




February 16, 2002 Saturday 8:14 PM Eastern Time
Kevin Smith, one of New Zealand's hottest
Smith, best known for playing Ares in the
He had been in a critical condition at
Smith's family, including his wife and three
Top New Zealand screen star dies in Beijing
hospital WELLINGTON, Feb 16
and hunkiest screen stars who had just
scored a role opposite Bruce Willis, has
died in a Beijing hospital, a report said
Saturday.
hit series 'Xena: Warrior Princess',
suffered head injuries in a fall on
February 6 after filming in the Chinese
capital.
the Beijing Union Hospital, the New Zealand
Herald said. His death was reported here
Saturday on National Radio. It quoted
Smith's Auckland agent Robert Bruce as
saying he had received a call from China
confirming the death.
sons, were with him when he died, Bruce added.


Regarding the recent tragic death of Kevin Tod Smith.
Robert Bruce, Lucy Lawless and Michael Hurst with Simon Prast have established the Official Kevin Smith Trust Fund.
THE KEVIN SMITH TRUST FUND
C/O AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY
PO Box 6513
WELLESLEY STREET
AUCKLAND 1
Credit card facilities available HERE.
Trustees :- Lucy Lawless, Michael Hurst, Simon Prast and Robert Bruce.
This trust fund, and its website, is the only organization working with Kevin Smith's family.
Please consider all other people, organizations or web sites, while well intentioned (or otherwise), as not official.
We appreciate your desire to contribute in Kevin's memory.
Thank you from Kevin's Family & Friends.
Robert Bruce