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Margaret Keane , whose wildly popular paintings of big-eyed, melancholy children (and later celebrities with deep pockets) became one of the most widely recognized signature artistic styles of the late 20th Century – and whose long battle with her husband over his fraudulent and lucrative claims of authorship inspired the 2014 Tim Burton film Big Eyes starring Amy Adams – died Sunday at home in Napa, California. She was 94. Her death was reported on her official Facebook page today: “We’re sad to announce that Margaret Keane, ‘The Mother of Big Eyes, our Queen, a Modern Master and Legend’ peacefully passed away Sunday morning at her home in Napa, CA, she was 94.” Her daughter Jane Swigert told The New York Times that the cause of death was heart failure. Keane’s instantly recognizable paintings of children, typically portrayed and described as waifs with huge, sad and dinner-plate-sized eyes, became massively popular in the 1950s and ’60s, at first sincerely … [Read more...] about Margaret Keane Dies: Kitschy ‘Big Eyes’ Artist, Subject Of Tim Burton Biopic Was 94

EXCLUSIVE : Andrew Mittman ’s production company 1.21 , which is behind series including Netflix’s Wednesday , has promoted Kai Dolbashian . Dolbashian has been upped to Head of Development at the company, which has a deal with MGM. He was previously Director of Development, having been with Mittman since he launched the company in early 2020. Prior to joining 1.21, Dolbashian worked in MGM’s scripted television division, having started at the studio as an intern out of college. He will now oversee all film and scripted development for the company. Veteran MGM exec Mittman, who exec produced Baz Luhrmann’s smash hit biopic Elvis , set up 1.21 with an exclusive MGM/UA Television production and first-look MGM fIlm deal. The company has recently wrapped production on two series for MGM; Wednesday and The Consultant. Wednesday is Tim Burton’s The Addams Family spinoff series for Netflix that stars Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams. Created by Al Gough and … [Read more...] about Andrew Mittman’s MGM-Based 1.21 Promotes Kai Dolbashian To Head Of Development

Veteran MGM executive Andrew Mittman is continuing his relationship with the company, signing an exclusive MGM/UA Television production and first-look MGM film deal as head of newly launched prodco 1.21 . Joining Mittman at 1.21 is MGM/UA Television alum Kai Dolbashian as the company’s Director of Development. “I’ve admired Andrew’s thoughtful, intelligent grasp of story and structure since the day we met, said Steve Stark, President of MGM/UA Television. “We recruited him to join our executive team and then were quick to extend his deal when it came up for renewal this year. When Andrew told us that he wanted to segue back into producing, we were thrilled to find a way to make that happen for him right here at MGM.” Mittman previously served as a SVP, Television Development at MGM for over two years. During that time, he also executive produced The Addams Family animated movie for the studio, which went on to gross $200M worldwide. He is an executive producer … [Read more...] about Andrew Mittman Inks Television & Film Deal With MGM As Head Of New 1.21 Banner