December 20, 2009
By the ZippyCart Shopping Carts Content Team
The untimely death of 32 year old actress Brittany Murphy has already generated hundreds of memorabilia items going up for sale on Ebay. Murphy became a rising star after she starred in the 1995 movie Clueless, where she played alongside Alicia Silverstone. She was also well known for starring in 8 Mile with Eminem and for lending her voice to over 200 episodes of King of the Hill as the character Luanne Platter. Early Sunday morning Los Angeles firefighters responded to a medical related call at the home of Brittany Murphy and her Husband, British screenwriter Simon Monjack. When the firefighters arrived they attempted to revive her while in route to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, unfortunately they were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead a few hours later. An autopsy is scheduled tomorrow, so for now it is too early to know the exact cause of death. Numerous celebrities like Ashton Kutcher began tweeting their reactions on Twitter about the death and wishing condolences to the family.
Now, only hours after the death of Brittany Murphy, there are hundreds of items relating to her up for sale on Ebay. Many of the pieces of celebrity memorabilia are autographed, but some people are auctioning off anything relating to the actress. There are dozens of autographed pictures of Murphy on the site for fans to choose from, but there were also a few other unique items up for sale. One item that stands out is a Brittany Murphy Autographed Wine List Menu from the famous Peter Luger Steak House in Brooklyn, NY which a fan was able to obtain when meeting her. There is also a signed DVD cover of the movie Just Married which she starred in with Ashton Kutcher, as well as a signed Maxim magazine where she was on the cover. Murphy fans who are also King of the Hill fans can pick up an autographed picture of Luanne Platter. More and more items continue to go up for auction on Ebay as fans rush to the site to get a piece of memorabilia to remember the talented Brittany Murphy.
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