The 'Stand By Me' actor would have been 54 on Aug. 23. River Phoenix's sister Rain is remembering her late brother on what would have been his 54th birthday. The Stand By Me and My Own Private ...

Ethan Hawke met river River Phoenix when he was 14 and stayed close friends with the actor until he died of an overdose at 23 Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

River Phoenix was an American actor and musician. His most famous films include My Private Idaho (1991), Stand By Me (1986) and Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989). In 1989, Phoenix received ...