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Originally Posted by Bullzaye
IMO, I believe this is the answer. They died young, so they are forever young, and forever at their peak of fame, with much speculation of what might have been. (Heck, Dean's fame was based on only 3 movies spanning 18 months, and one of those wasn't even released until after his death.) Had they lived a full life, they would have lost some of their "shine", and would have just been one more deceased celebrity.
Tim
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I wonder, then, what if Robert DeNiro died right after Raging Bull with Godfather 2 and Taxi Driver behind him, would he have achieved this type of eternal "status" as far as gifted actors go? But he grew old and makes stupid movies like Meet the Fockers and isn't funny. Did he trade immortality for a long life and cheat himself out of getting his face on coffee mugs in Hollywood souvenir shops?