Founder of ‘Fandango’ Falls to His Death

J. Michael Cline, a 64-year-old entrepreneur and philanthropist, tragically ended his life by jumping from the 20th floor of the Kimberly Hotel in Midtown, Manhattan, earlier this week. Cline, who was a co-founder of the movie ticket company Fandango, was also known for his advocacy for tiger conservation. Cline, a resident of Greenwich, Connecticut, and father of six, was found in a third-floor courtyard of the hotel on Tuesday morning, according to law enforcement officials. …

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Billionaire found dead in Manhattan apartment

On Thursday, Thomas H. Lee, an esteemed financier and trailblazer in the private equity business, was discovered dead in his New York City office from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 78 years old. Lee was not only a successful businessperson of the 1990s, credited with popularizing the leveraged buyout strategy, but was also reputed to be a philanthropist and devoted family man, willing to put the needs of others before his own. This was …

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