Tom Kennedy dies at 63

Tom Kennedy, an editor, author and prominent producer of film trailers, died Wednesday, 12 ,. 7, in West Slopes, Calif. He was 63. After just as one editor on PBS children's show "The Big Blue Marble" for quite a while, the NY-based Kennedy moved in 1977 to La, becoming senior editor, producer and project director at Kaleidoscope Films, one of the main players inside the film trailer industry, where he oversaw the audiovisual creative advertising for film campaigns. He written and produced trailers, TV spots and product reels for your major art galleries, concentrating on campaigns for movies including "The Wild Bunch,Inch "Episode 6,Inch "Indiana Manley as well as the Temple of Disaster," "Indiana Manley as well as the Last Campaign," "The Terminator," "The Season of just living Hazardously" as well as the first four "Star WarsInch films. Kennedy also directed a component, 1982 sci-fier "Time Master," produced by Roger Corman's " " New World " " Entertainment. After 15 years at Kaleidoscope, Kennedy moved in 1992 to Cimarron/Sausage/O'Brien, where, as professional producer and partner, he oversaw audiovisual ad campaigns for movies including "Fundamental Instinct," "Home Alone" and "Home Alone 2," "Unforgiven," "The Mask," "Get Shorty," "True Lies" and "Broken Arrow." In 1997, Kennedy increased being senior V . p . of creative advertising at MGM/UA, where he oversaw the update in the Jason Bourne franchise. In 2000, Kennedy started Technical Knock Out Pictures. Furthermore to his efforts just like a producer of trailers, Kennedy did lots of voice-over work, recording promotions on ABC and Showtime, additionally to a lot of trailers and teaser games. Kennedy will be a native in the Bronx and examined film within the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. He's managed to get by three children, Jesse, a film producer Shane, a music artist and Samantha, an actress and also the three grandchildren. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com