Anthony Minghella, Oscar winner, dies at 54
Published 11:25 pm Tuesday, March 18, 2008
LONDON — Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella, who turned literary works such as “The English Patient,” “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and “Cold Mountain” into acclaimed movies, died Tuesday of a hemorrhage following surgery. He was 54.
Minghella’s publicist, Jonathan Rutter, said the filmmaker died at London’s Charing Cross Hospital. He said Minghella was operated on last week for a growth in his neck, “and the operation seemed to have gone well. At 5 a.m. today he had a fatal hemorrhage.”
The 1996 World War II drama “The English Patient” won nine Academy Awards, including best picture, best director for Minghella and best supporting actress for Juliette Binoche.
Minghella also was nominated for an Oscar for best screenplay for the movie and for his screenplay for 1999’s “The Talented Mr. Ripley.”
Minghella is survived by his wife; his actor son, Max Minghella; and his daughter, Hannah.
