In the early morning hours of Oct. 31, 1993, Hollywood lost one of its brightest young stars. River Phoenix, the 23-year-old actor whose talent and charisma had made him a generational icon, collapsed outside the Viper Room nightclub in West Hollywood. Within an hour, he was pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. In the third […]
‘Variety Confidential’: Samantha Mathis Shares Fond Memories of Ex River Phoenix, Celebrates His Impact and Fierce Activism
