HEATHER O’ROURKE – CARDIAC ARREST

Heather O’Rourke was only in first grade when she entered the cinematic pop-culture. A stranger approached her in the MGM Commissioner and the man introduced himself as Steven Spielberg. Although she failed on the audition, the award-winning director saw something in her and this helped her become a star. O’Rourke is best recalled by many as Carol Feeling in Spielberg’s hit horror film Poltergeist in the 1980s.

Even at such a young age, O’Rourke was able to captivate audiences with her acting prowess. Sadly, O’Rourke was not able to live long as she joined the Creator at the tender age of 12, after suffering from a cardiac arrest due to a misdiagnosis. In 1988, her family hired a wrongful death attorney to make the doctors liable for O’Rourke’s untimely passing. O’Rourke had a promising career and life ahead of her, and fans were saddened that she was gone too soon.