Hollywood legend Lynda Obst has died aged 74.
The film producer, known for her roles on Sleepless in Seattle, Interstellar, The Invention of Lying and other movies, had been battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Tributes have poured in across the industry, including from Top Gun star Glenn Powell. He called Ms Obst a "true trailblazer" in her field. The actor's tweet reads: "I interned for Lynda when I first moved to LA. A true trailblazer who never missed an opportunity to help me learn. I’d often get to drive her home from the office and witnessed someone who took in everything. To her, the entire world was a great story ripe for the making. RIP."
Ms Obst, who died at her home in Los Angeles, California, worked as an editor at The New York Times before turning her hand to producing in the 1980s. Alongside Debra Hill, Ms Obst produced Adventures in Babysitting, Heartbreak Hotel and The Fisher King.
Since splitting ways with Ms Hill, the film producer set up her own film company and worked with Ricky Gervais on The Invention of Lying, which was released in 2009. In 2014, Obst collaborated with director Christopher Nolan to co-produce Interstellar, a science-fiction drama starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway. This marked the first time her production company, Lynda Obst Productions, was credited for a production.
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