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A father-of-six jumped to his decease from nan 20th level of a luxury edifice successful Midtown Manhattan.
J. Michael Cline, nan 64-year-old co-founder of movie-ticketing patient Fandango, leaped from The Kimberly Hotel, landing successful a courtyard connected nan 3rd floor, connected Tuesday morning.
Cline's business had struggled during nan pandemic which saw movie theaters shutter aliases forced to travel restrictions connected nan number of assemblage numbers allowed for almost 2 years.
Cline, who was a 'serial entrepreneur' and managing partner astatine nan startup-funding patient Accretive, is said to person near a statement earlier taking his life.
The contents of nan statement were not made nationalist arsenic of Wednesday.
J. Michael Cline, nan 64-year-old co-founder of movie-ticketing patient Fandango, leaped from The Kimberly Hotel, landing successful a courtyard connected nan 3rd floor, connected Tuesday morning
Cline's assemblage was brought retired from a courtyard successful nan edifice and taken distant by nan New York Medical Examiner
Cline's wealthiness saw him owning respective multi-million dollar homes successful nan Hamptons connected New York's Long Island, Greenwich, Connecticut and Palm Beach, Florida.
One of nan homes see a $20.75 cardinal lakefront mansion that he purchased during nan pandemic successful December 2020, reports nan Palm Beach Daily News.
In caller years, Fandango had struggled aft movie theatre attendance was fundamentally non-existent during nan pandemic.
The patient attempted to pivot to streaming but reported a nonaccomplishment successful profits successful 2023.
Cline was described arsenic a 'serial entrepreneur' successful a floor plan by Fordham University
Cline besides sat connected nan committee of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Cline is seen taking portion successful a chat pinch business students astatine Fordham University
Cline jumped from nan 20th level of nan edifice and landed successful a courtyard area connected nan 3rd floor
A assemblage container containing Cline is seen being wheeled retired onto nan sidewalk connected Tuesday
The New York Medical Examiner was quickly connected nan segment connected Tuesday morning
The luxury edifice is situated connected East 50th Street adjacent Lexington Avenue
Cline, who had been joined to wife, Pamela, for almost 30 years graduated from Cornell University and obtained an MBA from Harvard University.
In a floor plan by Fordham University, he was described arsenic a 'serial entrepreneur' and arsenic personification who 'helped to who inspired students'.
Cline besides sat as the executive president of Juxtapose - different patient which specializes successful backing startups.
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