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Michael Lynne (April 23, 1941 – March 24, 2019) was an American film executive, best known as the former co-chair of New Line Cinema alongside its founder Robert Shaye.

Biography

Michael Lynne graduated from Brooklyn College (1961) and held a Juris Doctor from Columbia University. After a chance encounter with law-school acquaintance Shaye, who had subsequently founded New Line, Lynne joined the company as outside legal counsel in the early 1980s. In 1990, he was appointed president and chief operating officer of the studio, and in 2001, he was made co-chairman and co-chief executive officer.

Lynne started to collect wine and bought two vineyards on Long Island in 1999 and 2000.

In February 2008, Shaye and Lynne were dismissed from New Line in advance of its restructuring as a unit of Warner Bros. That June, the two formed a new independent film company called Unique Features.

Lynne died of cancer on March 24, 2019, aged 77.

References

1. Brooklyn College profile
2. Dave McNary (25 March 2019). "Michael Lynne Dead: New Line Co-Chairman Was 77 – Variety". Variety.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
3. ^ DiGiacomo, Frank (February 4, 2009). "The Lost Tycoons". Vanity Fair.
4. O'Donnell, Ben (March 26, 2019). "Michael Lynne, Film Executive and Owner of Long Island's Bedell Cellars, Dies at 77". Wine Spectator.
5. Lyons, Jill Goldsmith, Charles (2001-03-29). "New Line realigns, lifts Lynne". Variety. Retrieved 2017-05-11.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
6. Fleming, Mike Jr. (2019-03-25). "Former New Line Co-CEO Michael Lynne Dead At Age 77". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
7. Neil Genzlinger (29 March 2019). "Michael Lynne, a Key Figure at New Line Cinema, Dies at 77 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-12-25.

External links

• Michael Lynne at IMDb

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