Anthony Minghella, the Oscar award winning director, died of a hemorrhage following a routine neck surgery Tuesday morning at Charing Cross Hospital in London. He was 54.
Minghella was the director for several acclaimed movies such as The English Patient, Cold Mountain, and The Talented Mr. Ripley.
Actor Jude Law, who starred in three of Minghella’s films and considered him to be a friend as well as colleague, made the following statement:
“He was a brilliantly talented writer and director who wrote dialogue that was a joy to speak and then put it onto the screen in a way that always looked effortless. He made work feel like fun. He was a sweet, warm, bright and funny man who was interested in everything from football to opera, films, music, literature, people and most of all his family.”
