The inspiration behind the 2001 Oscar-winning movie A Beautiful Mind John Nash has died after being involved in a car accident.
The Nobel-prize winning mathematician (86) died alongside his wife Alicia (82), when the car they were travelling in crashed in New Jersey.
Crowe as Nash in ‘A Beautiful Mind’
Actor Russell Crowe paid tribute to Nash on Twitter writing: “Stunned… my heart goes out to John & Alicia & family. An amazing partnership. Beautiful minds, beautiful hearts.
Stunned…my heart goes out to John & Alicia & family. An amazing partnership. Beautiful minds, beautiful hearts. https://t.co/XF4V9MBwU4
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) May 24, 2015
