Celebs who died young

Anna Nicole Smith: Her topsy-turvy life took a dramatic and sad turn on the morning of February 8, 2007. She was embroiled in the middle of a paternity case and still fighting for her inheritance with the family of her late husband, J. Howard Marshall when she was found dead at the age of 39.

Divya Bharti: Her career was cut short by her death in April 1993 at the age of 19. The actress slipped and fell from the window-sill of her husband, Sajid Nadiadwala's fifth floor flat in Mumbai early morning. Apparently, she was drunk, but many believe she was murdered.

Princess Diana: A public figure from the announcement of her engagement to Prince Charles, Diana remained the focus of media scrutiny around the world. Her sudden death at the age of 36 in a car crash made headlines. Her funeral on September 6, 1997 was broadcast and watched by an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide.

Marilyn Monroe: The famed actress and sex symbol developed a dependency on pain killers and all sorts of medication in the later years of her life and died of an apparent barbiturate overdose. Marilyn's troubled life was cut short in 1962 at the age of 36.

Michael Jackson: King of Pop died last week at the age of 50 due to cardiac arrest. Millions of his fans across the world are still in shock over his sudden death. Reports in media are afloat that the legendary singer died of a drug overdose, but the cause of death is still unclear.

Bruce Lee: The martial arts artist died at the age of 32, just three weeks before the 1973 premiere of his worldwide hit 'Enter the Dragon'.