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Jon Landau, Oscar-Winning ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar’ Producer, Dead at 63

Jon Landau, producer of the Oscar-winning ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar,' has died at age 63.

Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning producer who worked with director James Cameron on blockbusters Titanic and two Avatar movies, died of cancer on Friday, as Variety reports. In 1994, Cameron asked Landau to read a script, then known under the code name “Planet Ice,” which eventually became Titanic. His remarkable contributions to the film industry have left an indelible mark, and he will be profoundly missed,” Alan Bergman, Disney Entertainment co-chairman, said in a statement on Saturday.

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