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  • Lucille Ricksen on Random Child Actors Who Tragically Died Young

    (#28) Lucille Ricksen

    • Dec. at 14 (1910-1925)

    Lucille Ricksen was a silent movie actress. Ricksen fell ill during a filming and was diagnosed with tuberculosis, which ended her life in 1925. She was 14 years old. 

  • Heather O'Rourke on Random Child Actors Who Tragically Died Young

    (#4) Heather O'Rourke

    • Dec. at 12 (1975-1988)

    Heather O'Rourke played Carol Anne Freeling in the Poltergeist horror movie franchise. In 1988, she succumbed to complications from surgery to remove an acute bowel obstruction. She was 12 years old.

  • Bobby Driscoll on Random Child Actors Who Tragically Died Young

    (#14) Bobby Driscoll

    • Dec. at 31 (1937-1968)

    Bobby Driscoll was one of Disney's first major film stars, with roles in Song of the South and Treasure Island. Driscoll struggled with substance abuse later in life and was found deceased in an abandoned New York City tenement. He was 31 years old. 

  • Scotty Beckett on Random Child Actors Who Tragically Died Young

    (#26) Scotty Beckett

    • Dec. at 38 (1929-1968)

    Scotty Beckett was a breakout star from the Our Gang comedy franchise. After a life of substance abuse challenges, Beckett passed away in 1968. He was 38 years old.  

  • Dana Plato on Random Child Actors Who Tragically Died Young

    (#8) Dana Plato

    • Dec. at 34 (1964-1999)

    Dana Plato played Kimberly Drummond in the TV show Diff'rent Strokes. In 1999, while visiting family in Moore, OK, Plato took a lethal dose of prescription medication. Her passing was ruled a suicide. Plato was 34 years old. 

  • Judith Barsi on Random Child Actors Who Tragically Died Young

    (#7) Judith Barsi

    • Dec. at 10 (1978-1988)

    Judith Barsi starred in the TV show Punky Brewster and the films Jaws IV: The Revenge and The Land Before Time (she played the voice of "Ducky"). She was slain in 1988 at the age of 10, along with her mother, at the hands of her father. 

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There are always people in this world who are favored by God and are gifted at birth. They have accomplished many achievements that adults would not have imagined in their childhood. The most typical example is the child star who is famous for a famous role. With such a smooth beginning in life, it stands to reason that these famous child actors should have a good life and career.

However, what is unexpected is that some famous child actors in history died young due to drugs, alcohol, drunk driving, disease, and other reasons. The random tool introduced 35 famous child actors who died young.

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