The Beloved Natasha Richardson Parted

Natasha Richardson

May 11 1963 - March 18 2009

An epidural hematoma has taken the life of Richardson days after a blunt blow to her head caused by a skiing fumble at Quebec's Mont. Tremblant Ski Resort. Sources say it was ruled as an accident. Richardson was then rushed to a New York hospital, spending her last hours with her family of two boys, 12 & 13, and her second husband, Liam Neeson (after Robert Fox, whom she divorced in 1992).

Commonly, victims of the same type of accident are known in medical shorthand as "talk and die patients". The patient may feel fine and walk away but due to fractured skull, torn blood vessels and/or brain swelling, the unfortunate fate may be delayed hours to days; even weeks.

Born into an illustrious British dynasty of actors, Richardson was the eldest daughter of Oscar winning actress Vanessa Redgrave. She broke into the acting world with success from her role in Anton Chekhov's The Seagull after attending London's Central School of Speech and Drama. Later, Richardson starred in films such as, High Society (1987), Fat Man and Little Boy (1989), and other more recent films such as the remake of the film The Parent Trap (1998), and Maid in Manhattan (2002), and Nell with Jodie Foster-- The story of a girl whom doctors try to civilize after spending most of her life alone in the bush. Richardson also won a tony award for her 1998 portrayal of Sally Bowles in the Broadway musical Cabaret.

Richardson's talent is highly recognized and regarded in our community, and she will be greatly missed.

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