Los Angeles: Tony Scott has been cremated, and his widow will keep his remains at their Los Angeles-area home. The information is included on Scott's death certificate. The document doesn't include a formal determination of Scott's cause of death. Coroner's officials expect it will take several weeks to finalize their investigation, but they are treating his case as a probable suicide.
The Top Gun director jumped from a bridge into the Los Angeles Harbor on August 19. Family and close friends gathered over the weekend to honor the British-born director at a private memorial.
His family also announced Monday that they have created a memorial scholarship at the American Film Institute to help future filmmakers and honor his creative legacy. The last film Scott directed was 2010's Unstoppable.
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06:29 PM, Aug 28, 2012
New Delhi: 68-year-old Tony Scott, who directed more than 15 films like Top Gun and Unstoppable, jumped from a bridge in Los Angeles on Sunday. Many people witnessed Tony Scott climbing the eight foot fence and jumping from the bridge. As the bridge is a popular shooting location among action directors, many people thought that Scott was a stuntman. Now, the witnesses have come forward with mobile phone videos and...
11:56 AM, Aug 23, 2012
Tony Scott shot to fame in the 1980s with a string of action films. His blockbuster hits included 'Crimson Tide', 'Days of Thunder' and 'Beverly Hills Cop II' besides 'Top Gun'. Scott's brother is the famous Hollywood director Ridley Scott. At the time of his death, he was rumoured to be working with actor Tom Cruise on a sequel to 'Top Gun'. ...
05:55 PM, Aug 22, 2012
The family of 'Top Gun' director Tony Scott told medical examiners the British-born filmmaker did not have brain cancer or any serious illness when he jumped to his death from a suspension bridge, a Los Angeles County Coroner Department official said on Tuesday. Craig Harvey, operations chief for the coroner, also said Monday's autopsy revealed Scott, 68, had no obvious signs of a brain tumor. More lab tests are needed...
03:46 PM, Aug 22, 2012
Los Angeles: Tom Cruise, who shot to Hollywood superstardom with Tony Scott's 'Top Gun', has paid tribute to the tragic director. Scott, 68, jumped to his death from the Vincent Thomas Bridge. "Tony was my dear friend and I will really miss him. My deepest sorrow and thoughts are with his family at this time," Cruise, 50 said. The actor, who teamed up with the director on 'Top Gun' and...
07:17 PM, Aug 21, 2012
Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as 'Top Gun', 'Days of Thunder' and 'Beverly Hills Cop II', has died after jumping from a Los Angeles County Bridge. ...
05:02 PM, Aug 21, 2012
Director Tony Scott loved fast cars, riding fast motorcycles and creating some of the most memorable action sequences of the past quarter century. He was even planning a sequel to his hit 'Top Gun.' Yet on Sunday, police removed the director's body from Los Angeles Harbor hours after they say he stopped his car on the towering Vincent Thomas Bridge and jumped. His death stunned friends and fans and left...
01:53 PM, Aug 21, 2012
Los Angeles: No one ever mistook Tony Scott for a great dramatist. He was a director critics loved to hate for his slick barrage of images at the expense of story. The filmmaker did not dazzle the imagination with visions of lost or alien worlds, like brother Ridley Scott. Tony Scott was as populist as they come in Hollywood, a man of action films, pure and simple. From Tom Cruise...
02:32 PM, Aug 20, 2012
The notable films of director Tony Scott, who died on Sunday in an apparent suicide at age 68: " 'The Hunger,' 1983. " 'Top Gun,' 1986. " 'Beverly Hills Cop II,' 1987. " 'Days of Thunder,' 1990. " 'Revenge,' 1990. " 'The Last Boy Scout,' 1991. " 'True Romance,' 1993. " 'Crimson Tide,' 1995. " 'The Fan,' 1996. " 'Enemy of the State,' 1998. " 'Spy Game,' 2001. " 'Man...
12:57 PM, Aug 20, 2012
New Delhi: Hollywood filmmaker Tony Scott, director of such big-screen action hits as 'Top Gun' and 'Crimson Tide,' jumped to his death on Sunday from a bridge over Los Angeles Harbor, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said. For actor Tom Cruise, 'Top Gun' was a turning point in his career and catapulted him to stardom. He was America's new heartthrob. Here are 10 awesome, must-know 'Top Gun' facts from...
12:07 PM, Aug 20, 2012
Los Angeles: Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as 'Top Gun,' 'Days of Thunder' and 'Beverly Hills Cop II,' died Sunday after jumping from a Los Angeles County Bridge, authorities said. The 68-year-old Scott's death was being investigated as a suicide, Los Angeles County Coroner's Lt. Joe Bale said. Several people called 911 around 12:35 pm to report that someone had jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge spanning San...
10:05 AM, Aug 20, 2012
New Delhi: One of the most unusual movies of recent times is now available on a computer screen near you. Google has announced that Life in a Day is now available on YouTube. "On July 24, 2010, thousands of people around the world recorded videos of their lives to take part in Life in a Day, a cinematic experiment to document a single day on earth. From more than 4,500...
02:04 PM, Nov 01, 2011
Cast: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine Director: Tony Scott True to its name, director Tony Scott's 'Unstoppable' is a fast-paced action thriller that takes a little while to pick up speed, but once moving, rolls along furiously barely allowing you to catch your breath or ponder the silliness of the situation. The film is loosely based on a real incident that took place in Ohio in 2001, and tells the daring...
09:11 AM, Nov 27, 2010
