Actor, who died earlier this month aged 46, leaves bulk of estate to partner and their three young children
The actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died suddenly this month of a suspected drug overdose, left the bulk of his estate to his long-term companion, Marianne O'Donnell, according to a will filed in a New York court on Wednesday. Hoffman, 46, who won a best actor Oscar for his role in the 2005 biopic Capote, was considered to be one of the finest stage and screen actors of his generation.
O'Donnell, known as Mimi, is the mother of the couple's three young children, Cooper, Tallulah and Willa. She was also named executor of the estate.
The exact value of Hoffman's estate is not known. Papers filed with the will value Hoffman's estate simply at "$500,000-plus".
The will was signed in 2004, when only the eldest of Hoffman's three children had been born, with a trust fund set up for Cooper,...
The actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died suddenly this month of a suspected drug overdose, left the bulk of his estate to his long-term companion, Marianne O'Donnell, according to a will filed in a New York court on Wednesday. Hoffman, 46, who won a best actor Oscar for his role in the 2005 biopic Capote, was considered to be one of the finest stage and screen actors of his generation.
O'Donnell, known as Mimi, is the mother of the couple's three young children, Cooper, Tallulah and Willa. She was also named executor of the estate.
The exact value of Hoffman's estate is not known. Papers filed with the will value Hoffman's estate simply at "$500,000-plus".
The will was signed in 2004, when only the eldest of Hoffman's three children had been born, with a trust fund set up for Cooper,...
- 2/20/2014
- The Guardian - Film News
Philip Seymour Hoffman found success in Hollywood, but he never called it home. Now it seems he didn't want his son, Cooper, to do so either. In documents obtained by People, Hoffman's last will and testament includes a notable clause about his son's residence. "It is my strong desire, and not direction to my guardian, that my son, Cooper Hoffman be raised and reside in or near the borough of Manhattan in the State of New York, or Chicago, Illinois, or San Francisco, California," it states. The revelation comes after Hoffman's will was submitted to probate court in New York,...
- 2/19/2014
- by Mary Green
- PEOPLE.com
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