Michael Lynne (April 23, 1941 – March 24, 2019) was an American film executive.

Biography

Michael Lynne graduated from

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(1961) and held a

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from

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. After a chance encounter with law-school acquaintance Bob Shaye, Lynne joined

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as outside legal counsel in the early 1980s. In 1990, he was appointed president and chief operating officer of the studio. In 2001, he was named co-chairman and co-chief executive officer. Lynne started to collect wine and bought two vineyards on

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in 1999 and 2000. In June 2008, after New Line had been fully merged into

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Shaye and Lynne departed New Line and formed an independent film company, Unique Features. He died of cancer on March 24, 2019, aged 77.

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* 1941 births 2019 deaths Film producers from New York (state) Brooklyn College alumni Place of death missing People from Brooklyn Columbia Law School alumni American film studio executives Midwood High School alumni 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American lawyers {{US-film-producer-stub