Ledger's Passing Stokes Joker Mania
Mar 27, 2008 - LOS ANGELES — Heath Ledger's frenzied reinvention of the Joker had fans and colleagues buzzing. His dreadful clown face was seen online by millions, and stood as the goosebump-raising image upon which nearly all early marketing of "The Dark Knight" hinged.
All this, while Ledger was still alive.

