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Brittany Murphy-Monjack, American actress and singer died of pneumonia on Decemeber 20, 2009. She starred in films such as Clueless; Just Married; Girl, Interrupted; Spun; 8 Mile; Uptown Girls; Sin City; Happy Feet; and Riding in Cars with Boys. She voiced Luanne Platter on the animated TV series King of the Hill.

At 8:00am on December 20, 2009, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to “a medical request” at the Los Angeles home Murphy and her husband Simon Monjack shared. She apparently collapsed in a bathroom. Firefighters attempted to resuscitate Murphy on the scene and then transported her to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she was pronounced dead on arrival at 10:04 after going into cardiac arrest.

An autopsy was performed on December 21, 2009 and her death certificate listed the cause of death as “deferred”. On February 4, 2010, the Los Angeles County coroner stated that the primary cause of Murphy’s death was pneumonia, with secondary factors of iron-deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication. On February 25, 2010, the coroner released a report stating that Murphy had been taking a range of over the counter and prescription medications, with the most likely reason being to treat a cold or respiratory infection. These included “elevated levels” of hydrocodone, acetaminophen, L-methamphetamine and chlorpheniramine. All of the drugs were legal and the death was ruled to be an accident, but the report observed: “the possible adverse physiological effects of elevated levels of these medications cannot be discounted, especially in her weakened state”.

Brittany was buried at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills on Christmas Eve December 24, 2009.

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