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British film director and writer Anthony Minghella has died at the age of 54, his agent has said.
Minghella, whose films include Truly, Madly, Deeply and Cold Mountain, was chairman of the British Film Institute.
In 1997, he won an Oscar for directing The English Patient and was also Oscar-nominated for writing the screenplay for 1999's The Talented Mr Ripley.
He has also directed a TV episode of book The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, due to be screened this Easter.
A 90-minute pilot, directed by Minghella and co-written with Richard Curtis, is due to be broadcast on BBC One.
Minghella, whose films include Truly, Madly, Deeply and Cold Mountain, was chairman of the British Film Institute.
In 1997, he won an Oscar for directing The English Patient and was also Oscar-nominated for writing the screenplay for 1999's The Talented Mr Ripley.
He has also directed a TV episode of book The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, due to be screened this Easter.
A 90-minute pilot, directed by Minghella and co-written with Richard Curtis, is due to be broadcast on BBC One.
Blimey. 54 now doesn't seem a right time to go, but then again when is?