature, malnutrition and dehydration - can lead to heart arrhythmias, shock or myocardial infarction.

Electrolyte imbalances (especially potassium deficiency), dehydration, malnutrition, low blood pressure, extreme orthostatic hypotension, abnormally slow heart rate, and hormonal imbalances can all lead to serious heart problems.

Electrolytes are essential to the production of the body's "natural electricity" that ensures healthy teeth, joints and bones, nerve and muscle impulses, kidneys and heart, blood sugar levels and the delivery of oxygen to the cells.

hammered · December 20, 2009 3:39PM

I'm seeing now what Storm mentioned - the current speculation is that is was eating disorder-related

Downtown1974 · December 20, 2009 6:55PM

<< Is this sports related because she liked to service ball players? >>

Edit that garbage.

Nathaniel1960 · December 21, 2009 12:34AM

<< But waaaaaaaaaaay too young. 32?!!? Any death under 35 is shocking. She looked like she could still be in college. What a horrible year for celeb deaths... >>

Well, I'm 35, and if I die, it will be shocking as hell to me.

itzagoner · December 21, 2009 12:44AM

Evil Me: "Wrong Britney."

Forum: "You horrible person!"

Reticent Me: "Sigh."

goraiders · December 21, 2009 2:36AM

<< 

<< Is this sports related because she liked to service ball players?
She died because she was a coke head. Oh wait, recreational drug use + ball players = barry bonds. ok, i see the connection. >>

How do you know she was a coke head? I haven't seen anything yet that says she died because of illegal drug use. >>

Wow,I missed who said this,please remind me so I
can take them off my Xmas card list,what an a$$hole!

J.R.

sagard · December 21, 2009 2:44AM

She seemed a lot cooler in her movies than most of the goofy actresses today. I'll miss her. Watch Sin City if you haven't. Unless you can't deal with twisted @#$%@.

dizzle · December 21, 2009 2:55AM

<< 

<< 

<< Is this sports related because she liked to service ball players?
She died because she was a coke head. Oh wait, recreational drug use + ball players = barry bonds. ok, i see the connection. >>

How do you know she was a coke head? I haven't seen anything yet that says she died because of illegal drug use. >>

Wow,I missed who said this,please remind me so I
can take them off my Xmas card list,what an a$$hole!

J.R. >>

VintageCardLover

Nathaniel1960 · December 21, 2009 4:35AM

Lots of cheap ebay auto 8x10's for the morbidly inclined.

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1311&_nkw=brittany+murphy&_sacat=See-All-Categories

I remember when Corey Lidle crashed his plane into that building, the outrageous ebay BINS were up within the half hour. Capitalism at its finest.

goraiders · December 21, 2009 5:45AM

<< 

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<< 

<< Is this sports related because she liked to service ball players?
She died because she was a coke head. Oh wait, recreational drug use + ball players = barry bonds. ok, i see the connection. >>

How do you know she was a coke head? I haven't seen anything yet that says she died because of illegal drug use. >>

Wow,I missed who said this,please remind me so I
can take them off my Xmas card list,what an a$$hole!

J.R. >>

VintageCardLover

That does not suprise me at all,you know what they say,
once a jakass,always a jakass.

J.R.