Famous People Who Died B4 Age 40 (Part 02)

James Dean (Age: 24)
Actor -- Auto accident -- 1955

Otis Redding (Age: 26)
Soul singer -- Plane crash -- 1967

Brian Jones (Age: 27)
British rock guitarist -- Drug-related drowning, possibly homicide -- 1969

Janis Joplin (Age: 27)
Rock/soul singer -- Heroin overdose -- 1970

Jim Morrison (Age: 27)
Rock singer -- Heart attack, possibly due to drug overdose -- 1971

Jimi Hendrix (Age: 27)
Rock guitarist/singer -- Asphyxiation from sleeping pill overdose -- 1970

Kurt Cobain (Age: 27)
Grunge rock singer/guitarist -- Gunshot and lethal dose of heroin, presumed suicide -- 1994

Reggie Lewis (Age: 27)
Basketball player -- Heart attack -- 1993

Brandon Lee (Age: 28)
Actor -- Accidental shooting on the set of The Crow -- 1993

Shannon Hoon (Age: 28)
Rock singer -- Drug overdose -- 1995

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