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Summer phoenix pic12/24/2023 When the future star was three years old his parents fell under the sway of the religious organisation the Children of God and would eventually move the family to Venezuela, Mexico and Puerto Rico to spread the word of the sect. Children of God The Phoenix Family relaxing at their home in Los Angeles, California, US, circa 1985 L-R Liberty Phoenix, River Phoenix, Rain Phoenix, Summer Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, John Lee Phoenix, Arlyn Phoenix. His family moved constantly during his formative years and often found themselves in what he later called a 'desperate situation' that would result in him playing the guitar on street corners while his siblings sang for spare change. I mean, he could read and write, he had an appetite for it, but he had no deep roots into any kind of sense of history or literature,' screenwriter Naomi Foner once apparently remarked. 'He was totally, totally without education. (Photo by Columbia Pictures/Getty Images)ĭespite being able to read and write, River was wholly uneducated making his rise to fame all the more impressive. Upbringing Jerry O'Connell, River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, and Corey Feldman are gathered around together in a scene from the film 'Stand By Me', 1986. His middle name Jude was inspired by The Beatles hit Hey Jude.įour more siblings soon arrived, his sister Rain in 1972, Oscar-winning actor Jocquin in 1974, sisters Liberty was next in 1976, and Summer in 1978. When their firstborn arrived, they named him River after the river of life in the Herman Hesse novel Siddhartha. Pic: Getty ImagesĪ year later they tied the knot. The Phoenix Family next to the RV they travel in when they do missionary work, at their home in Los Angeles, California, US, circa 1986 L-R Summer Phoenix, River Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, John Lee Phoenix, Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Arlyn Phoenix. The pair met in 1968 when Arlyn was hitchhiking in California while touring the US. His father John Lee Bottom hails from California. His mother Arlyn Dunetz who goes by the name 'Heart Phoenix' was a second-generation immigrant whose parents emigrated to the US from Hungary and Russia. River arrived into the world on 23 August 1970 to parents he later described as 'hippieish'. On the anniversary of his death, it's fitting to mark that life that meant so much to so many: Early life and family The Phoenix Family at home in Los Angeles, California, US, circa 1983 L-R Summer Phoenix, Arlyn Phoenix, Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, John Lee Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix and River Phoenix. I am in awe of the fact that he is very much alive in me.' 'River's life and death taught me that, in no uncertain terms. On his birthday this past August, his mother Arlyn paid tribute to him writing: 'I count it one of the greatest blessings by living in the moment and drawing upon inner knowing as a sacred pathway to navigate through life's many challenges. River Phoenix in a scene from the film 'Sneakers', 1992. Unlike Dean, whose end came during a car accident while indulging his hobby of motor racing, River died in circumstances that feel infinitely more preventable making his death all the more bitter to swallow.
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