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Fandango Founder J. Michael Cline Dies After Falling From New York Hotel


J. Michael Cline, who founded the Fandango movie ticketing service in 2000, died Tuesday of an apparent suicide in Manhattan. He was 64.

James Michael Cline, the finance executive who founded the Fandango movie ticketing service in 2000 and remained with the company until 2011, died Tuesday morning of an apparent suicide in Manhattan after jumping from the 20th floor of the Kimberly Hotel. He was currently serving as executive chairman of business incubator Juxtapose, which helped launch companies including Orchard, Tend, Earned, Great Jones and Nectar. Fandango is the perfect match to a service designed to make going to the movies easier and more enjoyable than ever before,” Cline told Variety at its launch.

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