Newmyer, movie man

LOS ANGELES – Producer Robert F Newmyer, whose films include ‘sex, lies, and videotape’, ‘Training Day’ and ‘The Santa Clause’, died on Monday in Toronto of a heart attack brought on by asthma.

He had been exercising at a health club in that city, where he was producing ‘Breach’, starring Chris Cooper and Ryan Phillippe. Newmyer was known for doing all he could to further a movie – for example, he mortgaged his home in order to develop the film ‘Phat Girls’, a move that paid.”And that’s how Bobby was.He put his all into his projects and his life,” producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura said.Among his upcoming projects, Newmyer had optioned the feature film rights to a ’60 Minutes” segment on ‘The Lost Boys of Sudan’, about the group of 3 800 young Sudanese refugees who were resettled to the US in 2001.- Nampa-ReutersNewmyer was known for doing all he could to further a movie – for example, he mortgaged his home in order to develop the film ‘Phat Girls’, a move that paid.”And that’s how Bobby was.He put his all into his projects and his life,” producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura said.Among his upcoming projects, Newmyer had optioned the feature film rights to a ’60 Minutes” segment on ‘The Lost Boys of Sudan’, about the group of 3 800 young Sudanese refugees who were resettled to the US in 2001.- Nampa-Reuters