Jean-Michel Basquiat died of a heart attack.
Jewel Shepard is an American writer , photographer and actress , best known for her roles in movies such as Party Camp -LRB- 1987 -RRB- and Return of the Living Dead -LRB- 1985 -RRB- .. writer. writer. Party Camp. Party Camp. Return of the Living Dead. Return of the Living Dead. Shephard arrived in California in the early 80s , where she supported herself by working as a stripper in various Los Angeles strip clubs and modeling for car shoots .. It was during her time stripping that she met genre filmmaker Dan O'Bannon .. Dan O'Bannon. Dan O'Bannon. After a number of small television roles , Shepard broke into film with H.B. Halicki 's The Junkman -LRB- 1982 -RRB- .. H.B. Halicki. H.B. Halicki. The Junkman. The Junkman. Roles in over a dozen mainly B movies followed ; including 1985 's The Return of the Living Dead , which was directed and written by O'Bannon .. Return of the Living Dead. Return of the Living Dead. The Return of the Living Dead. The Return of the Living Dead. In 1992 she capitalized on her `` B-girl '' status by penning Invasion of the B-Girls , a book of interviews with cult actresses such as Kitten Natividad , Linnea Quigley , Yvette Vickers , Haji and Mary Woronov .. Kitten Natividad. Kitten Natividad. Linnea Quigley. Linnea Quigley. Yvette Vickers. Yvette Vickers. Haji. Haji ( actress ). Mary Woronov. Mary Woronov. She has also written for such publications as Premiere , Cosmopolitan , Details and The Associated Press .. Premiere. Premiere ( magazine ). Cosmopolitan. Cosmopolitan ( magazine ). Details. Details ( magazine ). The Associated Press. The Associated Press. Her autobiography , If I 'm So Famous , How Come Nobody 's Ever Heard of Me ?. , detailing some of the less glamorous aspects of film making and her experiences working in adult entertainment , was published in 1996 .. adult entertainment. Striptease. Shepard has been struggling with invasive breast cancer since 2011 , and has been treated with chemotherapy , lymph node removal and a double mastectomy .. breast cancer. breast cancer. chemotherapy. chemotherapy. lymph node. lymph nodes. removal. Lymphadenectomy. double mastectomy. mastectomy