Als je geen echte film buff bent zoals wij, dan zal de naam Tony Scott (oudere broer van Ridley) je weinig zeggen. Maar de kans dat je ooit een film van hem hebt gezien is zeer groot, want deze man heeft een aantal grote klassiekers op zijn naam staan.

Helaas heeft de 68 jarige Tony Scott gisteren zelfmoord gepleegd door in Los Angeles van een brug te springen. De reden hier voor is nog niet bekend, maar wel dat er een afscheidsbriefje in zijn auto is gevonden. Tony Scott maakte onder andere mijn favoriete films als: True Romance (1993), Top Gun (1986), The Last Boy Scout (1991) en Enemy of the State (1998). Uitaard nog velen andere actie packed film die hun eigen 'Tony Scott' kenmerk hadden. Helaas had hij er geen zin meer in.

Scott, 68, climbed a fence on the south side of the bridge's apex and leapt off "without hesitation" around 12:30 p.m., according to the Coroner's Department and port police.

A suicide note was found inside Scott's black Toyota Prius, which was parked on one of the eastbound lanes of the bridge, said U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Jennifer Osburn.

Officers with port police, the Los Angeles Police Department and California Highway Patrol joined city firefighters and the Coast Guard in searching the water for his body.

Cargo vessels moved at slow speeds through the east side of the Main Channel during the search, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey.

"It's a dolorous task and we're working to treat the deceased with the utmost dignity and respect," Humphrey said.

Authorities used sonar equipment to track the man in the port's murky waters and his body was recovered by a dive team around 4:30 p.m., Alva said. Scott's body was taken to a dock in Wilmington and turned over to the county coroner.

Erected in 1963, the 6,060-foot bridge links San Pedro with Terminal Island and rises 185 feet at its highest point above the Main Channel of Los Angeles Harbor. Many have taken their lives by jumping from the span.