Movie trailer pioneer died at 66

Andrew Kuehn, known in Hollywood as a major force in the movie

trailer business, died of lung cancer in his Laguna Beach home on

Jan. 29. He was 66 years old.

Kuehn was the founder and president of the Kaleidoscope Film

Group, a movie advertising company.

“He’s the most fabulous man I’ve ever worked with in my life,”

said Helen Corbett, a 17-year Kaleidoscope employee.

Kuehn worked on advertising campaigns for some of the most

memorable films in the past three decades, including “Jaws,” the

“Indiana Jones” trilogy, “The French Connection,” “The Empire Strikes

Back” and “Braveheart.”

In all, Kuehn produced more than 1,000 advertising campaigns for

major studio releases, according to a press release.

There was more to Kuehn’s career than advertising, and Kuehn has

worked as both a director and producer. With Michael Feinstein, Kuehn

directed and produced the 2003 PBS documentary “The Great American

Songbook.”

Kuehn also produced the 1999 feature-length documentary “Get

Bruce,” about comedy writer Bruce Vilanch, as well as the 1988 flick

“D.O.A.,” featuring Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid.