Tony Scott reportedly had inoperable brain cancer
Aug. 20, 2012, 12:47 PM EST
By Lucas Shaw
TheWrap
Director Tony Scott, who died in an apparent suicide Sunday night, had inoperable brain cancer, according to an ABC News report.
Scott's body was found Sunday afternoon after police received a 911 call that someone had jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge near Long Beach. Calif.
The coroner identified the body as that of the 68-year-old Scott, who hailed from northeast England but lived with his wife and two kids in Beverly Hills, Calif. A note was found in his car, and another media report said a note was later found in his office.
Neither the coroner nor Scott's publicist have returned requests for comment.
The director, younger brother of fellow director, Ridley Scott, made emotional, action-filled fare such as "Top Gun," "True Romance" and "Man on Fire." Scott also produced dozens more films under the Scott Free Productions banner, which he ran with Ridley.
An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.