Tony Scott: Top Gun director dies after jumping from Los Angeles bridge – Telegraph
All Light News Tony Scott, the British-born Hollywood director behind hits including Top Gun and Crimson Tide, has died after jumping off a Los Angeles bridge, authorities said today.
By Andrew Hough
7:00AM BST 20 Aug 2012
The 68 year-old, originally from North Shields, North Tyneside, died after he plunged almost 200 feet from the Vincent Thomas Bridge, at lunchtime on Sunday.
Witnesses reported seeing the father-of-two calmly parking his black Toyota Prius near the bridge, climb a 10 foot fence on the south side of its apex and leap off “without hesitation” just after 12:30p.m local time.
Within hours of his death becoming public, a shocked Hollywood paid tribute to the younger brother of film-maker Ridley Scott, who was frequently seen behind the camera in his signature faded red baseball cap.
The US Coast Guard said officials found a note listing contact information inside his car, which was parked on an eastbound lane of the cable-suspension bridge.
A suicide note was later found at the downtown Los Angeles office of the Hollywood legend, who also directed Days Of Thunder and Beverly Hills Cop II.
Unconfirmed reports suggested Scott, who who grew up by the river Tyne in northern England, had depression.
Today, it was believed that his actress wife, Donna Scott, who appeared in several of her husband’s films, was being comforted by friends and family at their Beverly Hills home. The pair had twin boys Frank and Max.
“I can confirm that Tony Scott has indeed passed away,” said his publicist, Simon Halls.
“The family asks that their privacy be respected at this time.”
Today colleagues and fans struggled to explain why the successful director, whose full name was Anthony David Scott, would commit suicide as many took to Twitter to post their tributes.
Director Ron Howard, led tributes, saying: “No more Tony Scott movies. Tragic day.”
Tony Scott: Top Gun director dies after jumping from Los Angeles bridge – Telegraph.
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