Heath Ledger: Life in Photos

From being a dad to earning two Oscar nods, see how the actor rose through Hollywood

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LOVE LOST

Ledger and Williams (at the 2007 Film Independent's Spirit Awards in Santa Monica) called it quits just five months before his death. "It was rocky for a while," a source told PEOPLE. "They did what they could to make it work." Ledger later became a regular at New York City nightclubs and was even spotted with model Helena Christensen, but another source said he was "bummed" about the breakup.