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flag Toby Talbot, co-founder of New Yorker Films and a key figure in American art house cinema, died at 96.

flag Toby Talbot, a pioneering force in art house cinema, has died at 96. flag Alongside her husband Dan Talbot, she co-founded New Yorker Films and operated influential Manhattan theaters, introducing American audiences to groundbreaking films by directors including Jean-Luc Godard, Pedro Almodóvar, Satyajit Ray, and Jim Jarmusch. flag Their work transformed moviegoing into a cultural experience, fostering a community of filmmakers and cinephiles. flag The New Yorker Theater, a landmark opened in 1960, became iconic, even featuring in Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall.” Talbot, who authored “The New Yorker Theater” in 2009, passed away on September 15, 2025, in Manhattan due to complications from Guillain-Barré syndrome.

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