Tragic stars: Fall is foretold in their rising

They began strange, and ended even more so. The great pop-culture icons - the ones not allowed to rest in peace - are those who rarely lived in peace. That's what hits you at every significant Elvis Presley anniversary, or during the excellent new Edith Piaf biographical film, La Vie en Rose, and in the ongoing proliferation of compilation recordings by Billie Holiday and Judy Garland.