Simon Monjack
Simon Monjack | |
|---|---|
| Born | Simon Mark Monjack August 5, 1970 |
| Died | 23 May 2010 (aged 39) |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, director, producer |
| Spouse(s) | Simone Bienne (2001–2006) Brittany Murphy (2007–2009) |
| Children | Jasmine |
| Parent(s) | William Monjack (deceased) Linda Monjack |
Simon Mark Monjack (August 5, 1970-May 23, 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] Monjack grew up in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire.[5] He attended Juniper High School, Flackwell Heath, then Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe.[5] When he was 15, his father, William (1949-1986), died[5] in Oxfordshire.[6] His mother Linda (nee Hall),[citation needed] a hypnotherapist,[7] lives in Bourne End.[8]
Career
Monjack directed, produced, and wrote the B-movie Two Days, Nine Lives in 2000.[9] 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, however, denied these claims.[10] 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.[11] The project never materialized.
Legal Problems
In 2005, warrants were issued for Monjack's arrest in Virginia on charges of credit card fraud, but the charges were later dropped.[12]
In 2006, Coutts Bank successfully sued Monjack, who had been evicted from four homes, for $470,000.[12]
In February 2007, Monjack was arrested and spent nine days in jail, facing deportation, because his visa to the United States had expired.[12]
Personal Life
Monjack once dated Alexandra Kerry.[12] He married British television personality Simone Bienne in Las Vegas in November[13] 2001,[12] they separated five months later,[13] and were divorced in 2006.[12] That year,[5] he met actress Brittany Murphy. In April[14] 2007, he married her in a private Jewish ceremony at their Los Angeles home.[2] The pair did not announce their engagement beforehand and rarely made public appearances together before their marriage.[11]
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.[15]
Brittany Murphy's Death
On December 20, 2009, Murphy died after collapsing in her bathroom.[3] The cause was later revealed to be pneumonia, with secondary factors of iron-deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication.[16]
Monjack is survived by his mother Linda and daughter Jasmine.[13]
Death
Simon Monjack was found on 23 May 2010 in his house in Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office. The Los Angeles Fire Department was called there for a medical emergency, according to police. Paramedics arrived; Monjack was pronounced dead at 9.45pm.[17] His cause of death was not immediately known. Law enforcement sources say Brittany's mother, Sharon, found Monjack unconscious in the master bedroom around 9:20pm, and then called 9-1-1.[18]
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 coming back from Puerto Rico."
References
- ^ a b "Simon Monjack". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ a b
Fleeman, Mike (2007-05-08). "Brittany Murphy Marries Writer-Director". People.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "Actress Brittany Murphy dead at 32". CNN. 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ "England & Wales, Birth Index: 1916-2005". Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ a b c d Simon Monjack, Buckinghamshire husband of tragic Hollywood star Brittany Murphy found dead
- ^ Deaths England and Wales 1984-2006
- ^ Brittany Murphy's Mother-In-Law: Simon Monjack Has Lost The Love Of His Life
- ^ Has Mr Brittany Murphy got something to hide?
- ^ "Two Days, Nine Lives (2000)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ "Director: Brittany Murphy was warned about husband Simon Monjack but did not listen" New York Daily News. December 27, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
- ^ 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) - ^ a b c d e f MacIntosh, Jeane (2009-12-22). "Debts and Arrests in Husband's Dark Past". New York Post. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
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- ^ Brittany Murphy and Simon Monjack: A history of their romance
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"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) - ^ Brittany Murphy's death ruled an accident Retrieved on 2010-02-05.
- ^ Brittany Murphy's husband found dead
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"Simon Monjack, husband of Brittany Murphy, dies of heart attack". The Guardian. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
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