Romantic comedy director Gary Winick dies at 49

Monday, February 28, 2011 1:01 PM By dwi

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Gary Winick, an autarkical filmmaker who crossed over into the mainstream with romances such as "Letters to Juliet" and "13 Going on 30," died on Sun after a effort with mentality cancer. He was 49.

Winick had fought cancer for some time, and it metastasized throughout his body, his manager Rosalie Swedlin told the Hollywood Reporter. After his first surgery, he went on to candid Amanda Seyfried in "Letters to Juliet," which was released last May.

His another leading credits included "Charlotte's Web," starring Dakota Fanning; "Bride Wars," starring Anne wife and Kate Hudson; and "13 Going on 30," starring Jennifer Garner.

Winick started discover as a administrator and producer on the indie side. In 1999, he founded InDigEnt, which went on to display 19 autarkical films over the next 10 years, including Winick's "Tadpole," which he oversubscribed to Miramax for $6 million at the 2002 Sundance film Festival. His funeral will be private, but a credit assist is being planned.


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