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Simon Fitzmaurice ( c. 1973 – 26 October 2017) was an Irish filmmaker. A resident of Greystones, County Wicklow, Fitzmaurice published a memoir titled It's Not Yet Dark in 2014 about his experience with motor neurone disease. He directed My Name Is Emily while living with the condition in 2015.
Oct 28, 2017 · Film director Simon Fitzmaurice remained "full of humour" and "jolly and courageous" right up until his death, despite his difficult battle with motor neurone disease (MND), his funeral Mass...
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- Ciarán D'Arcy
Oct 27, 2017 · Simon Fitzmaurice, who made 'It's Not Yet Dark' and 'My Name Is Emily', passed away at 43 after living with Motor Neurone Disease for over a decade. The documentary, narrated by Colin Farrell, captured his courage and creativity in the face of paralysis.
- Yolanda Zaw
Oct 27, 2017 · Wicklow-born film-maker Simon Fitzmaurice has died of motor neurone disease at the age of 43.
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- Donald Clarke
Oct 27, 2017 · Simon Fitzmaurice was a Wicklow writer and director who made a feature film and a memoir despite having motor neurone disease. He passed away in October 2017, after his documentary It's Not Yet Dark was released.
- Sasha Brady
Simon Fitzmaurice was an award-winning writer and film director who made films such as My Name is Emily and The Sound of People. He died in 2017 from Motor Neuron Disease (ALS), a condition that left him paralysed but not silenced.
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Feb 22, 2017 · After his short film screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008, a euphoric Simon Fitzmaurice was walking the snowy streets of Park City, Utah, when his foot began to hurt.
