Dektor Film, Hollywood, has secured Chicago-based independent rep Marguerite Juliusson to handle the Midwest….Nikki Weiss & Co., Chicago, has added a couple of companies to its roster for Midwest representation: New York-based music house JSM, and Santa Monica-headquartered production company Untitled, which features directors Graeme Joyce and Enzo Cesario, as well as the helming team of Jeff and Tim Cronenweth….Carl Forsberg and Richard Donovan of independent rep firm forsberghowell, New York, have been named to handle the East Coast for Chicago-headquartered Z group films….Susan Kirchmeier of Susanreps, New York, will handle East Coast representation for Black Market Music, Katonah, N.Y….Cinematographer Jeffrey Kimball has wrapped principal photography on F. Gary Gray’s Be Cool and is again available for spots through The Skouras Agency, Santa Monica….Also available for spots is cinematographer Patrick Cady after wrapping a four-month stint on the CBS series Cold Case. Cady is repped by New York Office….Maxine Cherlin has joined editing house Post Millennium, New York, as director of business development….
Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease; Hantavirus Claimed His Wife’s Life About One Week Prior
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, likely unaware that she was dead because he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, authorities revealed Friday. Both deaths were ruled to be from natural causes, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell said alongside state fire and health officials at a news conference. "Mr. Hackman showed evidence of advanced Alzheimer's disease," Jarrell said. "He was in a very poor state of health. He had significant heart disease, and I think ultimately that's what resulted in his death." Authorities didn't suspect foul play after the bodies of Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 65, were discovered Feb 26. Immediate tests for carbon monoxide poisoning were negative. Investigators found that the last known communication and activity from Arakawa was Feb. 11 when she visited a pharmacy, pet store and grocery before returning to their gated neighborhood that afternoon, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday. Hackman's pacemaker last showed signs of activity a week later and that he had an abnormal heart rhythm Feb. 18, the day he likely died, Jarrell said. Although there was no reliable way to determine the date and time when both died, all signs point to their deaths coming a week apart, Jarrell said. "It's quite possible he was not aware she was deceased," Jarrell said. Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner, said he believes Hackman was severely impaired due to Alzheimer's disease and unable to deal with his wife's death in the last week of his life. "You are talking about very severe Alzheimer's disease that normal people would be in a nursing home or have a nurse, but she was taking care... Read More