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Ronni Sue Chasen (October 17, 1946〔(Longtime Hollywood publicist shot to death in Beverly Hills )〕 – November 16, 2010) was an American publicist, who once represented such actors as Michael Douglas, as well as musicians such as Hans Zimmer and Mark Isham, among others. Chasen directed the Academy Award campaigns for more than 100 films during her career, including ''Driving Miss Daisy'' in 1989 and ''The Hurt Locker'' in 2009. Chasen was shot and killed November 16, 2010, while driving home from the premiere of the film ''Burlesque''.〔 Police concluded that unemployed felon Harold Martin Smith killed her during a random robbery.〔Miller, Daniel (January 19, 2011). (Publicist's murder "no conspiracy": police. ) ''The Hollywood Reporter''〕 ==Life and career== Chasen was born Veronica Cohen to a Jewish family〔(Jewish Daily Forward: "Chasen Was a Hollywood Story, in Life and Death" by Rex Weiner ) November 24, 2010〕 in Kingston, New York in 1946. She was raised in both the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx and the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. She won a series of Duncan Toys Company yo-yo contests held in Morningside Heights as a child.〔〔 Chasen began her early career as a publicist for her brother, film director Larry Cohen, who hired her as a publicist for his 1973 blaxploitation film, ''Hell Up in Harlem'', which became one of her earliest jobs in the industry.〔 Chasen became known in Hollywood for her PR work on such films as ''On Golden Pond'', and the second film in the Oliver Stone/Michael Douglas ''Wall Street'' film franchise, ''Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps''. She was pushing for Oscar recognition for Douglas in his role as the money hungry, risk averse character Gordon Gekko.〔CBS News Online (Source 3 ), November 17, 2010〕 Chasen successfully directed the Oscar campaign for the 1989 film ''Driving Miss Daisy'', which won the Academy Award for Best Picture the following year. In addition to being named the Senior Vice President for Publicity at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1993,〔UK Telegraph (Source 4 ), November 17, 2010〕 Chasen owned the PR firm Chasen & Co., in which she focused on artists who composed film music, such as Trevor Horn, Mark Isham, Hans Zimmer, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, and brothers David and Thomas Newman.〔Soundtrack.net (Source 5 ), November 17, 2010〕 Laura Dunn of the Society of Composers and Lyricists said of Chasen, "She laid the groundwork for so many others on how to be a top publicist in the film music industry representing top composers and songwriters."〔("Biz offers Chasen tributes" (Nov. 16, 2010) Variety )〕 According to ''Los Angeles Times'' film critic Patrick Goldstein, Chasen reminisced about her early years while working with George Burns on the hit 1970s film ''The Sunshine Boys'' and coaching the budding star John Travolta on how to handle his first interview after his fame first broke during ''Welcome Back Kotter''.〔''L.A. Times'' (Source 6 ), November 17, 2010〕〔 Chasen was working with Richard D. Zanuck and Lili Zanuck for the Oscar campaign of the 2010 film, ''Alice in Wonderland'', at the time of her death.〔 Following her murder, Chasen was called "Hollywood's ultimate old-school publicist" by Patrick Goldstein.〔''L.A. Times'' (Source 1 ), November 17, 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ronni Chasen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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