Dave McNary, the veteran film reporter who covered the industry for more then two decades at Variety and was a friend to many of us at Deadline, has died at 69.
His wife, Sharon McNary, veteran journalist and KPCC-FM infrastructure correspondent, confirmed the news on Saturday morning.McNary suffered a stroke on December 19 and was rushed to Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, passing away from complications.McNary started his long career at Variety in 1999, where he covered everything from the Guilds to various studios, including Warner Bros.
Many of us at Deadline had the opportunity to work side by side with Dave over the years, including Ted Johnson, Anthony D’Alessandro, Mike Fleming, and Peter Bart, the long-time Editor-In-Chief at
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