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The president of Tyler Perry Studios died in a plane crash Friday night in Homosassa, Fla., according to the Citrus County Sheriff's Office and a Tyler Perry Studios spokesperson.
Deputies said that a small-engine aircraft went down around 8:15 p.m. along Highway 19 and Longfellow Street near the Village Cadillac Dealership.
Stephen Mensch, 62, was identified as the sole occupant of the plane and was pronounced dead at the scene. Mensch, a Fayetteville, Ga., resident, was a key figure in Georgia’s film industry and led operations at the Atlanta-based Tyler Perry Studios.
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