On what would have been the late actor’s 54th birthday, River Phoenix has been remembered as a “most beautiful one” by his sister Rain, who was at the scene of his drug overdose death.
River Phoenix has been remembered as a “most beautiful one” by his sister on what would have been his 54th birthday.
The ‘Stand by Me’ actor died in 1993 from a drug overdose at the age of 23 and his sibling Rain Phoenix, 51, has now shared a string of photos of the actor on her Instagram in his memory.
Her photo carousel included a number of quotes attributed to River, and she simply captioned it: “Happy Birthday River.”
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, 61, who was friends with River and there when the actor collapsed outside the Los Angeles nightclub The Viper Room before his death and accompanied River to the hospital, said in a comment on Rain’s post: “Happy birthday most beautiful one.”
River was the oldest of the five Phoenix siblings, who along with Rain included Oscar-winning ‘Joker’ actor Joaquin, 49, as well as Liberty, 48 and 45-year-old Summer.
They grew up traveling with their parents as missionaries for the Children of God.
After separating from the religious movement, the family settled in California in the late 1970s, where River started his acting career.
His feature film debut was 1985’s ‘Explorers’, with his break-out role in ‘Stand by Me’ a year later.
The coming-of-age story told of a gang of high school children on the hunt for a corpse, and was adapted from the Stephen King story ‘The Body’.
River was then Oscar-nominated in 1988 for his role in ‘Running on Empty’ and appeared as a young INDIANA JONES in 1989’s ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’.
Rain and Joaquin were present at the scene of River’s death on 31 October, 1993, with the actor’s brother calling 911 to the scene and Rain attempting mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
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