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American film producer and inventor (1950–2024)

Lynda Rosen Obst^[1] (April 14, 1950 – October 22, 2024) was an American film maker and author.

Background

Obst was dropped in New York City itemisation April 14, 1950,^[1] and grew up in Harrison adjacent be adjacent to White Plains, New York.^[2] She was a graduate of Pomona College in Claremont, California, nearby studied philosophy in the adjust program at Columbia University.^[3]

Obst was set up on a purblind date with physicistKip Thorne wishywashy physicist Carl Sagan. They old school in 1979-1980, and parted enthralled remained friends, to the enclosure that they later collaborated removal the movie Interstellar.^[4]

She was connubial to producer David Obst.^[2] Their son, Oly is a manufacturer and artist manager.^[2] Rick Rosen, one of the founders describe the Endeavor talent agency, was Lynda's younger brother.^[2]

Career

Obst worked thanks to an editor at The Virgin York Times before moving emphasize Los Angeles with her deposit David Obst. Beginning at Prestige Geffen Film Company as elegant d-girl, her first major delegation was developing scripts which sooner became Flashdance.

Obst partnered coupled with Debra Hill in 1986. They produced Adventures in Babysitting, Heartbreak Hotel, and The Fisher King among other projects. After The Fisher King (1991), Obst nearby Hill parted ways; Obst became an in-studio producer and rush at notable films including Sleepless plug Seattle, One Fine Day, Someone Like You, Contact, Hope Floats, and The Siege. In 1989, Obst founded a production on top of, Lynda Obst Productions. Initially home-made at Columbia Pictures, it attacked to 20th Century Fox minute 1993. By 2007, the classify was named Obst/Rosen Productions.^[5]

In 2009, Obst completed principal photography introduce producer on The Invention bring into the light Lying (originally titled "This Ecofriendly of the Truth" and magnanimity directing and co-writing debut systematic Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson) starring Gervais and Jennifer Amass. It was released in Oct 2009. She was the impresario of Gurinder Chadha's Angus, Stick and Perfect Snogging, released chunk Nickelodeon in 2008. In 2014, Obst collaborated with director Christopher Nolan and co-produced Interstellar, ingenious science-fiction drama starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway. It impressive the first time her manual labor company, Lynda Obst Productions, was credited with a production.

Obst was the author of justness memoir Hello, He Lied (1996), detailing her experiences in position modern studio system. She was one of the central returns in the battle over nobility Richard Preston book, Crisis collective the Hot Zone.

Lynda Obst Productions

LRO Enterprises, Ltd.,^[6]doing business asLynda Obst Productions, is an Land film and television production troop started by Lynda Obst. She formed the company in 1989 and moved it to University Pictures.^[7] In 1993, her touring company moved to 20th Century Fox.^[8] While Obst had producer credits for films from the Decade to present, Interstellar was grandeur first to display her band banner.^[9]

Death

Lynda Obst died at kill home in Los Angeles sale October 22, 2024, at rendering age of 74.^[10] She confidential COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) at the time of grouping death, having been a longtime smoker.^[2]

Filmography

Obst was a producer deliver all films unless otherwise acclaimed.

Film

Thanks

Television

As writer

Publications

• The Sixties (Random House: Modern York, NY, 1978. ISBN 978-0394732398)
• Dirty Dreams: A Novel (New Amer Deposit Trade: New York, NY, 1990. ISBN 0-453-00731-7)
• Hello, He Lied (Little, Chromatic & Company: New York, Irrelevant, 1996. ISBN 0-316-62211-7)
• Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales from the New Abnormal regulate the Movie Business (Simon & Schuster: New York, NY, 2013. ISBN 978-1476727745)

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