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Simon Monjack
Born
Simon Mark Monjack

1970
Hillingdon, Greater London, England
Died23 May 2010 (aged 40)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
EducationRoyal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Occupation(s)Writer, director, producer
Years active2000–2006
Spouse(s)Simone Bienne (2001–2006)
Brittany Murphy (2007–2009)
ChildrenJasmine

Simon Mark Monjack (1970 – 23 May 2010) was an English screenwriter, film director, and producer.[1] He was the widower of American actress Brittany Murphy.[2][3]

Early life

Monjack was born to Jewish parents in Hillingdon, Greater London.[4] He grew up in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire.[5] He attended Juniper Hill School, Flackwell Heath, then Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe.[5] When he was 15, his father, William (1949–1986), died[5] of a brain tumour[6] in Oxfordshire.[7] His mother Linda (née Hall),[citation needed] a hypnotherapist,[8] lives in Bourne End.[9]

Career

Monjack directed, produced, and wrote the B-movie Two Days, Nine Lives in 2000.[10] He received story credit for the 2006 biopic Factory Girl about Warhol actress/model Edie Sedgwick.[1] Director George Hickenlooper contends that "Monjack had nothing to do with Factory Girl" and that "he filed a frivolous lawsuit against us [...] making bogus claims that we had stolen his script. He held us literally to hostage and we were forced to settle with him as he held our production over a barrel." Monjack denied these claims.[11] In 2007, E! News reported that Monjack was slated to direct a film adaptation of D. M. Thomas's novel about Sigmund Freud, The White Hotel, with Brittany Murphy cast in a leading role.[12] The project never materialized.

In 2005, warrants were issued for Monjack's arrest in Virginia on charges of credit card fraud, but the charges were later dropped.[13]

In 2006, Coutts Bank successfully sued Monjack, who had been evicted from four homes, for $470,000.[13]

In February 2007, Monjack was arrested and spent nine days in jail, facing deportation, because his visa to the United States had expired.[13]

Personal life

Monjack married British television personality Simone Bienne in Las Vegas in November[14] 2001,[13] they separated five months later,[14] and were divorced in 2006.[13] That year,[5] he met actress Brittany Murphy. In April[15] 2007, he married her in a private Jewish ceremony at their Los Angeles home.[2] The couple did not announce their engagement beforehand and rarely made public appearances together before their marriage.[12]

In late November 2009, TMZ reported that Monjack became "incoherent" during a flight from Puerto Rico to Los Angeles. Murphy told the responding firefighters at LAX Airport that she believed he was having an asthma attack and felt that the situation was not serious; however, EMTs disagreed and rushed him to a nearby hospital.[16]

On December 20, 2009, Murphy died after collapsing in their bathroom.[3] The cause was later revealed to be pneumonia, with secondary factors of iron-deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication.[17]

Death

In January 2010, Monjack's mother, Linda Monjack, told People that her son was "unwell, and the doctors are carrying out tests. On whether he has a heart problem it is not really for me to say, you must ask him, but yes, there have been health problems in the past. I believe it's common knowledge, and it’s been in the press that he had a slight heart attack a week from Brittany's death."[18]

Monjack was found dead on 23 May 2010 in his house in Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office. Law enforcement sources say the Los Angeles Fire Department was called there for a medical emergency after Murphy's mother, Sharon, found Monjack unconscious in the master bedroom around 9:20 pm, and then called 9-1-1. Paramedics arrived; Monjack was pronounced dead at 9:45 pm. His cause of death is listed as acute pneumonia and severe anemia. [19] He died the same way as his wife, Brittany Murphy.[20] He was buried at the Forest Lawn cemetery in the Hollywood Hills next to Murphy.[21] Monjack is survived by his mother Linda and his daughter Jasmine.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Simon Monjack". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  2. ^ a b Fleeman, Mike (2007-05-08). "Brittany Murphy Marries Writer-Director". People. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b "Actress Brittany Murphy dead at 32". CNN. 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  4. ^ "England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005". Retrieved 2009-12-21.
  5. ^ a b c d Simon Monjack, Buckinghamshire husband of tragic Hollywood star Brittany Murphy found dead
  6. ^ Simon Monjack: The short life and lonely death of a showbiz widower
  7. ^ Deaths England and Wales 1984-2006
  8. ^ Brittany Murphy's Mother-In-Law: Simon Monjack Has Lost The Love Of His Life
  9. ^ Has Mr Brittany Murphy got something to hide?
  10. ^ "Two Days, Nine Lives (2000)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
  11. ^ "Director: Brittany Murphy was warned about husband Simon Monjack but did not listen" New York Daily News. December 27, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
  12. ^ a b Serpe, Gina (2007-05-08). "Brittany Murphy Made a Missus". E!. Retrieved 2009-12-22. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ a b c d e MacIntosh, Jeane (2009-12-22). "Debts and Arrests in Husband's Dark Past". New York Post. Retrieved 2009-12-22. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ a b c Tragic actress Brittany Murphy's husband Simon Monjack found dead
  15. ^ Brittany Murphy and Simon Monjack: A history of their romance
  16. ^ "Brittany Murphy's Hubby Rushed to Hospital". TMZ. 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2009-12-22. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ Brittany Murphy's death ruled an accident Retrieved on 2010-02-05.
  18. ^ "Brittany Murphy's Husband Found Dead". people.com. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  19. ^ "Simon Monjack, husband of Brittany Murphy, dies of heart attack". The Guardianrphy. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-05-24. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ "Coroner finds Simon Monjack's death was similar to Brittany Murphy's". CNN. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2010=07-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  21. ^ "Simon Monjack laid to rest next to wife Brittany Murphy in the Hollywood Hills". Daily Mail. 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-05-29. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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