Anthony Minghella, March 18,
age 54: The Oscar-winning director of "The English Patient" died of unexpected complications following
surgery for cancer of the tonsils, stunning Hollywood and the British film
community. Minghella's other significant films include "Truly, Madly, Deeply
... more," "Cold Mountain" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley." But Minghella's talents spread far
beyond the big screen, as he directed radio dramas ("Eyes Down Looking,"
starring Jude Law, in 2006) and opera ("Madama Butterfly," in
2005, which was subsequently staged in London, Lithuania, and at the New York
Metropolitan Opera). Despite his prodigious talents and enormous success,
Minghella remained appealingly modest: "I had never thought of myself as a
director and found out that I was not," he once said in an interview. "I am a
writer who was able to direct the films that I write."
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