In Memoriam
"We will always have our Jurassic family and Sam will never be forgotten by us or his many millions of fans around the world," Spielberg says
Tributes have been pouring in since the death of Sam Neill, beloved star of Jurassic Park, The Piano, and Peaky Blinders, and more. The actor’s family shared the news on his official Instagram page early Monday morning.
“It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney, Australia,” the family wrote in a statement. “Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterized his whole life. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer-free.”
Laura Dern, who played the hopeful paleobotanist Ellie Sattler opposite Neill’s skeptical paleontologist Dr. Grant in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park, paid a touching tribute to her close friend and co-star.
