Influential Film Society of Lincoln Center Executive, Joanne Koch dies at 92

Koch served as the Film Society of Lincoln Center's executive director for a long time.

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Koch played a role in influencing the global and New York film cultures.

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Koch died on Tuesday in New York

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From 1971-2003, Koch worked at the home of the prestigious New York Film Festival

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Koch served as society's Film Comment magazine's publisher and co-produced 19 Chaplin Award galas

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which honor a major film artist each spring as a major fundraising event.

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Her stretch began in 1973 with Fred Astaire and ended in 1991 with Audrey Hepburn.

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Koch was born on October 19, 1929, in Brooklyn.

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