Michael Lynne Explained

Michael Lynne
Birth Date:	23 April 1941
Birth Place:	Brooklyn, New York
Occupation:	Film executive
Alma Mater:	Brooklyn College Columbia University
Death Place:	Manhattan, New York City, U.S.

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.^{[1] [2]} 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Lynne died of cancer on March 24, 2019, aged 77.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/offices/bcf/bb/honoree.php Brooklyn College profile
2. Web site: Dave McNary . Michael Lynne Dead: New Line Co-Chairman Was 77 – Variety . 25 March 2019 . Variety.com . 2019-12-25.
3. Web site: The Lost Tycoons. DiGiacomo. Frank. February 4, 2009. Vanity Fair.
4. Web site: Michael Lynne, Film Executive and Owner of Long Island's Bedell Cellars, Dies at 77. Wine Spectator. March 26, 2019. O'Donnell. Ben.
5. News: New Line realigns, lifts Lynne. Lyons. Jill Goldsmith, Charles. 2001-03-29. Variety. 2017-05-11. en-US.
6. Web site: Former New Line Co-CEO Michael Lynne Dead At Age 77 . Fleming . Mike Jr. . 2019-03-25 . Deadline . en . 2019-03-25.
7. News: Neil Genzlinger . Michael Lynne, a Key Figure at New Line Cinema, Dies at 77 - The New York Times . . 29 March 2019 . 2019-12-25.