Stranger than Fiction

So, just 5 months after the death of his wife, Simon Monjack, widower of actress Brittany Murphy, passes away due to a heart condition, which as the title of this blog suggests, is stranger than fiction. Brittany Murphy passed away on December 20 of 2009 due to a full cardiac arrest, according to paramedics who arrived at the scene of Murphy's LA home. Murphy was found unconscious in the shower in the early morning and was dead on arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre. For such an important human being in so many peoples lives is hard to comprehend, and the actress received many fitting tributes, one such was from "Just Married" co-star Ashton Kutcher who commented on her death by twitter saying, "See you on the other side kid." Murphy's death was even more devastating, however, for British screenwriter and producer Simon Monjack who commented at the time of Murphy's death, calling her his, "soulmate and best friend," he was visibly emotional at the time, and the pain of his wife's death definitely showed. So just a short time after the death of her daughter, Brittany Murphy's mother found Simon Monjack, "unresponsive," in the LA home he shared with Murphy, in the early hours of the 23rd. Monjack was reported by LA coroner to have died of a heart attack, with no signs of unnatural causes. The late Brittany Murphy died at age 32, her husband at 39, it seems like so many icons have been lost in just these past years, with the deaths of many celebrities occuring in 2009, including Murphy. We can only say that we've lost two young people who made a large influence on the world through their films, they, as well as the many celebrities to fall before them will be sorely missed, it's the end of an era for many.