Husband of late actress Murphy found dead

The body of British screenwriter Simon Monjack was found on Sunday night at his residence in the Hollywood Hills. The death is by natural causes, police said.

Investigators were still at the scene early on Monday and they couldn’t provide more details on the 39-year-old Monjack’s death.

At his wife’s funeral in December, a visibly emotional Monjack talked about their relationship and called her his best friend and soul mate. The two married in 2007.
He said a month after his wife’s death that the two had been planning a family and contemplating a move to New York.

Murphy died on December 20 at age 32 after collapsing in her home. The death was accidental.