Another good one gone

Rico says the guy was successful, wealthy, and married to a good-looking younger woman; must've had something really bad going on... But Josh Voorhees has the story in this Slate article:

Sad news from California: Tony Scott, the Hollywood director that gave us Top Gun and Days of Thunder, among countless other films, died Sunday after jumping from a Los Angeles County bridge.
Police have not officially declared his death a suicide, but all signs point toward that conclusion. The Los Angeles Times reports that police found a suicide note in the 68-year-old's office, although the letter's exact contents have not yet been released.
The Associated Press has the background

The British-born Scott, who lived in Beverly Hills, was producer and director Ridley Scott's younger brother. Distinct visual styles mark both siblings' film—Ridley Scott mastering the creation of entire worlds with such films as Gladiator, Blade Runner, Alien, and this year's Prometheus, while Tony Scott was known for hyper-kinetic action and editing on such films as his most recent, the runaway train thriller Unstoppable, starring regular collaborator Denzel Washington.

Scott was a thrill-seeker himself in his personal life, an avid rock climber who also liked driving fast cars and motorcycles. Still, filmmaking was his real thrill.
Scott had recently completed filming on Out of the Furnace, a drama about an ex-con he was producing, starring Christian Bale. He was also involved in a handful of other films currently in various stages of production, including Ion and Stoker, the latter of which is currently slated for a March release.