Entertainment is a harsh business for those who dare to take it on. Some are hated for their efforts, others are treated as heroes. Some will never truly make a success of it, and will live out their days on the B-List. Others will simply rocket to stardom and never look back. But then there are those who are are taken before their time; an early death will always spark tragedy, regardless of the character of the person, when it comes to the world of entertainment. Now the entertainment universe is packed full of those who died young, and more often than not, it's due to the excesses of success taking their toll, such was the case with Marilyn Monroe or Jimi Hendrix. But then there are those who are not only the subjects of an early death, but are taken in the middle of a performance. Those who die in the process of doing what they are paid to do are unfortunate enough to be caught between tragedy and often irony, given the circumstances of their death. So what follows is a list of those who have died doing what they loved, covering the fields of stage, television, film and music; some are tragic, others are tinged with just a little morbid irony.
