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20-08-2012, 08:58 AM
The British film-maker Tony Scott leaves a suicide note in his car before leaping from a bridge in Los Angeles.
Top Gun movie director Tony Scott has killed himself by jumping from a bridge in Los Angeles, according to a coroner in the US.
The British film-maker, who is the younger brother of producer Ridley Scott, was seen parking his car on the Vincent Thomas Bridge and jumping into the water below at about 12:30pm local time. The 68-year-old's body was recovered by divers around four hours later after sonar equipment was used to locate it in the murky water. His death is not being treated as suspicious.
Mr Scott directed Hollywood blockbusters such as Top Gun, Days of Thunder and Beverly Hills Cop II.
US Coast Guard Lt. Jennifer Osburn told local newspaper The Daily Breeze that a suicide note was found inside Mr Scott's black Toyota Prius.
The vehicle was parked on one of the eastbound lanes of the bridge which links San Pedro and Terminal Island.
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Members of the public alerted emergency services after seeing Mr Scott get out of his car and jump from the bridge soon afterwards.
The director, originally from North Shields, lived in Beverly Hills and was married to the actress Donna Scott, with whom he had twin sons. He ran Scott Free Productions with his brother and the pair were working on a film called Killing Lincoln.
There had been reports that Mr Scott and Tom Cruise were working on a sequel to Top Gun (http://news.sky.com/story/909063/daredevil-cruise-talks-up-top-gun-sequel). Director Ron Howard paid tribute to Mr Scott, writing on Twitter: "No more Tony Scott movies. Tragic day.
Film director Duncan Jones, who directed Moon and Source Code, wrote: "Just heard about Tony Scott news. Horrible... Tony was a truly lovely man who took me under his wing & ignited my passion to make films."
He added: "Awww Tony. Wish you had felt there was a way to keep going. What a sad waste. My thoughts go out to his wife and beautiful children.
Other films produced by Mr Scott included True Romance, Crimson Tide, Enemy Of The State and Man On Fire.
Feature films
The Hunger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_(1983_film)) (1983)
Top Gun (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gun) (1986)
Beverly Hills Cop II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Cop_II) (1987)
Revenge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_(1990_film)) (1990)
Days of Thunder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Thunder) (1990)
The Last Boy Scout (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Boy_Scout) (1991)
True Romance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Romance) (1993)
Crimson Tide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Tide_(film)) (1995)
The Fan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fan_(1996_film)) (1996)
Enemy of the State (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy_of_the_State_(film)) (1998)
Spy Game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spy_Game) (2001)
Man on Fire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_on_Fire_(2004_film)) (2004)
Domino (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino_(film)) (2005)
Déjà Vu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_Vu_(2006_film)) (2006)
The Taking of Pelham 123 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Taking_of_Pelham_123_(2009_film)) (2009)
Unstoppable (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unstoppable_(2010_film)) (2010)
Top Gun movie director Tony Scott has killed himself by jumping from a bridge in Los Angeles, according to a coroner in the US.
The British film-maker, who is the younger brother of producer Ridley Scott, was seen parking his car on the Vincent Thomas Bridge and jumping into the water below at about 12:30pm local time. The 68-year-old's body was recovered by divers around four hours later after sonar equipment was used to locate it in the murky water. His death is not being treated as suspicious.
Mr Scott directed Hollywood blockbusters such as Top Gun, Days of Thunder and Beverly Hills Cop II.
US Coast Guard Lt. Jennifer Osburn told local newspaper The Daily Breeze that a suicide note was found inside Mr Scott's black Toyota Prius.
The vehicle was parked on one of the eastbound lanes of the bridge which links San Pedro and Terminal Island.
http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2012/8/20/188337/default/v1/rtr25ui0-1-522x293.jpg
Members of the public alerted emergency services after seeing Mr Scott get out of his car and jump from the bridge soon afterwards.
The director, originally from North Shields, lived in Beverly Hills and was married to the actress Donna Scott, with whom he had twin sons. He ran Scott Free Productions with his brother and the pair were working on a film called Killing Lincoln.
There had been reports that Mr Scott and Tom Cruise were working on a sequel to Top Gun (http://news.sky.com/story/909063/daredevil-cruise-talks-up-top-gun-sequel). Director Ron Howard paid tribute to Mr Scott, writing on Twitter: "No more Tony Scott movies. Tragic day.
Film director Duncan Jones, who directed Moon and Source Code, wrote: "Just heard about Tony Scott news. Horrible... Tony was a truly lovely man who took me under his wing & ignited my passion to make films."
He added: "Awww Tony. Wish you had felt there was a way to keep going. What a sad waste. My thoughts go out to his wife and beautiful children.
Other films produced by Mr Scott included True Romance, Crimson Tide, Enemy Of The State and Man On Fire.
Feature films
The Hunger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_(1983_film)) (1983)
Top Gun (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gun) (1986)
Beverly Hills Cop II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Cop_II) (1987)
Revenge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_(1990_film)) (1990)
Days of Thunder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Thunder) (1990)
The Last Boy Scout (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Boy_Scout) (1991)
True Romance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Romance) (1993)
Crimson Tide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Tide_(film)) (1995)
The Fan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fan_(1996_film)) (1996)
Enemy of the State (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy_of_the_State_(film)) (1998)
Spy Game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spy_Game) (2001)
Man on Fire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_on_Fire_(2004_film)) (2004)
Domino (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino_(film)) (2005)
Déjà Vu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_Vu_(2006_film)) (2006)
The Taking of Pelham 123 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Taking_of_Pelham_123_(2009_film)) (2009)
Unstoppable (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unstoppable_(2010_film)) (2010)