Natasha Richardson dies after ski slope fall

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 | 11:49 p.m. CDT; updated 11:55 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, March 18, 2009

NEW YORK — Natasha Richardson, a gifted and precocious heiress to acting royalty whose career highlights included the film "Patty Hearst" and a Tony-winning performance in a stage revival of "Cabaret," died Wednesday at age 45 after suffering a head injury during a beginners' ski lesson.

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