Oscar-nominated editor Elliot Graham dies by suicide at 50
The 'Milk' and 'No Time to Die' editor was found dead Saturday; producer Dan Jinks confirmed his passing Monday.
What to know
- Oscar-nominated editor Elliot Graham died by suicide on Saturday, September 20, at age 50.
- Graham was best known for editing the 2008 biopic 'Milk,' for which he received an Academy Award nomination, and 'No Time to Die,' which won him a BAFTA.
- His death was announced Monday by 'Milk' producer Dan Jinks, who remembered him as 'a sweet, kind and quirky man.'
“I have so many thoughts and feelings about this sweet, kind and quirky man. For now, I'll just say rest in peace.”
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Producer Dan Jinks announced Graham's death on Facebook early Monday morning, paying tribute to the editor's work on 'Milk' and calling him 'a sweet, kind and quirky man.' Jinks wrote that the film 'wouldn't have come together in the way it did without the amazing work of our editor Elliot Graham.'
“The movie 'MILK' wouldn't have come together in the way it did without the amazing work of our editor Elliot Graham.”
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Elliot Graham dies by suicide — Film editor Elliot Graham died by suicide on Saturday at age 50. The County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner confirmed the cause and date of death.