American director Jeff Baena dies at the age of 47

American director Jeff Baena dies at the age of 47
American director Jeff Baena dies at the age of 47

American director and screenwriter Jeff Baena was found dead at his home in Los Angeles (California) on Friday January 3, according to the Associated Press agency. For now, the circumstances of his death remain unclear. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office has opened an investigation. A figure in independent American cinema, Jeff Baena was known for having directed “Life after Beth”, “The Little Hours” and the film “Horse Girl”.

He was married to the American actress, Aubrey Plaza, revealed by the series “Parks & Recreation” and known more recently for her role in the series “White Lotus”. The police and firefighters went to the director’s house on Friday to observe his death. The suicide trail is mentioned by the American site TMZ.

The son of a lawyer and a professor, Jeff Baena grew up in Miami before attending film school at New York University. In an interview in 2017, he said that his interest in the seventh art was born after watching, as a child, “A Clockwork ” by Stanley Kubrick and “8 1/2” by Federico Fellini.

Beyond his activity as a director, Jeff Baena had worked with other filmmakers, such as Robert Zemeckis (“Forrest Gump”, “Alone in the World”) or David O. Russell (“Happiness Therapy”) as a director. production assistant. In 2021, actress Aubrey Plaza revealed in an Instagram post that she got married to him, after more than ten years of relationship. They had worked together on five films.

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