In brief
Michele Singer Reiner, well-known photographer and producer, died at the age of 68, alongside her husband, director Rob Reiner, who was 78. They were found unresponsive in their Los Angeles home, leading to the arrest of their son, Nick Reiner, as a suspect. Michele was a producer of notable works including 'Spinal Tap II' and credited with inspiring the happy ending in 'When Harry Met Sally...'. The couple's son had previously collaborated with Rob on film projects. Their marriage, which began in 1989, produced three children: Nick, Jake, and Romy.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michele Singer Reiner, a photographer and producer who inspired the happy conclusion in the 1980s romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... has died.
Reiner and her husband, director Rob Reiner, were found dead Sunday at their home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to a medical aid request shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Sunday and found a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman dead inside. The Reiners’ 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, was being held Monday in connection with their deaths.
Rob Reiner and Michele Singer met while he was filming When Harry Met Sally... and he told The Guardian in 2018 that influenced his decision to change the ending of the movie to a happier one.
“Originally, Harry and Sally didn’t get together. But then I met Michele and I thought: OK, I see how this works,” he said.
He told The New York Times in 1989 that the cinematographer on the film, Barry Sonnenfeld, predicted he would marry her. She visited the set with Sonnenfeld’s then-fiancée during a scene when the characters were having an argument, Rob Reiner said.
Michele Singer Reiner was a producer for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, God & Country, Albert Brooks: Defending My Life and Shock and Awe, according to IMDB.
They married in 1989 and had three children: Nick, Jake, and Romy.
