Richard Kahn, veteran marketing executive and former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, died Saturday at age 95, the Academy announced Wednesday.
“Our Dad had a kind and generous soul, a wry sense of humor and was a wonderful father. We will miss him dearly,” his daughters, Sharon Kahn and Lisa Kahn Feldstern, said in a statement provided by The Academy.
“All of us at the Academy are deeply saddened to learn of Richard’s passing,” CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Yang said jointly. “Richard was a devoted member of the Academy and the film community at large.