MONTREAL — The family of acclaimed Canadian director and producer Jean-Marc Vallee says his sudden death on Christmas Day was from natural causes.
In a statement released today, his family says a coroner has concluded Vallee died of a "fatal cardiac xjmtzywarrhythmia secondary to severe coronary atherosclerosis."
They say the finding is in the coroner’s final report into Vallee’s death at his cabin just outside Quebec City over the 2021 Christmas holiday weekend. He was 58.
Vallee directed a string of high-profile films and series after his breakout "C.R.A.Z.Y.", winning an Emmy for directing the hit HBO series "Big Little Lies," and his 2013 drama "Dallas Buyers Club" earned multiple Oscar nominations.
Born in Montreal, Vallee studied filmmaking at College Ahuntsic and the Universite du Quebec a Montreal.
In the statement released late Wednesday, Vallee’s sons, Alex and Emile Vallee, say people are still getting in touch about their filmmaker father’s influence.
"Testimonials of friendship, esteem and respect for our father and for his work are still coming from around the world," they said.
"We are sincerely grateful, and we hope that his creativity will continue to serve as inspiration and guidance to the people in this industry that he was so passionate about."
The statement says the sons and their mother will soon announce details of a commemorative event to honour Vallee’s life and craft.
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Jean-Marc Vallee arrives for the screening of the film “The Rest of Us” at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Friday , September 6, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
