Bobby Meyers, Longtime International Distribution Executive and Founding Member of American Film Market, Dies at 90

Bobby Meyers, American Film Market Co-Founder, Dies at 90

Bobby Meyers, veteran film sales and distribution executive and co-founder of the American Film Market, died at his New Jersey home at the age of 90, according to the Independent Film & Television Alliance. Meyers’ first executive position in his 55-year career was at Columbia Pictures International, where he rose to become the studio’s European sales manager and worked out of Paris and Brussels. He later held executive positions at National Gen…

Bobby Meyers Dies: AFM Co-Founder Who Had A Long & Influential Career In Indie Film Was 90

Robert "Bobby" Meyers, a founding member of the American Film Market who had a long long career in indie movies, sales and distribution, died March 2 at 90.

Bobby Meyers, Longtime International Distribution Executive and Founding Member of American Film Market, Dies at 90

Robert "Bobby" Meyers, a film distribution executive who was instrumental in the launch of the American Film Market, died Sunday.

Selwyn Raab, Tenacious Reporter Who Covered the Mob, Dies at 90

Selwyn Raab, an investigative reporter for The New York Times and other news organizations who in exacting detail explored the Mafia’s many tentacles, and whose doggedness helped lead to the exoneration of men wrongly convicted of notorious 1960s killings, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. He was 90. His son-in-law, Matthew Goldstein, a Times reporter, said the cause of his death, at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, was intestinal complications. Thoug…

American Film Market Co-Founder Bobby Meyers Dies at 90

Robert “Bobby” Meyers, a distinguished figure in the motion picture industry and one of the founders of the American Film Market, passed away peacefully on March 2 at his home in New Jersey at the age of 90. His film career spanned more than 55 years. Beginning in 1956, he worked in various roles before … Continue reading "American Film Market Co-Founder Bobby Meyers Dies at 90" The post American Film Market Co-Founder Bobby Meyers Dies at 90 ap…

Owner of Iconic Santa Monica Costume Shop Dies at 90

Boschet’s store attracted a devoted clientele, including celebrities like Jamie Lee Curtis, Steve Martin, and Victoria Tennant Ursula Boschet, the legendary costume designer and owner of Ursula’s Costumes, has died following a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 90. For nearly half a century, Boschet’s shop was a staple of the Los Angeles costume scene, providing elaborate, handmade designs to both Hollywood productions and everyday Angelenos…