Radaronline.com has an interesting article that is inspired by the release of The Dark Knight - the final film Heath Ledger had completed before his untimely death. The article looks at a number of other interesting scenarios is which prominent cast members and directors passed away before their last film was released. Predictably, however, the article only delves with films of relatively recent vintage and ignores high profile cases as Peter Finch's Oscar-win for Network, which was released after he had died.
To read the article click here