{"id":22324,"date":"2019-07-16T18:23:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T22:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=22324"},"modified":"2019-07-16T18:23:32","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T22:23:32","slug":"rip-stephen-verona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=22324","title":{"rendered":"RIP – Stephen Verona"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stephen Verona died on Saturday after a year and a half long battle with lung cancer.\u00a0 Readers of this site probably know Verona best as the Producer, Co-Writer and Director of Lords of Flatbush<\/em>, but Verona was much more than that.<\/p>\n

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Verona got his start creating commercials.\u00a0 He met and became friends with John Lennon which led to Verona getting to animate the Beatles song I Feel Fine<\/em>.\u00a0 Next came a music short with Barbara Streisand.\u00a0 He went on to work with Natalie Cole, Chicago, Simon & Garfunkel and many others.<\/p>\n

Verona was a screenwriter, an award-winning\u00a0 director of feature films, television episodes and specials, an\u00a0 an award-winning painter and photographer.\u00a0 A renaissance man, indeed.<\/p>\n

The Hollywood Reporter posted<\/a> that “When Stallone learned that Verona was ill, he sent him an email saying that his career would not have been the same without him.”\u00a0 The same could be said for many other celebrities.<\/p>\n

Had Stephen Verona only been known as the talent behind Lords of Flatbush<\/em><\/a>, it would have been worth noting here, but I hope fans know he was so much more.<\/p>\n

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Stephen Verona’s family, friends and fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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