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Adam Somner, Assistant Director and Producer for Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Paul Thomas Anderson, Dies at 57


Adam Somner, assistant director and producer for filmmakers including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Paul Thomas Anderson, died Wednesday.

Adam Somner, a respected assistant director and producer for filmmakers including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson, Alejandro Inarritu and Ridley Scott, died Wednesday of thyroid cancer in Studio City. Most recently, Somner served as producer and assistant director on Anderson’s upcoming Warner Bros. film starring Leonardo Di Caprio. In addition to “Licorice Pizza” and the upcoming film, Somner’s collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson included “Phantom Thread,” “Inherent Vice,” “The Master” and “There Will Be Blood.”

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